Attorney Alla V. Londres

Law offices of Alla V. Londres L.L.C. - New Brunswick, NJ

Alla V. Londres Esq. is the founder of Law Offices of Alla V. Londres L.L.C. Mrs. Londres immigrated to the United States approximately 10 years ago and has a unique perspective on the challenges faced in a new country. This perspective and the experience gained working in U.S. Government positions such as the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Immigration Court, United States Department of Homeland Security (USDHS), Office of Chief Counsel and the U.S. District Court allows her to provide you with strong legal representation in U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law.

After graduating with honors from State T. G. Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine, Mrs. Londres then received her Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Central Islip, NY.

Mrs. Londres is admitted to practice law in the courts of the States of New Jersey, New York, and the U.S. District Court of New Jersey.

All of the following experiences provided Mrs. Londres a strong understanding of the inner workings of the U.S. Legal system which in turn allows Law Offices of Alla V. Londres L.L.C. to provide clients with the best possible legal strategies and defenses

* At a Leading Global Information Technology Services Company, Mrs. Londres in the position of Executive Legal, handled all day to day legal matters for a 500 person workforce, conducted legal research, drafted memoranda of law, prepared ETA Form 9089 applications under PERM process, EB1, EB2 and EB3 immigrant petitions, B-1, H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, and TN non-immigrant petitions for filing with Consulates, USCIS and/or Department of Labor, and reviewed I-9 Forms to ensure accuracy.

* At the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Court in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Mrs. Londres researched and prepared memoranda for the Immigration Judges on issues involving applications for relief from removal, including, but not limited to Asylum, Cancellation of Removal, Withholding of Deportation, and Protection under Article 3 of the U.N. Convention Against Torture. Mrs. Londres worked closely with the Immigration Judges on a daily basis discussing the complex issues involving applications for relief from removal.
* At the United States Department of Homeland Security (USDHS), Office of Chief Counsel in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Mrs. Londres drafted motions, conducted research, prepared memoranda on complex legal issues and worked with cases at Master Calendar Hearings, Bond Hearings and Expedited Removal, Cancellation of Removal and Asylum Merits Hearings.
* At the U.S. District Court in Trenton, New Jersey, Mrs. Londres conducted research, prepared memoranda on complex legal issues for the Magistrate Judge, and drafted decisions on motions pending before the Court.

Bar Admissions

* State of New Jersey Supreme Court
* State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department
* The U.S. District Court of New Jersey

Degrees

* Juris Doctor Magna Cum Laude, Class Rank: Top 10%; Honors: Deans List; Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Central Islip, NY
* Bachelor of Arts with honors in Elementary Education and English, Honors: Distinguished Scholar; State T. G. Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine
* Graduate Studies in English and Literature, State Linguistic University, Kiev, Ukraine

Awards

* Immigration Law
* Mediation
* International Human Rights
* Civil Practice

Publications

Co-author of Still Asking and Still Telling: Identity and Persecution in Sexual Orientation Asylum Claims-Update (May 26, 2010) (Twenty-Eight Annual Immigration Seminar, New Jersey Chapter of Federal Bar Association)

Acknowledgements

The author of the article Asking and Telling: Identity and Persecution in Sexual and/or Gender Orientation Asylum Claims—Immutable Characteristics and Concepts of Persecution Under U.S. Asylum Law acknowledged Mrs. Londres assistance in researching, drafting and editing the earlier draft of an article published in Georgetown Immigration Law Journal. See Dorothy A. Harbeck, Asking and Telling: Identity and Persecution in Sexual and/or Gender Orientation Asylum Claims—Immutable Characteristics and Concepts of Persecution Under U.S. Asylum Law, 25 Geo. Immigr. L.J. 117 (2010)

Memberships

* American Bar Ass’n (ABA)
* American Immigration Lawyers Ass’n (AILA)
* New York State Bar Ass'n (NYSBA)
* New Jersey State Bar Ass'n, Immigration, Naturalization and Americanism Section (NJSBA)
* Middlesex County Bar Association (MCBA)
* Federal Circuit Historical Society
* Federal Circuit Bar Ass’n
* National Ass'n of Professional Women (NAPW)
* Haydn Proctor Inn of Court