Megan Brewer joined the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin in March of 2015. Before joining the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, Ms. Brewer served as an Asylum Officer with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Anaheim, CA, where she adjudicated Asylum and NACARA applications and interviewed applicants for Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear. Prior to working at the Asylum Office, Ms. Brewer was an attorney with a private immigration firm in Pasadena, CA. Ms. Brewer is a 2009 graduate of the UCLA School of Law with an emphasis in Critical Race Studies.
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English, Spanish
Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin
776 E Green St Ste 210
Pasadena, CA, 91101
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CA | Active | 2009 | 02/07/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Recognition for Support for Pro Bono Legal Services | Sen. Kamala Harris | 2018 |
Golden Keyboard Award | Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Section | 2017 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Staff Attorney | Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin | 2015 - Present |
Asylum Officer | USCIS Los Angeles Asylum Office | 2012 - 2015 |
Associate Attorney | Hanlon Law Group, PC | 2010 - 2012 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Law Section | Executive Board Member | 2017 - Present |
American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member | 2010 - Present |
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Law Section | Member | 2010 - Present |
National Lawyers Guild, National Immigration Project | Member | 2009 - Present |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of California at Los Angeles School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2009 |
University of California - Los Angeles | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2005 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Continuing Legal Education | I Need Some Sort of "Excuse Rolodex..."A Review of Motions to Reopen In Absentia Orders | 2021 |
AILA Waivers Web Seminar | Considerations for I-601A Waivers and I-212 | 2021 |
AILA 2021 California Chapters Conference | Navigating Tricky Asylum Issues | 2021 |
AILA 2020 Virtual National Conference | Litigating in the New Age of Agency Deference | 2020 |
Continuing Legal Education | Retro Relief: Expiration of TPS and Eligibility for NACARA | 2019 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Alvarado-Herrera v. Garland, 993 F.3d 1187, 1190 (9th Cir. 2021) | (establishing the legal standard for the “reasonable fear” screening test before an immigration judge) |
Arce v. United States, 899 F.3d. 796 (9th Cir. 2018) | (establishing that the federal courts have authority to consider damages actions under the Federal Tort Claims Act in cases involving unlawful deportations) |
Bonilla v. Lynch, 840 F.3d 575 (9th Cir. 2016) | (establishing sua sponte jurisdiction to review denials of motions to reopen based on change in law) |
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Arthur Minas, Immigration Attorney on Nov 11, 2021
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. Megan is fantastic.
Robert Bell, Immigration Attorney on Apr 14, 2017
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I had the opportunity to confer with Ms. Brewer on a complex immigration matter. She has an excellent grasp of the immigration laws and is a true professional. I endorse this attorney.
Arthur Minas, Immigration Attorney on Nov 11, 2021
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. Megan is fantastic.
Robert Bell, Immigration Attorney on Apr 14, 2017
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I had the opportunity to confer with Ms. Brewer on a complex immigration matter. She has an excellent grasp of the immigration laws and is a true professional. I endorse this attorney.
Somair Alam, Immigration Attorney on Feb 12, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Megan is a top-notch immigration attorney. She is a zealous advocate for her clients and well respected in the legal community.
Stacy Tolchin, Immigration Attorney on Aug 19, 2016
Relationship: Supervised lawyer
I endorse this lawyer- she is outstanding.
Mackenzie Mackins, Immigration Attorney on Jul 27, 2016
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I enthusiastically endorse this lawyer! Megan is thoughtful and intelligent in assessing a case and will work hard for her clients.
Vivek Mittal, Immigration Attorney on Jul 26, 2016
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Megan is an excellent attorney and I fully endorse her.