Legal education

Intern Week: Sophie Macklem-Johnson “From Minnesota to Argentina.”
Intern Week: Sophie Macklem-Johnson “From Minnesota to Argentina.”
I'm Sophie Macklem-Johnson, and I am about to be a senior at Grinnell College (Dree's alma mater). I am majoring in History and Spanish, and have a concentration in Latin American Studies. I have been...
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Guest Blog Post: CUA Law Students Win Asylum  for a Salvadoran Mother Who Fell Victim to Gang Violence
Guest Blog Post: CUA Law Students Win Asylum for a Salvadoran Mother Who Fell Victim to Gang Violence
This post is by Tagreed "Tina" Nafisi and Junou Odige, law students at Catholic University. In October, when we met Martha* we could not even begin to fathom the endless hurdles we might have to...
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My Summer Working on Transgender Asylum Cases at Benach Collopy and Whitman Walker Health
My Summer Working on Transgender Asylum Cases at Benach Collopy and Whitman Walker Health
[caption id="attachment_2697" align="aligncenter" width="458"] Benach Collopy and Whitman Walker partners.[/caption] This summer, I have had the great privilege of working for Benach Collopy on transgender asylum cases as the Fellow for Trans Asylum. Through a...
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BR Has a New Lawyer!
BR Has a New Lawyer!
We have waited just over three months for this day, where we can introduce Adi Nuñez as an attorney at Benach Collopy!  Although Adi has been with us since September, Adi was sworn in as...
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FOBR Olsi Vrapi Tries to Represent a Child in Artesia, New Mexico
FOBR Olsi Vrapi Tries to Represent a Child in Artesia, New Mexico
Olsi Vrapi is a Friend of Benach Collopy who practices in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  He recently found himself on the front line of the battle of how to handle the major influx of refugee children...
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Catholic University Law Students Develop Novel Legal Argument that is Gaining Traction in the Courts
Catholic University Law Students Develop Novel Legal Argument that is Gaining Traction in the Courts
This post was written by Adilene Nunez and Francisco Lopez, law students at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.   Meeting our client and gaining his trust In the fall of 2013, a...
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BR “Stars” at American Immigration Lawyers Association Conference
BR “Stars” at American Immigration Lawyers Association Conference
The Benach Collopy crew just returned from the annual conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association in Boston, Massachusetts.  The annual meeting is the largest gathering of immigration lawyers and provides an opportunity for lawyers...
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GUEST BLOG: Gender-Based Asylum Victory in Virginia by the George Washington University Law School Immigration Clinic
GUEST BLOG: Gender-Based Asylum Victory in Virginia by the George Washington University Law School Immigration Clinic
This post was written by Sydney Barron, a law student at George Washington University Law School and a member of the school's Immigration Clinic, under the direction of Professor Alberto Benitez.  Benach Collopy periodically offers...
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Guest Blog: NOTHING IS PERFECT: TWO CLIENTS, TWO STUDENT ATTORNEYS AND THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM THAT BINDS THEM
Guest Blog: NOTHING IS PERFECT: TWO CLIENTS, TWO STUDENT ATTORNEYS AND THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM THAT BINDS THEM
This article was prepared by the George Washington Law School Immigration Clinic and was written by  GW Law Professor Alberto Benitez (second from left) and Immigration Clinic Alumni Cleveland Fairchild (fifth from left), Binta Mamadou...
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