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Radlyn Christine Mendoza

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Virginia Beach, VA
Licensed since 1998

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Immigration

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Radlyn Christine Mendoza

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About Radlyn

As an immigration attorney, I have seen true despair in my clients' faces, and to be able to fix that and make the pain and worry go away with a positive outcome is an unbelievable feeling. Only my three children can top that feeling! I am the daughter of Filipino immigrants, and I grew up alongside my parents working in our ethnic grocery store, 12 hours a day, when I wasn't in school. It's no wonder I'm an immigration attorney today. All of our grocery store customers were immigrants, an

Practice areas

Immigration: 100%
Business & Family Immigration, Removal/Deportation, Citizenship
18 years

Languages spoken

English, Spanish, Tagalog

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
VA	Authorized to practice law	1998	02/13/2017

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

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date granted
Legal Elite Immigration Law	Virginia Business Magazine	N/A

Work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Partner	Gardner & Mendoza, P.C.	2000 - Present

Associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
American Immigration Lawyers Association (DC chapter)	Speaker coordinator	2015 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Washington, DC chapter)	Norfolk USCIS Brown Bag co-chair	2013 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Washington D.C. chapter)	Norfolk United States & Immigration Services Liaison co-chair	2013 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association	N/A	1999 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (DC chapter)	USCIS Liaison	2013 - 2014
American Immigration Lawyers Association	Norfolk USCIS Liaison	2009 - 2010
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Legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Same-sex marriage Green Card (Adjustment of Status)	Lawful Permanent Resident status granted
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Publications

Publication name	Title	Date
Hampton Roads Mix Magazine	Immigrants, The New Americans	N/A
American Immigration Lawyers Association Immigration Handbook	Love & Marriage: Marriage-Based Immigration	N/A

Education

School name	Major	Degree	Graduated
Seton Hall University School of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1998

Speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
Old Dominion Bar Association 75th Anniversary Conference	Immigration Reform Issues	2015
BB&T Multicultural Event	Deferred Action (DACA/DAPA)	2015
American Immigration Lawyers Association Bangkok Chapter Annual Conference	DEALING WITH THE PENALTIES: EXPECTING AND WAIVING INADMISSIBILITY DETERMINATIONS	2015
Unit Meeting, League of Women Voters	Immigration Reform	2014
Old Dominion University Hispanic Heritage Month Keynote	Hispanic Heritage Month Colloquium: Hispanos/Latinos en Hampton Roads	2014
Hispanics In Hampton Roads Open Forum	Impact of Immigration on Hispanics in Hampton Roads	2014
Williamsburg Economic Development Authority Business Roundtable Luncheon	EB5 Overview	N/A
Virginia Beach Bar Association Continuing Legal Education	Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions	N/A
Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association Continuing Legal Education	Immigration Law	N/A
National Public Radio Hearsay Program with Cathy Lewis	Immigration	N/A
National Public Radio Cathy Lewis Show	Immigration	N/A
Local speaker prior to Jeb Busch simulcast interview in NY	Immigration Reform - Impact on Hampton Roads	N/A
Liberty Tax Professional Webinar Series	The Fundaments of Immigration and Taxation	N/A
League of Women Voters, Annual Meeting	Immigration In America	N/A
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions	Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions	N/A
American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada	Marriage-based "Green Card"	N/A
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Joy Haynes, Immigration Attorney June 21, 2016 1:41pm
Relationship: Worked together on matter

I have known and worked with Radlyn for years. She is knowledgeable, reliable, creative and dogged in her pursuit of a positive outcome for her client. She cares on a personal and professional level, setting her apart from her peers.

Jamilah Le Cruise, Criminal defense Attorney January 26, 2016 2:58pm
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I endorse Ms. Mendoza. She was gracious enough to speak at several CLEs held on behalf of the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Immigrant Outreach Committee when I chaired it. I refer all immigration clients to her because I know they will be in excellent hands.

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