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Manuel Rios
Manuel “Manny” Rios is the lead immigration attorney at Rios & Cruz ,P.S. in Seattle,
Washington. During the past 10 years, Manuel’s practice has been limited to
immigration law, with an emphasis in removal (deportation) defense.
Manuel belongs to the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Manuel has been the
Consultant Attorney for the Consulate of Mexico in Washington on immigration matters
since 2002. He is a frequent speaker and Continuing Legal Education presenter on
detention and removal issues and has various published opinions in the Federal Reporter.
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Stephanie Thorpe
Stephanie Thorpe joined the firm in 2006. As a senior associate attorney, her practice focuses on immigration law, including family-based petitions and adjustment of status, removal defense, VAWA applications, U non-immigrant visa, asylum, and appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Administrative Appeals Office, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Henry Cruz
Henry Cruz is a partner at Rios & Cruz ,P.S. in Seattle, WA practicing immigration law. Prior to that he was the Project Coordinator at Volunteer Advocates for Immigrant Justice in Seattle, WA and the Coordinating Attorney at the Political Asylum Project of Austin in Texas. He is currently on the Pro Bono Committee of the Washington Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (WA AILA), and was awarded WA AILA’s 2009 Pro Bono Award for Most Significant Pro Bono Work Having the Greatest Impact. He previously served as a commissioner on the WA State Commission on Hispanic Affairs and was the Chair of its Justice and Equity Committee from 2007-2009.
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Alma David
The daughter of classical musicians, Alma David was born and raised in Germany and grew up traveling the opera houses of Europe. In 1996 she moved to the United States to attend Amherst College, where she majored in Asian Languages & Civilizations and International Relations. During her third year at Amherst, Alma spent a semester in Japan, studying Japanese language and researching the emerging phenomenon of school girl prostitution for the sake of her Senior Honors Thesis.
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