SUPPORT STAFF
ASUSENA SEVILLA ROSAS
Legal Assistant – San Diego Office
Ms. Sevilla joined Hurwitz Holt, APLC in 2018. She assists with scheduling appointments for current clients and potential clients. She assists clients with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications, employment authorization and helps gather evidence for bond applications and cancellation of removal applications. Her passion for immigration law began at a young age, as a first-generation daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico. Her goal is to obtain her Paralegal Certificate and be more involved in helping immigrant families. In her spare time, she likes to spend time with her baby sister and niece.
Languages:
English
Spanish
DONNA FLORES
Legal Assistant – San Diego Office
Ms. Flores joined Hurwitz Holt, APLC in 2018. She primarily assists clients with applications for asylum and cancellation of removal. Ms. Flores’ passion for immigration law began at a young age, as a first-generation daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico. She has aspirations to go to law school so she can one day practice immigration law and fight injustice. In her free time, Ms. Flores enjoys spending time with her best friend and younger brother Diego, who was born with Down Syndrome, as well as her cousins. She also enjoys reading a good book and going to the beach.
Education:
B.A., Political Science, Minor in Spanish, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2018
Languages:
English
Spanish
ELOINA GUERRERO
Legal Assistant – North County Office
Ms. Guerrero joined Hurwitz Holt, APLC in 2016. She works with clients from throughout Latin America in preparing their applications for immigration relief including asylum, cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, family-based petitions, naturalization, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and employment authorization. Her passion for immigration justice stems from her family background, as a first-generation daughter of immigrant parents. During her undergrad, Ms. Guerrero interned with UURISE (Unitarian Universalist Refugee and Immigrant Services and Education), a local non-profit organization, where she discovered her passion for immigrant empowerment and education. This has led her to volunteer with a variety of networks throughout San Diego County that promote immigrant’s rights. Her internship and volunteer work with UURISE gave her hands-on experience and the opportunity to work with a broad cross-section of the immigrant population to address an equally broad set of issues. She continues to make a positive effect on the immigrant community through her work and volunteer efforts. In her free time, Ms. Guerrero enjoys spending time with her family, dog, Rosie, hiking/camping, and going to concerts.
Education:
B.A., Cal State University San Marcos – Criminology and Justice, 2015
A.A., Palomar College – Social/Behavioral Science, 2013
Languages:
English
Spanish
JULIA PEREZ
Legal Assistant – North County Office
Ms. Perez joined Hurwitz Holt in August 2019. She assists clients with setting up appointments, translation of documents, background checks, gathering of documents for Bond Hearings, Cancellation of Removal, and Asylum applications.
Her passion for immigration began from a young age, as a first-generation daughter of immigrant parents. She has been active in the community since high school; assisting town hall meetings, marches, protests with issues that affect our communities such as immigration, police brutality, criminal justice reforms, and climate change. In her free time, she enjoys attending cultural events and spending time with my family and friends.
Education:
AA in Multicultural Studies with an emphasis in Chicano Studies, Palomar Community College (in progress)
Languages:
English
Spanish
MARIA GONZALEZ
Paralegal / Office Manager – San Diego
Mrs. Gonzalez joined Hurwitz Holt, APLC in 2016. Her immigration experience consists of assisting attorneys in the preparation of U-Visa certifications, court filings, waivers, DACA, and translations. Mrs. Gonzalez’s passion for immigration law began as an immigrant herself. Her voyage through the immigration process served as a catalyst for her passion to help people navigate the immigration system. Additionally, Mrs. Gonzalez has volunteered with the YWCA to assist divorcees and survivors of domestic violence with services related to legal matters. Mrs. Gonzalez is in the process of obtaining her paralegal certification from Miramar College, as well as her notary certification from the state of California.
Education:
B.A., San Diego State University, 2010
Languages:
English
Spanish
MARINA BELKIN
Senior Paralegal – San Diego
Mrs. Belkin joined the firm in 1992. She works extensively with clients from Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union, and the rest of the world in all matters of immigration, including adjustment of status, consular processing, employment-based visa processing, asylum, and cancellation of removal proceedings. She also specializes in navigating clients from all over the world through the PERM labor certification process. Mrs. Belkin keeps abreast of new developments in immigration law by attending conferences sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
In her free time, Mrs. Belkin enjoys spending time with her family, practicing yoga, and cooking.
Education:
California Coast College, San Diego, California, USA, Paralegal Degree
Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia, B.A. in English
Languages:
Russian
English
STEPHANIE RAMOS
Post-Bar Clerk
Ms. Ramos joined Hurwitz Holt, APLC in 2020. She primarily assists clients with their U-visa, asylum, or cancellation of removal applications. Ms. Ramos is a first-generation daughter of Mexican parents and was exposed to immigration law at an early age. She is a recent law school graduate who is passionate about immigration law.
While in law school, Ms. Ramos volunteered at California Rural Legal Assistance consulting with indigent clients on employment issues such as sexual harassment and wage and hour claims. She has also worked closely with criminal law defense attorneys, where she has learned about the long-term effects of criminal convictions in immigration. She has also worked at Disability Rights California where she has worked closely with civil rights attorneys helping disabled persons file civil rights claims under ADA.
During her free time, Ms. Ramos likes to spend her time outdoors hiking, biking and traveling with her family and friends.
Education:
J.D., California Western School of Law, 2020
B.A., Sonoma State University, 2015
Languages:
English
Spanish