Amy L. Becerra, Esq.

Legal Experience:  Adjunct Professor, Legal Studies, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, VA, 2007-present; Swynford Law Group, PC, Williamsburg, VA, 2007-2008; Kaufman Law Office, San Francisco, CA, 2001-2003; Munro, Nelson, Pearl & McCown, San Francisco, CA, 2000-2001.

Education:  Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 2000); Pontificia Universidad la Catolica del Ecuador, Facultad de Jurisprudencia--Quito (exchange law student, 1999); Oregon State University (B.A., Cultural & Linguistic Anthropology, 1995; post-grad certificate, Latin American Affairs, 1996); Defense Information School (DINFOS) (Diploma, Basic Journalism Course, 1990).

Military History:  Oregon Army National Guard 115th Public Affairs Det., 1989-1996; Judge Advocate General, 1997-1998.

Professional Associations & Memberships:

• Oregon State Bar, admitted 2000. American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
• Oregon State Bar House of Delegates (2001-2004)
  JD Supra.com (Founding Contributor)

Languages:  English, Spanish. Some French and Japanese.

Honors & Awards

Who's Who Among Law Students, 2000.

High Papers: Comparative Constitutional Law; Comparative Law

'Fighting Spirit' award, Yamagata-ken Gaijin Sumo Tournament, Women's division, 1998.

"Thank you, Ms. Becerra, for handling my case.  Shortly after you took over, I finally got my green card.  Thanks again for responding to all my questions.  God bless!"

-M. Lopez Vasquez, Antioch, TN

"Ms. Becerra defended me and my family in Immigration Court. After my bad experience with other attorneys, she helped us to get asylum when we had lost hope." 

-A. Singh, San Francisco, CA  

"Abogada Becerra helped our family to stay together and obtain work permits through TPS.  She treated us with respect."

-L. Gomez, Silver Springs, MD

"My Master's thesis for interdisciplinary studies in Statistics and Economics was a tangled mess until Amy brought cohesiveness and clarity to it (and my bibliography!)  She knew how to manuever through the language despite all the formulas and complex theories.  Many thanks!"

-X.H.B. Mejia, Corvallis, OR