First Admitted: 2005, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, 2016 - Present
Member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
United States District Court, Northern District of California
EOIR Co-Liaison, San Francisco Immigration Court for the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Northern California Chapter, 2014 - 2016
California State Bar
Pro-Bono Co-Coordinator for the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Northern California Chapter, 2013 - 2014
Co-Chair, National Lawyers Guild Immigration Committee, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, 2008 - 2011

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Admitted to Practice in the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law with the California State Bar

Pro bono/Community Service:

Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Asylum Pro Bono Project Mentor Attorney
Volunteer Attorney, Centro Legal de la Raza Oakland’s Low Fee Evening Immigration Clinic, 2010 - Present
Volunteer Attorney, La Raza Centro Legal San Francisco’s Free Evening Immigration Clinic, 2003, 2005 - 2010

Honors/Awards:

Northern California Super Lawyers for Immigration (2019-2024), Northern California Super Lawyers for Immigration, Super Lawyers, 2024
Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star for Immigration, 2012 - 2015, Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star for Immigration, Super Lawyers
Outstanding Achievement in Public Interest Law, Golden Gate University, 2005
Rising Star Award, Minority Bar Coalition Award nominated by the Bay Area Association of Muslim Lawyers, San Francisco Minority Bar Association, 2009

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Christine Stouffer