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Biography
*State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization (note, immigration law is all federal law, so Heather is licensed and does represent clients all over the US and the world
** Success rates are not meant to nor to they guarantee a successful outcome or result in your case. Every case is different.
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Heather's expertise is recognized and sought by community organizations, schools, and the media. She is currently on Neighborhood Legal Services' (NLS), Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), and San Pedro Community Services Immigration Referral lists as a recommended private attorney.
Her work with immigrants has been commended by the National Domestic Violence Hotline, Haven House – the country's oldest domestic violence shelter, and Project Sister, a rape crisis center serving the Inland Empire. She is a long-term volunteer helping survivors obtain restraining orders in family court for the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Barrister's Project. She has received these recent awards for her community service:
Education
- She also teaches "Immigration Law" in the paralegal degree program at Fullerton College (Orange County
- CA) and Cerritos College (Los Angeles County
- CA). Speaker & Moderator
- “Waivers at the Consulate”
- Immigrants List Spring CLE
- University of Southern California School of Law (March 2016) Speaker
- “Hot Topics in Immigration Law“
- University of La Verne Law School’s Annual Immigration Symposium (February 2010); Guest Lecturer
- “Understanding the Route to Permanent Residency and Legal Status“
- presented at El Monte Adult School ESL Classes (2003 – present; biannual lectures); Pasadena City College’s “Discovering PCC Day” (2006)