Janay Farmer is an associate attorney practicing exclusively immigration law, with a focus on complex removal defense, humanitarian processes, and family-based immigration matters. Ms. Farmer practices before the Department of Homeland Security Executive Office of Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, USCIS, the Superior Court of Washington, and the Department of State. She is admitted to the bars of Washington State, New York State, and the Eastern District of New York.
Ms. Farmer graduated from the University of Washington School of Law. Following law school, Janay worked as an Assistant Professor of Law at Haramaya University School of Law in Ethiopia. Upon returning to the United States, Janay worked and volunteered at numerous human rights and immigration-focused nonprofit organizations in New York City, including MADRE, Girl Rising, Immigration Equality, and the NYC Housing Court, as well as the HIV Law Project at Housing works, where she provided direct immigration and public benefits representation to low-income New Yorkers living with HIV and AIDS.
Ms. Farmer joined Hanis Irvine Prothero in June 2019 as an Associate Immigration attorney. She continues to represent French-speaking asylees Pro Bono for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and is a frequent volunteer with the King County Bar Association immigration clinics and Centro Rendu. Ms. Farmer is fluent in French and conversant in Spanish and American Sign Language.
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6703 S. 234th Street, Suite 300, Kent, WA, 98032
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Posted by Kevin | August 22, 2021 | Hired Attorney
Janay has recently handled my citizenship application. I was really impressed by her efficiency and skills during the whole process. She prepared a thorough application package for me within a short period. She was a very good listener, and highly responsive to any question or concern that I had duri...
Posted by Daniel | December 13, 2016 | Hired Attorney
Janay met my husband when she worked pro-bono for 'Immigration Equality'. She was instrumental in helping my husband apply for (and receive) political asylum - this was due to her skill and concern for my husband as a person and applicant. We have retained Janay to help us through the process of ...
Posted by anonymous | December 13, 2016 | Hired Attorney
After going through the process of becoming a permanent resident and seeing how hard and taxing these immigration procedures can be with request for evidence (RFE), filling out wrong forms, and all the interview questions, I decided to hire a lawyer for my naturalization. I went with Janay Farmer...
"Janay is extremely knowledgeable about immigration law and she truly cares about her clients. She is meticulous in her representation and always knows even the most obscure areas of the law. We have worked together on cases before and I always trust her judgment and assessment. She is also extremely personable and I can tell that her clients love her. Janay is awesome, and if someone I cared about needed legal advice and I could not do it myself, I would not hesitate to send them to Janay."
"I respect Janay for her resourcefulness and her dedication to put her clients in the best position to succeed. Immigration is one of the more complicated areas of law and I trust Janay to do right by anyone I refer to her."
"Attorney Farmer has extensive experience working on asylum cases. Her passion for serving the immigrant community is admirable. Without hesitation I endorse Attorney Farmer."
Immigration lawyer
Estate planning lawyer
Criminal defense lawyer
2019 - Present
Attorney, Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC
2016 - Present
Pro Bono Attorney, Northwest Immigrants Right Project
2015 - 2016
Staff Attorney, HIV Law Project at Housing Works
2014 - 2019
Principal, Janay Farmer Law Group
2013 - 2015
Pro Bono Attorney, Immigration Equality
2012 - 2012
Human Rights Legal Advocacy Pro Bono Attorney, Madre
2012 - 2012
Pro Bono Attorney, Centre for Civil and Political Rights
2012 - 2013
Legal Consultant for NGO Partnerships, Girl Rising / 10 x 10
2011 - 2011
Assistant Professor of Law, Haramaya University College of Law
2016 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Washington State chapter)Member
2016 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Washington State chapter)Asylum Committee Member
2016 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Washington State chapter)Pro Bono Committee Member
2014 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2020 - 2020
Washington State Bar AssociationMember
2014 - 2016
American Immigration Lawyers Association (New York City Area chapter)Member
US Citizenship
2011
JD - Juris Doctor
2015
French
English
Spanish
American Sign Language
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