Brenda Montes

Brenda Montes

5.0
Rating: 8.1

Licensed for 13 years

Immigration Lawyer at Pasadena, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

177 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 200, Pasadena, CA

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Ms. Montes represents clients in numerous areas of immigration law including deportation defense, immigration bond hearings, detention cases, consular processing, adjustment of status via family petitions, naturalization, and other immigration relief including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Humanitarian Requests and U-Visas. Ms. Montes specializes in complex cases where criminal law and immigration law intersect, offering expert legal advice and representation for her clients.

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 13 years

State: California

Acquired: 2012

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Montes Law Firm

177 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 200, Pasadena, CA, 91105

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30 Client Reviews

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Posted by Sayuri | May 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Superb Professional

Highly recommend! Brenda is a smart, knowledgeable, compassionate, efficient, detail oriented, highly responsive professional in every way. We were fortunate to be referred to her by grateful detainees at Adelanto Detention Center who have found her to be outstanding, trustworthy, highly competent le...gal counsel in their own cases. Brenda has rolled up her sleeves and helped us to evaluate a complex deportation case that was botched by a previous attorney, a case in which our friend's life is at stake. She has her ear closely to the ground regarding current Court and BIA thinking and has excellent, highly practical strategic thinking skills. She is a rare gem who is practicing law in order to help people and save lives and I can't recommend her highly enough. I wish that the immigration attorney world were filled with a million Brendas!

Posted by Shamin | May 15, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Exceptional lawyer and a wonderful person.

My family was facing adverse conditions in our home country and decided to apply for asylum in the USA. I initially met with a bunch of lawyers but none of them seemed to be a good fit as I got the feeling that they prioritized the money instead of us. I then met with Brenda and felt that she actuall...y cared about us and our situation. This made us hire her and the whole experience with her was great. She was very patient with my family and helped us navigate through the entire process with the utmost care. She spent countless hours with my family explaining everything clearly to them. I am glad to say that my family was granted asylum on the 9th of this month and I was only because of Mrs.Brenda. Not only is she an exceptional lawyer but she is a wonderful individual as well who truly cares about her clients. If you are looking for an immigration attorney I highly recommend Mrs.Brenda

Posted by Noman | December 23, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Best Immigration Lawyer

Brenda Montes, A five star review is not enough to explain about this name. I have never seen any attorney as promised and professional as her. She is a fighter and she knows how to win. Recently, she dealt my family case which was almost impossible to win. She worked so hard and won the case. I got ...my family back. Most important thing is, she has very deep feelings for the people and families who are struggling with immigration. I can guarantee that she is the safest hand for family cases in Southern California.

Posted by juan figueredo | September 26, 2017 | Immigration

excellent

this is the best professional I ever seen, she really help me out with the resource and every step I have to follow in my inmigration process. she gave me relievable information about coasts and times with all my process. shes honest professional and also a real respectful person

Posted by Edson | February 20, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Profesional, Caring, and Honest.

Brenda is one of the very rare Law Profesionals that can truely be trusted. From the beginning of my case I had a very realistic attitude as to the outcome. This, at times, caused my attorney and I to butt heads. She was never rude but found a way to set me straight. This process is extremely emotion...ally and mentally taxing. There were times when I was ready to give up and just get it over with. Brenda would not allow it. She believed that as long as there was even a sliver of hope, we should keep on fighting with all we had. The best decision I ever made was to trust her and let her do her thing. A couple of times in the courtroom, she got fierce with the GA in order to defend my reputation and not be dragged down. I should have seen her dedication and passion in helping people when she traveled to San Francisco in order to get my case transferred to Los Angeles (where my family and I live). Every step of the way Brenda has been strong even when I have given up hope. She is a great attorney but, in my opinion, an even greater Human Being. I would recommend her to anyone who is dealing with immigration issues. She knows her stuff and knows when to push hard or simply nudge in the right direction.

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Experience

Rating:  8.1 (Excellent)

Work Experience

2013 - 2017

Associate, Franco Law Group

Associations

2016 - Present

Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles

2017 - 2019

American Immigration Lawyers Association

2012 - 2013

Los Angeles County Bar Association

2012 - 2013

Latino Lawyers Bar Association

2012 - 2013

Mexican American Bar Association

Education

2011

University of California - Los Angeles

JD - Juris Doctor

2008

California State University, Fullerton

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2017

"Know Your Rights" Forum

"Know Your Rights" for Immigrants and their Families

2016

“U.S. Department of Homeland Security”

Immigration "Know Your Rights"

2015

13th Annual Social Services in the Latina/o Community Conference

Immigration: The Seperation of Families and the Hope of Relief

Publications

2017

Clinical Law Review "A For-Profit Rebellious Immigration Practice in East Los Angeles"

Languages

Spanish

English

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