Law Office of Erubey LopezImmigration
Law Firm
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N. Santa Fe. Ave. Suite A. Vista Ca, 92083
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E-mail: ***********@*****.***
Erubey
Lopez
Suite A, Vista, CA
92083 - (760)
351-6776 - ***********@*****.***
Education
UCLA
School of Law, Los Angeles,
California
J.D.
May 2008
David
J. Epstein Program in
Public Interest Law & Policy
Business
Law and Policy
Program Specialization
UCLA,
Los Angeles, California
B.A.,
Political Science,
June 2004
Experience
The
Law office of Erubey Lopez
Sole
Practioner, June 2010-Present
My
practice focuses on Removal Defense, Family
Petitions, U-Visas, VAWA, and Naturalization.
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, & Loewy
LLP,
Los Angeles, California
Legal
Clerk, July - Aug 2007
Handled
Employment based Immigration
cases, Non-Immigrant visa petitions, and Adjustment of Status cases for
foreign
nationals working with US Research and Development companies
San
DiegoCounty Public Defenders
Office, North CountyBranch
Summer
Intern May – July 2007
Handle
misdemeanor cases involving open containers, DUI’s, outstanding
warrants, and
Parole violates. Conducted
research,
wrote briefs, and assisted felony attorneys in Drug and Murder cases
Public
Counsel
Immigrant’s Rights Project
Law
Clerk, January 2007
- May 2007
Handled
immigration cases in the areas of: political asylum, cancellation of
deportation, VAWA, I-601 waivers in adjustment of status, and
naturalization
proceedings
Los
Angeles Superior Court, California
Judicial
Extern, May 2006 - August 2006
Conducted
legal research and drafted
memoranda on issues of torts, property, labor law and patent law.
UCLADowntownLaborCenter,
Los
Angeles, California
Summer
Legal Research Associate, July 2006 - September 2006
Conducted
legal research on issues of
labor law and immigration law; collaborated with National Day Labor
Organizing
Network, the ACLU and MALDEF on case addressing City ordinance
limitations on
day laborers’ right to solicit employment in public areas; interviewed
prospective plaintiffs and worked on pretrial settlement meetings
U.S. Department of Labor, Los Angeles, California
Compliance
Officer,
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, August 2003 – May 2005
Conducted
evaluations and complaint investigations; conducted interviews
of employers and employees; developed strategies for investigation,
data
collection and analysis; participated in discussions of contested
issues and in
negotiations; participated in on-site investigations; wrote reports of
investigations; monitored reports and other activities of contractors
to ensure
compliance with terms of conciliation agreements and consent decrees.
The
Law
Office of Luz Herrera, Compton, California
Office
Clerk, August 2004 – December 2005
Assisted
with client interviews and drafting of letters to clients and
opposing counsel; performed administrative tasks.
UCLA
Center for experiential Education and Service Learning, Los
Angeles, California
Researcher,
Summer 2003
Conducted
research on immigrant communities and education issues
affecting communities; assessed benefits of computer-based technology
as a tool
for economic development; interviewed school principals and teachers
and
families of students; created database and conducted data analysis for
grant
writing.
UCLACenter for Study of Urban Poverty, Los Angeles, California
Clerk/Research
Assistant to Professor Abel
Valenzuela, September 2002 – June 2003
Served
as research assistant in separate studies regarding day laborers
and their effect on the immediate community and ex-offenders and
challenges in
finding employment; helped conduct and transcribe interviews.
Academic
Advancement Program (AAP), Los Angeles, California
Tutor/Mentor,
September 2001 – June 2002
Tutored
and served as peer counselor for students in
AAP; managed
tutorial sessions; counseled students regarding course
selection; conducted sessions on improving study skills.
Languages
Fluent
in written and spoken Spanish