Firm: Southern Poverty Law Center
Downtown , Decatur , Georgia
Practice Areas: Immigration
Born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, Peter has always been committed to social justice. In his immigration practice he is most interested in deportation defense and representing people in ICE detention. Peter now lives in Decatur, GA with his wife and three children.. Peter is a graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT.. Between college and law school Peter spent a year in Guatemala. He worked for the Human Rights Ombudsman's office in Quetzaltenango (La Procuraduria de los Derechos Humanos) and later La Defensoria Maya in Santa Cruz del Quiche.. While at Georgetown University Law Center Peter successfully represented a Falun Gong practitioner from China in an asylum case. His partner on that case, Ms. Robyn Painter, is now his wife. At the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project Peter worked under the supervision of Ms. Holly Cooper. There he successfully represented an unaccompanied minor held in INS detention in his asylum case. The client was from Honduras and sought asylum as a member of the particular social group street children. Peter also spent a summer in San Jose Costa Rica at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.. After law school, Peter spent over three years a criminal public defender defending adults in misdemeanor and felony cases.. Most recently, with MALDEF, Peter was a lobbyist at the state capitol.. Peter is an enthusiast of live theater, a fan of the SF 49ers, SF Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. Thanks to his wife, he is increasingly a fan of eating and cooking good food.
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Firm: Alladi Law LLC
Practice Areas: Immigration
Lalitha Alladi is an immigration attorney whose practice areas include family based and employment based cases. Prior to founding her law practice where Lalitha provides more personal attention to her clients, Lalitha practiced at a nationally renowned immigration firm and at international Fortune 500 corporations. In addition to focusing on bringing families together, she provides businesses with solutions to bring employees to the United States and maintain short-term and long-term work authorization.. Lalitha received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida in 2002 and her Juris Doctorate from Stetson University College of Law in 2005. She is licensed in both Florida and Georgia. Lalitha serves as the VP of Programming at the South Asian Bar Association of North America. Additionally Lalitha has served as the President of South Asian Bar Association of Florida as well as Georgia. Her involvement in these organizations has allowed her to serve as a Co-Chair during the Annual Naturalization Drives as well as lobby for policy change in Washington D.C. on issues such as H-4 dependent Employment Authorization. Additionally, she serves on the board of the non-profit, Shakthi US, which assists South Asian women who are victims of domestic violence and empowers future generations of women and children. Lalitha is also an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
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Firm: Gokare Manjunath Pc Attorney
11545 Park Woods Circle , Alpharetta , Georgia 30005
Practice Areas: Debtor/Creditor, Immigration
Manjunath Gokare is the founder of Gokare Law Firm. He has been practicing law since 1999 and prior to that he was a professional civil engineer for 9 years. His practice focuses on all facets of immigration law and environmental law. Manjunath takes pride in his commitment to customer satisfaction as well as his ability to provide best possible legal representation to his clients at a competitive fee. Manjunath obtained his law degree from Georgia State University's College of Law. At GSU, he won the CALI award for the highest grade in International Environmental Law for his paper titled "Conflict Between Economic Development and Environmental Protection in Developing Countries." He completed a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Bangalore University, India securing the 10th rank among nearly 1000 students at the university and a Master's degree in Environmental Systems Engineering from Clemson University, SC.
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Firm: Gokare Law Firm
Practice Areas: Immigration
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Firm: Tadeo & Silva Law
Practice Areas: Immigration
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