Yesenia started her paralegal career in criminal defense, specifically providing post-conviction relief. She graduated from Sacramento State with a major in criminal justice. She is fluent in Spanish. Yesenia’s passion for law was inspired by her grandmother who was a social justice advocate in El Salvador. She is the youngest of four and spends most
Kimberly is a recent first-generation college graduate and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Politics with a minor in Legal Studies from the University of San Francisco. She plans to attend law school in the fall of 2025 and pursue immigration law. Kimberly supports Becker & Lee LLP on employment-based immigration cases. She is fluent in
Alejandro is a first-generation college student and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Political Science from SFSU. His experience of immigrating to the United States from El Salvador at the age of three has heavily influenced his aspirations and motivation to be a source of support and hope for the immigrant
Daianna was born in Hayward, CA to immigrant parents. Daianna moved to Mexico with her mother and brother when she was only eight years old. She lived most of her childhood and teenage years in her mother’s hometown Santa Rosa de Lima, Jalisco, Mexico. When Daianna was eighteen years old, she decided to move back
Edith was born in Crucero de Sta. Ma Jalisco, Mexico. Edith came to the United States when she was six years old with her family. Through her own immigration journey, she witnessed the sacrifices and struggles involved in moving to another country. Leaving her hometown, friends, and family behind made a strong and difficult impact
Patricia assists attorneys prepare asylum and adjustment of status applications and U and R-1 petitions. She assists clients who are in removal proceedings and those who are applying for lawful status through consular processing. A graduate of UCLA with a Bachelor’s in Philosophy, Patricia also obtained a paralegal certificate from SFSU. She is the daughter of an immigrant parent and is
Lourdes has more than 20 years of experience assisting attorneys with family-based and employment-based immigration matters, naturalization applications, immigration court cases and consular processing. Prior to joining Becker & Lee LLP, Lourdes worked as a legal assistant with another immigration law firm in San Francisco. Lourdes’ first exposure to immigration law was through her work
Andrea has extensive experience helping attorneys prepare Adjustment of Status applications, U visa petitions, extreme hardship waivers (I-601 and I-601A), I-751 petitions, naturalization applications, and applications for DACA. She also has also prepared H-1B, H1B1, TN, R-1, P, and O visa petitions. Andrea previously lived in the Dominican Republic, where she worked as a bilingual
John received his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. John is a member of the California State Bar. John joined Becker & Lee LLP in 2017. He has a passion for working with clients facing complex removal proceedings,
Rhodora is a first-generation Filipino American. She received her law degree from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, William S. Richardson School of Law, graduating with a certificate in Asian-Pacific Legal Studies. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in Asian American Studies from the University of California, Davis. Rhodora