Karen Hoffmann

Karen Hoffmann represents a wide variety of clients in state, federal, and administrative matters including immigration, environmental, FOIA/PA Right-to-Know Law, Federal Tort Claims Act/Section 1983 actions, and general civil litigation. Prior to joining Ellenberg Law Group, Ms. Hoffmann managed Syrena Law, a Philadelphia solo practice. With Aldea – The People’s Justice Center, she helped create precedential Third Circuit case law on past persecution (Herrera-Reyes v. Attorney General, 3d Cir. 2020). Ms. Hoffmann also worked with Aldea to represent families detained at the Berks immigration prison. Her team received the 2019 Pro Bono Award from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for litigation to reunite families separated at the border. Prior to attending law school at Temple University, she worked as a journalist covering human rights and the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Earth Island Journal, and The Ecologist. "Good morning I just want to say thank you for all your help in getting me back my freedom. You're truly appreciated and I'm forever be grateful. May God continue to bless you so you can be a blessing to others like myself. Thanks again." "Thank you so much for everything you have done for me...I really appreciated."