Experience

Vasquez Law Firm, PLLC

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Presently head of the court department for all North Carolina offices. Managing attorney of the Charlotte Office. Presently head of the court department for all North Carolina offices. Managing attorney of the Charlotte Office.



Latorre Law Office

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

  Initially hired to manage I-130/waiver/ consular processing. Transitioned to court department. Mangaged hundreds of removal cases. Appeared in court multiple times a week. Drafted all briefs, applications, and appeals. Completing initial case reviews and creating legal strategies. Primarily working on asylum and cancellation of removal cases. Initially hired to manage I-130/waiver/ consular processing. Transitioned to court department. Mangaged hundreds of removal cases. Appeared in court multiple times a week. Drafted all briefs, applications, and appeals. Completing initial case reviews and creating legal strategies. Primarily working on asylum and cancellation of removal cases.



Law office of Melanie Shapiro

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Apr 2021 - Feb 2022

  Practice focused on a wide range of immigration matters including family based-petitions, application for permanent residence, asylum, consular processing, naturalization, and representation before USCIS and immigration court. Assisted with case evaluation, strategy, and management. Conducted legal research, documents review. Drafted pleadings, briefs, motions, and appeals presented to Immigration Court and Board of Immigration Appeals. Built connections with local community groups to create beneficial partnerships.



MILLS & BORN ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LLP

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • May 2020 - Apr 2021

  Focused work on reuniting families separated due to immigration issues. Assisted clients and families in completing all necessary paperwork required by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for various immigration petitions. Appeared with clients at deportation and naturalization hearings. Drafted motions to reopen, pretrial briefs, and affidavits. Focused work on reuniting families separated due to immigration issues. Assisted clients and families in completing all necessary paperwork required by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for various immigration petitions. Appeared with clients at deportation and naturalization hearings. Drafted motions to reopen, pretrial briefs, and affidavits.



Tadmor & Tadmor

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Assistant

  • Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

  Kept cases organized by establishing and organizing files; monitoring calendars; meeting deadlines; documenting actions; inputting information into file database and case management software; confirming case status with attorney. Assisted in daily client interactions and case management working closely with clients to gather and organize supporting data regarding requests for information, case status and immigration procedures. Prepared family and employment-based adjustment of status, and consular processing. Including drafting and preparing various forms, affidavits and packets to be submitted to various government agencies. Translated documents from Spanish to English.



Roger Williams University School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Student Attorney- Immigration Clinic

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

  Represented clients in Immigration Court in Boston, Mass. Logged and completed asylum applications. Prepped clients for interviews at USCIS. Completed client intakes. Assisted clients for various forms of relief under immigration laws. Consulted on cases with the Public Defender’s Office. Provided consultations to the public. Mentored and advised new student attorneys. Represented clients in Immigration Court in Boston, Mass. Logged and completed asylum applications. Prepped clients for interviews at USCIS. Completed client intakes. Assisted clients for various forms of relief under immigration laws. Consulted on cases with the Public Defender’s Office. Provided consultations to the public. Mentored and advised new student attorneys.



Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM)

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Litigation Support Associate

  • Jun 2017 - May 2019

  Created and updated digital clientele records. Created digital resource document for trans gender individuals. Completed various research assignments including jury verdicts, case settlements, trans gender policies, and points of law for upcoming trials. Drafted complaints and memos. Attended depositions and motion hearings. Completed new client intake and recommended new clients to lead attorney. Attended legal rights workshops. Responded to interrogatories and prepared discovery request documents.



Rhode Island Legal Svc Inc

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Rule 9 Attorney for The Housing Stability Project

  • Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

  Represented clients under the supervision of the Managing Attorney of the Housing Stability Project. Completed client intakes. Drafted memorandum surrounding Section 8 housing policies. Lead attorney on a number of cases surrounding reasonable accommodation requisitions. Represented clients under the supervision of the Managing Attorney of the Housing Stability Project. Completed client intakes. Drafted memorandum surrounding Section 8 housing policies. Lead attorney on a number of cases surrounding reasonable accommodation requisitions.



RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR JUSTICE

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk/ Rule 9 Student Attorney

  • May 2018 - Sep 2018

  Completed client intakes. Completed legal research projects on employment law, landlord/tenant law, and solitary cases. Drafted legal motions. Calculated damages. Filed complaints with Department of Labor. Lead role in the proposal for Project Bailout R.I. Represented clients in court. Completed client intakes. Completed legal research projects on employment law, landlord/tenant law, and solitary cases. Drafted legal motions. Calculated damages. Filed complaints with Department of Labor. Lead role in the proposal for Project Bailout R.I. Represented clients in court.



Providence School Department

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clerk

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

  Performed data entry analysis, answerd phones, directed calls, scheduling, and maintained calendars. Updated digital and paper records including personnel and student related files. Completed a digital archiving project, which included document restoration Performed data entry analysis, answerd phones, directed calls, scheduling, and maintained calendars. Updated digital and paper records including personnel and student related files. Completed a digital archiving project, which included document restoration



AFL CIO

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Community Organizer for the Farm Labor Organizing Committee.

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Spoke, daily in Spanish, to migrant farmworkers about the advantages of being part of a labor union. Researched local and federal migrant farmworker legal rights and laws, which included tenant laws. Documented legal violations by farm owners. Spoke, daily in Spanish, to migrant farmworkers about the advantages of being part of a labor union. Researched local and federal migrant farmworker legal rights and laws, which included tenant laws. Documented legal violations by farm owners.



Guilford College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Commuity Scholar

  • Aug 2009 - May 2014

  Worked in the community doing various things. I mentored middle school youth. I ran a few art workshops with both children and adults. These workshops included drawing with narratives, digital photography and silly drawing games. Worked in the community doing various things. I mentored middle school youth. I ran a few art workshops with both children and adults. These workshops included drawing with narratives, digital photography and silly drawing games.



New Urban Arts

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  I worked closely with the Executive Director and the Development Director exploring the basic way non-profits raise funds through grant writing and capital campaigns. Also a general representative of the organization on a professional level, for example, the New Urban Arts representative for the FreeMindsFreePeople Conference. Also held art education workshops for professionals. I worked closely with the Executive Director and the Development Director exploring the basic way non-profits raise funds through grant writing and capital campaigns. Also a general representative of the organization on a professional level, for example, the New Urban Arts representative for the FreeMindsFreePeople Conference. Also held art education workshops for professionals.