Megan Aurelle Brewer

Megan Aurelle Brewer

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 16 years

Immigration Lawyer at Pasadena, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

776 E Green St Ste 210, Pasadena, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 16 years

State: California

Acquired: 2009

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Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin

776 E Green St Ste 210, Pasadena, CA, 91101

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21 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 4 of 4 reviews | General Knowledge

Posted by Anna K. | May 19, 2022 | Immigration

N-400 RFE consultation. Approved within 4 days!

I received an RFE after my citizenship interview based on a 5-year rule, it was pretty unexpected and concerning. Megan was able to find time for consultation in her packed scheduler. She sent valuable information even before our consultation and provided me with very clear step-by-step instructi...ons and a number of options. In addition to that, Megan spent extra time checking some of my documents after the consultation. The result: I received my approval 4 days after the documents have been received by USCIS! And the total time from the date I submitted the N-400 until my Oath ceremony was 3 months and 2 days (including the delay with the RFE). Unbelievable! Megan is a top-level knowledgeable lawyer with a rare-to-find caring attitude. She listens with compassion and has a clear action plan to win your case. In my situation it was just one consultation, I can't believe how much value Megan was able to provide. Thank you for guiding me through this stressful experience!

Posted by Brian | December 22, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Adjustment of Status

Megan guided us through the adjustment of status application. Our case required knowledge and expertise that Megan supplied. She filed waivers that were crucial to our success. Megan and her staff were able to expedite our application submittal before adverse changes occurred in the application proce...ss.

Posted by anonymous | March 27, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Successfully won Permanent Residency when I believed all hope was loss

Megan is an excellent lawyer who took my fathers case when multiple top class lawyers within Los Angeles have either rejected us or said the best option was to just wait. We came across her by chance and she took up an incredibly difficult case surrounding residency in relation to Nacara. My fath...er previously applied for such amnesty but was rejected because he was scammed by frauds claiming to be immigration lawyers this resulted in thousands of dollars lost and my father losing faith in ever attaining residency. In fact he received multiple deportation notice that he fought off wondering if everyday was his last. He works hard contributes well to the economy and pays taxes without receiving any state or federal benefits. Post Trump election my father became fearful and decided to reach out for assistance by this time its been well over 15 years since his last attempt. He was faced with lawyers telling him his best option was to plead for forgiveness leave the country and apply again. This was an impossible option for our family my father is the financial pillar of the family. All three of his children are still in the process of studying to get off their feet into a career. It was daunting to say the least. This is when we get a recommendation from one of the lawyers we have met recommending Megan as this is her area of expertise. Megan was clearly much different than most of the lawyers we met she didn't go through the usual recommendations. While she acknowledges that they were options she also understood that given our circumstances they were the same as no options all together. Megan got to work and figured out that our story made sense after reading the inconsistency of my father's case. That he was indeed tricked and that this would make a compelling case to reopen Nacara for my father. This is the first time we heard this option and was clearly a shock to most of us. Yet given the recent trend of ICE arrest and deportation my father felt it was the best chance to trust someone who was already an expert and given us options we can finally work with. Therefore we hired Megan and it was by far the best decision we have ever made as a family. Her prices were fair and her work ethic is unmatched. We constantly asked her multiple questions days at times out of fear and riddled with what if scenarios. She answered all of it rationally and calmly putting us at ease. Even when we hit a roadblock she had a way to circumvent and try again until finally she made one great success after another. My father case was re-open which when talking to previous lawyers wasn't an option because of how incredibly difficult and rare it is to do. Yet to Megan it was the most likely and rational scenario and for good reason a lot of consequences my father faced were out of his control. Following the re-opening Megan pressed hard in order to move up the date to a reasonable couple months to have an interview. Then we were faced with some unreasonable task that worried my father even more. Yet through this entire process Megan again worked through it with us and put us at ease. To what finally came to be the best conclusion we could ask for which is my father being approved for permanent residency. If you had asked me 2-3 years ago if my father was ever going to be a resident I would have said no. Yet Megan made the impossible possible for us. She is an excellent lawyer who is willing to work cases that others have said are either too difficult or not likely to succeed. I hope this clears any doubts in your mind if you have the chance to work with Megan it is undoubtedly the best decision my family has ever made.

Posted by anonymous | August 19, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Smart and Fights the Fight

Attorney Brewer is an incredibly smart, thoughtful and hardworking lawyer. She has passion for her work and that passion leads to solid results! Our case was particularly challenging as it was not based in Los Angeles County, but that obstacle did not prevent Attorney Brewer from securing a win for... us. She is highly recommended.

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Megan Aurelle Brewer's Lawyer Endorsements

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Arthur Minas

Immigration lawyer | Nov 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Megan is fantastic."

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Robert Bell

Immigration lawyer | Apr 14

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."

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Somair Alam

Immigration lawyer | Feb 12

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."

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Stacy Tolchin

Immigration lawyer | Aug 19

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer- she is outstanding."

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Mackenzie Mackins

Immigration lawyer | Jul 27

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."

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Vivek Mittal

Immigration lawyer | Jul 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Megan is an excellent attorney and I fully endorse her."

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Recognition for Support for Pro Bono Legal Services, Sen. Kamala Harris

2017

Golden Keyboard Award, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Section

Work Experience

2015 - Present

Staff Attorney, Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin

2012 - 2015

Asylum Officer, USCIS Los Angeles Asylum Office

2010 - 2012

Associate Attorney, Hanlon Law Group, PC

Associations

2017 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Law Section

Executive Board Member

2010 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2010 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Law Section

Member

2009 - Present

National Lawyers Guild, National Immigration Project

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

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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Education

2009

University of California at Los Angeles School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2005

University of California - Los Angeles

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2021

2021

AILA 2021 California Chapters Conference Navigating Tricky Asylum Issues

2020

AILA 2020 Virtual National Conference Litigating in the New Age of Agency Deference

2019

Continuing Legal Education

Retro Relief: Expiration of TPS and Eligibility for NACARA

2018

Continuing Legal Education “Nuts and Bolts on Removal”

2018

AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law “ICE”-ing Removals: Credible and Reasonable Fear Interviews

2017

Raids Response Training for Attorney Volunteers Responding to raids and other enforcement actions

2017

Lunch With the Experts "Is It An Admission?"

2017

2016

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Immigration Law Training Hot Topics: The Convention Against Torture

Languages

English

Spanish

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