Katharine Elizabeth Ruhl

Katharine Elizabeth Ruhl

5.0
Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 18 years

Appeals Lawyer at Tucson, AZ
Practice Areas: Appeals, Immigration

PO Box 43261, Tucson, AZ

About Katharine

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Appeals 50%

I handle immigration appeals with the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. This includes motions to reopen, and I take cases to the Board nation wide. I delight in complicated and challenging cases.

18 years

50%
Immigration 50%

18 years

50%

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Licenses

Licensed in Arizona for 9 years

State: Arizona

Acquired: 2017

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 18 years

State: California

Acquired: 2008

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Ruhl Immigration, PLLC

PO Box 43261, Tucson, AZ, 85733

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Katharine Elizabeth Ruhl's Reviews

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Posted by Marco Galdino | July 03, 2013 | Criminal Defense

You are seeking an attorney responsible, efficient and responsible here is Mrs. Ruhl

Kathe is an excellent professional, responsible, efficient, with a knowledge of immigration law and criminal law, with enough knowledge to wins any immigration case, in my last court that she was representing me showed that she really knows and knows laws, for about 4 years Katharine Ruhl was repres...enting me as Pro-Bono, and she worked hard and with all dedication in my case always walking the 2 mile help me and giving of their time and dedication.

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Katharine Elizabeth Ruhl's Lawyer Endorsements

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Matthew Green

Immigration lawyer | Apr 17

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"Katie Ruhl is an excellent immigration attorney. Not only is she totally committed to her clients, her knowledge of immigration law is very impressive. While Ms. Ruhl worked for my law firm, I was very fortunate to have such a professional and talented advocate on my team. I feel that any individual with an immigration case or appeal will be very well served by such a capable lawyer."

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James Smith

Immigration lawyer | Feb 27

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer. I have supervised Ms. Ruhl's legal work for 8 years as I was director of the UC Davis Immigration Law clinic when she enrolled in the clinic approximately 2005-2006. I have since sought her assistance as her legal research and writing is of exceptionally high quality. She also is great interpersonal skills and is an effective advocate."

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Jesse Evans-Schroeder

Immigration lawyer | Feb 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Katharine Ruhl is a tireless advocate. She is not only dedicated to her clients, but also to ensuring that the community of immigration advocates is up to speed on complex and emerging issues in immigration law. Ms. Ruhl is, above all, smart, passionate, creative, compassionate, and dedicated to getting the best results for her clients. Having worked with her, I have learned from her, and I wholeheartedly endorse her."

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Thalassa Kingsnorth

Immigration lawyer | Jul 01

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"One of the best deportation defense and asylum attorneys in the state. Strongly recommend Katie, Jesse, and Matt for a caring and committed handling of your immigration case."

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Jesse Evans-Schroeder

Immigration lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Honors

2007

Martin Luther King, Jr. Servi Award, UC Davis School of Law

2003

Sara Weaver Volunteer of the Year, The Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Attorney, Ruhl Immigration, PLLC

2012 - 2013

Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Matthew H. Green

2007 - 2011

Staff Attorney, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project

2002 - 2003

Paralegal, Nationalities Service Center

Associations

2008 - Present

National Lawyers Guild, National Immigration Project

Member

2007 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2005 - Present

Detention Watch Network

Member

Education

N/A

UC Davis SOL King Hall

law

N/A

Wellesley Coll

undergraduate

Speaking Engagements

2014

AILA CLE

Gender and Sexuality Based Asylum Claims

2013

AILA Audio Seminar

Seeking Remedies from ICE Post-Removal Order

2011

Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium

Justice for Children of Incarcerated and Detained Parents

2010

Arizona Public Defender’s Association Annual Conference

SB 1070

Publications

2010

Duke University Press Terrorizing Women: Femicide in the Americas (Contributing Author)

2007

Hastings Women's Law Journal, Volume 18, N.2 Guatemala's Femicides and the Ongoing Struggle for Women's Human Rights

Languages

Spanish

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