Experience

Catholic Migration Services

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Brooklyn and Queens Provide representation and legal services free of charge to individuals in deportation proceedings before NYC Immigration Courts; lead Know Your Rights in community spaces in Brooklyn and Queens to empower noncitizen New Yorkers; write appellate briefs for clients appealing a judge's decision of deportation to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and more.



MAIN STREET LEGAL SERVICES INC

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Attorney

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Immigration and Non-citizens Rights Clinic Represented under supervision four different Immigration and CUNY Law's Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) Project clients.



Queens Defenders

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Aug 2019 - Feb 2021

  Queens, New York, United States Represented under supervision clients at arraignment hearings. Performed legal research for motions, trial strategies and evidence submissions.



The Legal Aid Society

• Legal Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Legal Intern- NYIFUP/ Detention Practice

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  New York City Metropolitan Area The New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) is the first and largest public defender program in the country for detained immigrants facing deportation. Bringing due process to immigration proceedings, NYIFUP ensures that no immigrants in the state are detained or deported simply because they do not have the resources to hire an attorney. As an intern, I work with detained clients to prepare for hearings and perform research on avenues for them to fight their deportation and/or… Show more The New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) is the first and largest public defender program in the country for detained immigrants facing deportation. Bringing due process to immigration proceedings, NYIFUP ensures that no immigrants in the state are detained or deported simply because they do not have the resources to hire an attorney. As an intern, I work with detained clients to prepare for hearings and perform research on avenues for them to fight their deportation and/or detention. Show less



City University of New York School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2020

  Queens, New York, United States Research the utility of forensic medical reports in immigration proceedings and applications & importance of medical-legal collaborations for clinic professor of Immigration Law



Legal Outreach

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Diversity Pipeline Instructor

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2020

  Queens, New York, United States Taught 8th grade students an interactive class on law in order to introduce a summer program that seeks to inspire students to strive for academic excellence and to pursue careers in the law. Along with teaching, performed research on which schools qualified for our services by assessing amount of students in the free lunch program, reached out to principals and guidance counselors and coordinated classes.



Prisoners' Legal Services of New York

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Albany, New York Metropolitan Area Immigration law unit. Worked on cancellation of removal, asylum, CAT claim based, U-visa cases for detained clients.



移住連ーSolidarity with Migrants Japan

• Intern

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2018

  Tokyo, Japan Non-profit with advocacy work often cited in UN recommendations on immigration regulations. Worked on policy campaigns, emceed events, performed translation and interpretation for both publications and individual clients.



Womankind, Rising Above Violence

• Legal Intern

  • Jan 2017 - Aug 2017

  New York City Metropolitan Area Non-profit organization aiding survivors of gender based violence. Taught English to survivors. Wrote immigration applications such as U-Visa, T-visa, VAWA and Green Card. Interpreted and translated in Japanese to English.



Asian people together

• Volunteer

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2016

  Kyoto, Japan Worked with survivors of gender based violence on cases, social needs. Curated many events to work on relationships of diverse communities in Kyoto and amplify their voices. Interpretation work from japanese to english and translation work.



Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Language Teacher

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2016

  Kyoto, Japan Worked for Kyoto City Board of Education. Taught elementary and junior high students English. Led observation classes for the Board of Education, and designed a pen pal program with American students.



Lansner & Kubitschek

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• College Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  New York, United States Family law public interest law firm. Researched and prepared legal documents.



SOUTH BROOKLYN LEGAL SERVICES, INC.

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• College intern

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Brooklyn, New York, United States Domestic Violence and Family Law Intern. Worked under director of the unit. Attended many trials.