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  >  Leah L. Chavarria – Senior Associate Attorney

Leah L. Chavarria

 

LEAH L. CHAVARRIA

Associate Attorney

Mrs. Chavarria joined the firm in 2014. Her immigration experience consists of assisting clients with applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), advance parole, naturalization, adjustment of status, relative petitions, waivers, asylum, withholding of removal, relief pursuant to the Convention Against Torture, relief under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), and removal defense.

Mrs. Chavarria’s passion for immigration law began when she volunteered to assist refugees starting in 2003. While in law school, she worked with nonprofit organizations like Jewish Family Services, UURISE, ACCESS, Inc., and Alliance San Diego, assisting victims of domestic violence, refugees, and asylees. Her work with immigrant survivors of domestic violence became the backdrop for the Academic Achievement Award she earned for her scholarly writing on the reauthorization of VAWA in March 2013.

In her free time, Mrs. Chavarria volunteers to assist foster youth as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Voices for Children. She enjoys spending time with her husband and their three rescue dogs, soccer, singing, gardening, and cooking delicious new vegan delights.

Memberships / Admissions:

State Bar of California, admitted 2014, Bar # 297506

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Education:

J.D., California Western School of Law, 2014

B.A., Rockhurst University, 2010

Associations / Affiliations:

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
San Diego Chapter’s Law Student Outreach Committee Chair (2015/16)

San Diego County Bar Association

California Western School of Law Community Law Project (CLP): Volunteer Attorney

Languages:

English

Spanish (beginner)

Awards:

  • Award for Academic Excellence
  • Immigration Seminar & Clinical Field Placement: Helping Victims of Domestic Violence
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition Practicum
  • Women and the Law
  • Legal Drafting

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Mrs. Chavarria in the News:

December 22, 2017

Migrant seeking asylum says his toddler was taken away at the U.S. border

December 11, 2017

Father Seeking Asylum In U.S. Struggles To Reunite With 1-Year-Old Taken By Immigration Officials

August 25, 2017

Pregnant Mother Fights for Release from Immigrant Detention Facility in Otay Mesa

August 5, 2017

Unauthorized childhood arrival from Guatemala gets out of ICE custody thanks to Rep. Hunter

August 1, 2017

Resident Detained by ICE after applying for DACA status