Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch practices immigration law because she works with wonderful clients who are experiencing significant and emotional life changes. Kate enjoys celebrating with her clients when they achieve their immigration goals, such as obtaining citizenship or the right to live and work in the US, and she also has great compassion for how hard and stressful it can be to face losing immigration status or being separated from loved ones.
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch is a native of Austin, Texas, who found law after working in the technology sector. Kate yearned for meaning in her work and chose law school hoping to find a way to incorporate service in her career. While at the University of Texas School of Law, she joined the Immigration Clinic. Her first assignment as a student attorney was to conduct an intake with a family of Iraqi citizens who were being detained at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center in Taylor, Texas, as they sought asylum in the United States after suffering severe persecution in their home country. Her clients were distraught to be in a prison with their infant daughter who had not been permitted to go outside in days. At the conclusion of her meeting with the parents, the baby’s desperate mother asked Kate if she would sneak the baby out of the prison. It was this moment when she decided on a career fighting for justice for immigrants.
Kate Lincoln-goldfinch was the recipient of an Equal Justice Works Fellowship, sponsored by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in 2008. She completed her fellowship at American Gateways (formerly the Political Asylum Project of Austin), a non-profit organization devoted to securing justice for low-income immigrants in the Central Texas area. Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch fellowship project served the detainees at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center during which she provided representation and rights presentations to the immigrant women and families detained there. She also served as the pro bono coordinator for American Gateways.
After her fellowship, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch entered private immigration practice. Her practice encompasses a variety of immigration cases including temporary visas, adjustments of status, naturalization, and consular processing, as well as removal defense, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and crime victims’ visas. Her firm offers high quality legal representation in an accessible and empathetic environment.
In 2010, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch received the Contribution to Minority Community Award from the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association. Since the unfortunate resurgence of family detention in 2014, Kate has been active in providing and recruiting pro bono representation for the detained women and children at the Karnes Detention Center and she serves on the Advisory Committee for the Karnes Pro Bono Project. She has been engaged as a speaker at various forums in the field of immigration law. She is a fluent Spanish speaker. Her most important accomplishment of all is her family: her precious daughter Nora and her husband Josh.
Practice areas
Bringing Peace to Immigrant Families
Peace of mind for you, A fresh financial start for your family
Languages spoken
Spanish, English
1005 E. 40th St.
Austin, TX, 78751
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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TX | Eligible To Practice In Texas | 2008 | 05/28/2022 |
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Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Super Lawyer Chosen | Thomson Reuter's Super Lawyer Magazine | 2021 |
Best Bankruptcy Lawyers in Round Rock | Expertise | 2021 |
Super Lawyer Chosen | Thomson Reuter's Super Lawyer Magazine | 2020 |
Best of Austin Immigration Attorney | Austin Monthly Magazine | 2020 |
2020 Torch Awards For Marketplace Ethics | BBB | 2020 |
David H. Walter Community Excellence Award | Austin Bar Association | 2020 |
Changermaker Award | Austin Young Chamber | 2019 |
Super Lawyer Chosen | Thomson Reuter's Super Lawyer Magazine | 2019 |
Best of Austin Immigration Attorney | Austin Monthly Magazine | 2019 |
Finalist in the Legal Category | Austin Under 40 Awards | 2019 |
Leadership In Advocacy Award | Grassroots Leadership | 2018 |
Excellence In Pro Bono Award | Austin Bar Association | 2018 |
Client's Choice | Avvo | 2018 |
Rising Star Chosen | Thompsons Reuter's Super Lawyer Magazine | 2018 |
Pro Bono Attorney of the Year | Travis County Women Lawyers Association | 2017 |
Rising Star Chosen | Thompsons Reuter's Super Lawyer Magazine | 2017 |
Contribution to Minority Community Award | Travis County Women Lawyers Association | 2010 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Travis County Women Lawyers Association | Board Member | 2013 - Present |
Austin Bar Association, Solo/Small Firm Section | Board Member | 2011 - Present |
American Immigrant Lawyers Association | Member | N/A |
National Immigration Project of the Lawyers Guild | Member | N/A |
Austin Young Lawyers Association | Member | N/A |
Hilde Girls | Member | N/A |
Casa Marianella | Board Member | 2015 - 2016 |
Austin Bar Association | Leadership Academy Member | 2015 - 2015 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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CGTN America | The Heat: U.S. Immigration | 2021 |
The New York Times | I Have No Idea Where My Daughter Is’: Migrant Parents Are Desperate for News | 2021 |
KVUE (abc) | Homeland Security committee grills Secretary over border, immigration policies | 2021 |
CNN | Migrant children have been in US custody for weeks. Now the Biden administration has to reunite them with families | 2021 |
Truthout | Complexities at the Border Are Lost as Media, GOP Paint Situation as a “Surge” | 2021 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of Texas School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2008 |
University Of Texas | BS - Bachelor of Science | 2004 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Evening News | Legal Advice | 2016 |
CLE Conference | Immigration Law | 2015 |
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Steven Miller, Immigration Attorney on Oct 14, 2020
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I endorse this lawyer based on her in-depth knowledge of immigration law and passionate advocacy for her clients.
Sade Ogunbode, Immigration Attorney on Jun 15, 2016
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I have known Kate for years, from working on a Board together, and taking intensive work training together. She is a great advocate for her clients and sets the bar high for effective representation. I have referred my own clients to her and will do so again.
Shaheen Manshoory, Immigration Attorney on May 26, 2016
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I strongly endorse this lawyer. Strong reviews from the simple reason that she's great at what she does.
Christine Andresen, Immigration Attorney on May 5, 2016
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Kate is incredibly passionate about immigration law. She loves her clients. She wants to help them achieve their dreams. She wants to help kids. But her depth of knowledge is impressive, she also gets results. You will absolutely love her.