I receive many requests to serve as an expert witness. I am happy to help, as time permits:
At the moment, I am only working on cases of violence against women in Honduras.
I do not charge fees, and work only on a pro bono basis.
I focus on cases of women seeking asylum and protection in cases of domestic abuse, sometimes in the context of gang violence.
I cannot provide live testimony (in court or telephonically) due to time constraints.
I need at least three weeks of lead time for requests, and one week of lead time on finalized documents before the hearing date.
If you would like assistance with other types of cases, I would be happy to recommend other people.
A good resource for finding expert witnesses is the Hastings Law School Center for Gender and Refugee Studies Expert Witness Database.
Thank you for your service to those seeking asylum. This is important work!
Here are some of the organizations and law firms I have worked with. Let me know if you would like me to connect you with others doing similar work:
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Tacoma, WA (2018)
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Perkowitz, Memphis, TN (2018)
Immigrant and Refugee Division, Catholic Charities, NY (2018-19)
Immigration Clinic, University of Miami Law School (2019)
Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (2019)
Immigration Lawyer Clarisse Carbonell, Coral Gables, FL (2019)
Dennis Windscheffel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP and legal team from Winston & Strawn, LLP (2019)
Matonich Law, Minneapolis, MN (2019)
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA (2019)
Moreno & Associates, Doral, FL (2019)
Borge Law Firm, Miami, FL (2019)
Barnes and Thornburg LLP, Los Angeles, CA (2019-2020)
Princeton Asylum Project, Princeton, NJ (2019-2020)
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Sacramento, CA (2020)
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, San Antonio, TX (2020)
Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL (2020)
Robyn Meyer-Thompson, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (2020)
Kathy Klos, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (2020)
Maria Velasco, Greenberg Traurig, LLP (2020)