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Angela Dee Bortel

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Overview

Practice Areas

80% Immigration
7 years
10% Entertainment
3 years
10% Business
5 years

Fees and Payment Types

Fees

Fixed (Sometimes), Hourly ($175-$225/hour)

Payment types

Cash, Check, Credit Card

Contact Information

The Bortel Firm, LLC

701 4th Avenue South

Suite 500

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office: 612-208-7228
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Languages Spoken

French
Russian
Spanish

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Angela Bortel presenting at Law and Policy Conference 2008.

http://www.discoverhumanrights.org/2008_Law_and_Policy_Conference_Human_Rights_and_the_United_States_The_Past_Present_and_Future_of_Dignity_and_Justice_for_All2.html

Photo by Ethan Confer

This is from a story about me speaking French with my daughter. You can read the article here: http://www.mnpubs.com/index.php?publication=mn_parent&page=88&story=12808.

Photo by Robb Long

This is from an article about my firm in the Downtown Journal. You can read it here: http://www.downtownjournal.com/index.php?&story=13476&page=65&category=92.

References

Client Reviews	Client Rating Former client? Write a review 1 review “A lawyer that actually cares about helping YOU and your family!” Posted by: a Immigration client, over 1 year ago. Client Review: When I met Angela, it was my last attempt at trying to resolve my immigration situation. My file was "under review" with the USCIS for 5 years with... more Flag
Peer Endorsements	Endorsements 1 endorsement Lawyers: Endorse this lawyer Ms. Bortel has been an invaluable source of information in a very complex area of law. Many of my clients require advice regarding the immigration... more Endorsement from lawyer: Anthony Kuehn , Minneapolis (MN), About 1 year ago

Résumé

License

7 years since Angela Dee Bortel was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
California	Active	2004	02/09/2012
Minnesota	Authorized to practice	2006	05/25/2012

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Women's Program Staff Attorney at The Advocates for Human Rights	2007–2009
Consultant at Angela Bortel (Consulting)	2006–2007

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Kalamazoo Coll		BA - Bachelor of Arts	1997
Moscow State University	Law and Public Administration	Fellowship

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
FLAS	University of California - Berkeley	2003
Herma Hill Kay Fellowship	Boalt Hall Women's Association	2002

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Chair	AILA MN-Dakotas LGBT Sub Committee	2010-present
Volunteer attorney	Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota	2009-present

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Contribution

Contributor Level 11

Answers:	165	Legal Answers
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Guides:	0	Legal Guides
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Cases

Karamurzin v. Gonzales

Outcome: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded.

Krotova v. Gonzales

Outcome: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded.

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Human Trafficking in Minnesota: The Problem and Responses	Hearsay	2009
Technology and Violence against Women	Stopvaw Expert's Corner	2009

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
ICE Detainers	Practice Pointers Surrounding the Transition of Immigrant Clients between Criminal and Immigration Custody	2012
Immigration and LGBT individuals and families	Minnesota Lavender Bar Association Annual Conference	2012

Human Trafficking	Human Trafficking Roundtable	2012
Immigration Issues for Same-Sex Couples	Challenging the Defense of Marriage Act in the Immigration Context	2012
Starting your own law firm	AILA Upper Midwest Conference	2012
Humanitarian Reinstatement	Surviving Beneficiaries: How to keep your petition alive after death under 204(l) and Humanitarian Reinstatement	2011
LGBT Immigration Issues	Sex, Gender, and Human Rights: LGBT Issues from Anoka to Uganda	2011
LGBT Immigration Issues	LGBT Immigration Issues	2011
Domestic Violence against Immigrant Women	Domestic Violence Advocates Training	2011
To Be (Prepared) or Not To Be (Coached): The Ethics of Readying Your Client for an Interview	2011 Upper Midwest Conference	2011
Human trafficking	Midwest Regional Conference	2010
Immigration and Alternative Families	Law & the Modern American Family	2010
LGBT Immigration Issues	HIV Care Provider Immigration Training	2010
Elimination of the HIV ban	Elimination of the HIV Ban	2010
Asylum Law	Building Healthy Communities Serving Immigrant and Refugee Survivors of Domestic Violence	2010
Human Trafficking	AILA National Conference	2010
Eliminating bias against LGBT in practice of immigration law	2010 Upper Midwest Immigration Conference	2010
Human Trafficking	Women on Wednesday	2009
Overview of Federal and State Laws on Labor Trafficking	Labor Trafficking in Minnesota	2009
Immigration relief, Public benefits and crime victim rights for Trafficking Victims.	Labor Trafficking in Minnesota	2009
Sex Trafficking in Minnesota: Past, Present and Future	International Women's Day	2009
Human trafficking crime and responses	Human Trafficking Training	2009
Women and Human Rights	Human Rights Law and Policy Conference	2008
VAWA, T and U Visa Update	AILA MN-Dakotas Regional Conference	2008
Obstacles battered immigrant and refugee women face when seeking help.	National Network to End Violence Agaist Immigrant Women Biannual conference	2007
LGBT and HIV-Based Asylum Claims	LGBT and HIV-Based Asylum Claims	2007

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