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Attorney Maggie Castillo is an associate at the law offices of Casillas and Associates where she manages all of the firm’s immigration cases. Her immigration practice is primarily focused on family, citizenship, victims of crime and removal defense. She has represented individuals in removal proceedings throughout the United States. She Read more [...]

Mr. Diamante practices immigration, criminal defense and civil rights advocacy in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Diamante has devoted his career to the protection of immigrants. He maintains a private practice in downtown, Los Angeles.

Attorney Alvarez graduated from Columbia University in 1998. Upon graduating, she worked for the Legal Aid Society in the Federal Defender Division in Brooklyn, New York. She then worked as a community organizer with Latin American immigrants on police brutality and health & wellness issues. She enrolled at the University Read more [...]

Gladdys Uribe was born and raised in the Santa Ynez Valley along California’s Central Coast. She graduated from Dunn School in 1998. She subsequently enrolled at Occidental College in Eagle Rock, California. She graduated cum laude in 2002 with a B.A. in Sociology and was honored as the 2002 Student Read more [...]

Victor D. Nieblas Pradis, AILA President 2015-16, Mr. Nieblas Pradis practices immigration law in Southern California. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego and Loyola Law School. His areas of practice include family immigration, deportation defense, federal court litigation, and appellate work.

Attorney Brenda Carolina Diaz is a Partner at Phung, Miyamoto & Diaz LLP. She is an experienced attorney with over fourteen (14) years of experience in immigration law. During this time, Ms. Diaz has provided exemplary representation for hundreds of clients and has successfully represented her clients in the areas Read more [...]

Veronica Barba is a partner at Lucas & Barba, LLP in Los Angeles, where she represents clients with a wide range of removal defenses in detained and non-detained settings. She is the former Director of the ABA Immigration Justice Project (IJP) in San Diego.

Attorney Elizabeth P. Uribe was born and raised to immigrant parents in Los Angeles, California. She attended Woodrow Wilson High School where she participated in the Administration of Justice and Law Magnet. Ms. Uribe graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science Read more [...]