Edith has always had a passion for serving the community. At a young age, Edith witnessed the struggles of immigrant communities and knew she wanted a career path supporting immigrants. During her undergraduate studies at Willamette University, Edith interned with CAUSA, Oregon’s Immigrant Rights Organization, where she learned about the importance and power of advocacy and civic engagement. In law school, Edith took advantage of all the opportunities she had to learn about immigration law. She interned with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (Immigration Court), the American Bar Association Immigration Justice Project, and local law firms. During law school, Edith also participated in the Immigration Clinic providing supervised pro bono representation to an asylum seeker. Upon graduating from law school, Edith worked with the American Bar Association Immigration Justice Project where she assisted detained immigrants through its Legal Orientation Program.

During her time with the firm, Edith has assisted clients with all types of family and employment based matters. She possesses experience with non-immigrant and immigrant petitions, including PERM, H-1B, L-1, O-1, E-1/E-2, TN, and EB-1 petitions.

Edith graduated cum laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego and is admitted to the California State Bar. Edith is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. During her spare time she enjoys traveling with her family.

Lora has been with the firm since January of 2012 and she is well versed in all of the immigration case types handled by our office. Currently her work with the firm focuses on nonimmigrant and immigrant matters, as well as naturalization applications. She also has in-depth experience with the labor certification process. Lora received her paralegal certificate at the ABA-approved paralegal program through the Extension Office of the University of California, San Diego.

Lora grew up in Ukraine and received her bachelor and masters degree in legal studies at Kiev National Economic University. Lora enjoys working directly with the firm’s foreign national clients as it allows her to continually learn about other cultures and customs from all over the world. She also enjoys working with corporate clients. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, walking by the ocean, and hiking in the mountains. She also loves to travel around the world to gain new experiences in culture and cuisine.

Iuliia Kepley has been with the Firm since January of 2018 as an Accounting and Administrative Assistant. She graduated from Khakriv University (Ukraine) with a Master of Science Degree in Sociology, but changed her career path after moving to the U.S. Iuliia has also completed additional studies in accounting and computer servers.

In her spare time, Iuliia enjoys international travel, hiking, and cooking different cuisines using ingredients and techniques discovered through her extensive international travels.