Experience

Florida Legal Services, Inc.

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • May 2022 - Present



Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • Sep 2019 - May 2022

  o Interview applicants and determine best course available for immigration relief.o Represent applicants in immigration court and USCIS proceedings.o Prepare applications for immigration benefits which includes family based petitions, motions, waivers, TPS, Asylum, NACARA, VAWA, U Visas, T Visas, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and related services. o Interview applicants and determine best course available for immigration relief.o Represent applicants in immigration court and USCIS proceedings.o Prepare applications for immigration benefits which includes family based petitions, motions, waivers, TPS, Asylum, NACARA, VAWA, U Visas, T Visas, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and related services.



FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights

• Legal Intern

  • Aug 2016 - May 2019

  o Prepared petitions, motions, and other legal documents relating to adjustments of status, VAWA, asylum and refugee visas, U visas, and T visas. o Prepared clinic intake forms, conduct interviews, translate documents, and draft affidavits on sensitive issues. o Researched state and federal policy on immigration. o Prepared petitions, motions, and other legal documents relating to adjustments of status, VAWA, asylum and refugee visas, U visas, and T visas. o Prepared clinic intake forms, conduct interviews, translate documents, and draft affidavits on sensitive issues. o Researched state and federal policy on immigration.



Kevin W. Jones & Associates, P.C.

• Immigration Paralegal

  • Nov 2014 - May 2019

  o Prepared first drafts of EB, O, and P immigrant visas for attorney to review.o Supported a complex caseload, including direct correspondence with clients and immigration agencies. o Prepared first drafts of EB, O, and P immigrant visas for attorney to review.o Supported a complex caseload, including direct correspondence with clients and immigration agencies.



FSU Immigration Clinic

• Law Student at Immigration Clinic

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  o Prepared petitions, motions, and other legal documents relating to adjustments of status, asylum and refugee visas, U visas, and T visas. o Prepared clinic intake forms, conduct interviews, translate documents, and draft affidavits on sensitive issues. o Researched state and federal policy on immigration. o Prepared petitions, motions, and other legal documents relating to adjustments of status, asylum and refugee visas, U visas, and T visas. o Prepared clinic intake forms, conduct interviews, translate documents, and draft affidavits on sensitive issues. o Researched state and federal policy on immigration.



International Bar Association

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Legal Extern

  • May 2018 - Jul 2018



FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights

• Research and Teaching Assistant for Professor Terence Coonan

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018



FSU Family Law Clinic

• Law Student at Family Clinic

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  o Prepare petitions, motions, and other legal documents relating to dissolution of marriage and custody disputes. o Prepare clinic intake forms, conduct interviews,and draft affidavits on sensitive issues. o Prepare petitions, motions, and other legal documents relating to dissolution of marriage and custody disputes. o Prepare clinic intake forms, conduct interviews,and draft affidavits on sensitive issues.



Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc.

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Legal Intern - Immigration Unit

  • May 2017 - Jun 2017

  o Completed forms for those eligible to naturalize or obtain relief under DACA, TPS, and VAWA. o Communicated with federal, state, and international agencies to gather personal records and reports.o Gathered and produced documents to respond to requests for evidence from the DHS. o Interviewed unaccompanied, undocumented minor children in Spanish in order to determine each child’s eligibility for relief under American immigration law. o Conducted client interviews. o Completed forms for those eligible to naturalize or obtain relief under DACA, TPS, and VAWA. o Communicated with federal, state, and international agencies to gather personal records and reports.o Gathered and produced documents to respond to requests for evidence from the DHS. o Interviewed unaccompanied, undocumented minor children in Spanish in order to determine each child’s eligibility for relief under American immigration law. o Conducted client interviews.



Harbor House of Central Florida

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

• Student Volunteer

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

  o Assisted victims of domestic abuse with completing immigration paperwork. o Assisted victims of domestic abuse with completing immigration paperwork.



Hope CommUnity Center

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Volunteer

  • Dec 2015 - May 2016

  o Assisted with research and procedural implementation of DACA policies for low income clients. o Assisted with research and procedural implementation of DACA policies for low income clients.



The Office of Congressman Alan Grayson

• Congressional Intern

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  o Researched and processed constituent cases. o Contacted government and private agencies in order to resolve pending cases, while regularly updating constituents on the status of their claim. o Researched and processed constituent cases. o Contacted government and private agencies in order to resolve pending cases, while regularly updating constituents on the status of their claim.