María Mendoza

Before turning her focus to immigration law, Ms. Mendoza’s prior clients included governmental entities of Puerto Rico, large corporations and Ms. Mendoza litigated hundreds of actions, in administrative, state and federal courts on behalf of her clients. She worked with

A staunch advocate for immigrants, underserved communities and women, Ms. Mendoza is involved in a number of national and local civil organizations. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and served on the Board of Directors for the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia for several years at the beginning of her career. She also served as a Board of Director for the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia and previously held leadership positions with the D.C. Bar.

Ms. Mendoza understands the struggles Latino immigrants and Latino families are facing very well. Her mother, who was born in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico, came to the United States as part of the Bracero program, where she and her immediate family did the jobs most Americans don’t want to do — picking onions and other produce under the hot sun for very little pay and under poor working conditions. Ms. Mendoza’s father was born and raised in New York City and grew up amongst tremendous poverty and street crime. Ms. Mendoza grew up outside of El Paso, Texas and witnessed many hardships amongst Latino immigrants and the Latino community — single parent households, children turning to gangs, street crimes and lack of opportunities, to name a few. As a teenager, Ms. Mendoza dreamed that it was possible to achieve more than what society expected of her and this ability to dream of a better life ignited Ms. Mendoza’s legal career. Ms. Mendoza uses her ability to think outside the box to help her clients achieve their very own American dreams.