Lisa Shea, Esq.

Lisa Shea, Esq.: Attorney with Immigrants First, PLLC

Biography

Lisa Johnson-Firth has been practicing Immigration Law exclusively since 2002, and before that time she was a corporate lawyer. She founded Immigrants First, PLLC in 2004, a law firm devoted entirely to holistic immigration law representation.

She is currently an Adjunct Law Professor at Georgetown Law Center on Immigration Law and is a former Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at George Mason University and an Adjunct Professor International Law at Randolph-Macon College.

She was the Director of Legal Services for Immigrant Women, Tahirih Justice Center (2003-2004); Director of Legal Services for Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative, Institute for Policy Studies (2002-2003); and former Corporate Law Associate at Mintz Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, Boston in the firm's Boston, MA Office.

Ms. Johnson-Firth is active in the Community and has won several awards for her leadership in immigration law. Her service includes: Board Member for ACTS/Turning Points Domestic Violence Services; Board Member for BEACON English as a Second Language Program; Board Member and Immigration Issues Advisor for Unity in the Community; Board Member for Unitarian Universalist Region-Wide Board Member on Social Justice, Immigration Committee; Amnesty International Stop Violence Against Women Campaign Coordinator for Virginia (2004-2008); and Prince William Leadership.

Ms. Johnson-Firth is a frequent trainer and speaker on immigration and human rights law for community leaders, lawyers, judges, law enforcement agencies, and service providers and has provided "Know Your Rights and Immigration Basics" information to more than 6,000 immigrants during more than 60 presentations.
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Areas of Practice (11)

  • Immigration Law
  • All Removal Defense and Appellate Representation
  • Bond and Request for Release with ICE
  • Family-Based Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing
  • Waivers
  • Naturalization
  • Asylum
  • Other Humanitarian and Domestic Violence Relief - VAWA
  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - DACA
  • Temporary Protected Status - TPS
  • T and U Visas for Victims of Trafficking and Crime

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Allegheny College, B.A., Communications, 1990
Law School Attended:
University of Sheffield School of Law, Sheffield, England, LL.B., 1992; Northeastern University, J.D., 1996
Year of First Admission:
1996
Admission:
1996, Connecticut; 1998, District of Columbia; 1998, England and Wales; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1999, Massachusetts
Memberships:
American Immigration Lawyers Association; Prince William County Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar; Virginia Women Attorneys Association.
Languages:
Spanish
ISLN:
910217802
Transactions:
Clients granted relief from deportation in challenging removal cases such as cancellation of removal claims, criminal-immigration removal cases, adjustment, and many different types of asylum claims. Routinely handle affirmative-based petitions, including family-based adjustment, waivers and naturalization, VAWA and DACA (Please note every case has particular circumstances and our record of success does not necessarily determine future outcomes).
Minority Owned:
Yes
Hobbies & interests:
Reading, international travel, meditation, hiking

Payment Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Available
Credit Cards Accepted
MasterCard, Visa
Other Information
Fixed fees available

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Contact Information:

571-638-5091  Phone

703-335-5755  Fax

www.immigrantsfirst.com

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