Estefany Zepeda is a lawyer associated with Franco Law Group. Ha dedicato su carrera profesional a ayudar a los más necesitados. Temprano en su carrera la abogada Zepeda se interesó en la ley de immigración. His own experience of emigrating to the United States together with his mother and his sister has driven his passion to help the immigrant community. La abogada Zepeda is originally from El Salvador and is very proud of her Salvadoran heritage.

La abogada Zepeda completó su licenciatura en la Universidad Estatal de California, Fullerton. During her time there, she had the opportunity to study the social fabric of the United States, while receiving her degree in American Studies and History. It was during his university studies that he explored the immigration system of the United States and the marginalization and oppression of the communities of immigrants and minorities. In particular, he remembers having read Upton Sinclair’s book, La jungla, and having learned sobre las Terribles condiciones laborales de los Trabajadores immigrantes during the 1900s decade. , California en 2015.

As a student of Southwestern Law School, the most emotional memory of lawyer Zepeda was participating in the Immigration Law Clinic, where he had the opportunity to prepare a VISA U application for a victim of domestic violence and work closely with his lawyer supervisor para Obtener un estatus de immigrante juvenil especial (SIJS) para un joven estudiante de secundaria. She accredits her participation in the clinic to awaken even more interest in the immigration law. During law school, attorney Zepeda also held an internship at various organizations without profit, including the Inner City Law Center and the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), where she had the opportunity to learn about family law and derecho de vivienda. La abogada Zepeda also fue judicial assistant de la Honorable Amy Pellman. During his judicial internship, the lawyer Zepeda had the opportunity to observe several lawyers in the Tribunal’s room on multiple occasions. A través de esta experiencia, aprendió los entresijos de la etiqueta en los tribunales.

After graduating from the University of Derechos, the lawyer Zepeda was a legal assistant at a small immigration legal office in the area of Los Angeles. While he was there, he had the opportunity to work in various cases, and this experience only strengthened his passion for immigration law. Through her diverse positions in the field of immigration law, lawyer Zepeda has experience in representing clients before the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), affirmative and defensive asylum, adjustment of status, consular process and exemptions I-601, entre otros. Su aspecto favorito de cada caso es conocer la history de cada cliente y comprender los factors que impulsan lo emprender el tripe a otro país.