Christina A. Wilkes

Christina A. Wilkes is a dedicated immigration and guardianship attorney based in Takoma Park, Maryland. With two decades of distinguished legal experience, Ms. Wilkes focuses her practice on complex immigration and nationality law, including family-based petitions, humanitarian relief, deportation defense, and employment-based immigration. She regularly advocates before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), while frequently representing immigrant minors in Maryland Circuit Courts and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Prior to establishing Wilkes Legal, LLC in 2017, Ms. Wilkes was a partner at Grossman Law, LLC, where she led multifaceted strategies for individuals, families, and professionals facing removal proceedings. Earlier in her career, she served as the Legal Director of Ayuda, a premier Washington, D.C.-area non-profit organization providing comprehensive legal and social support to low-income immigrants. During her tenure at Ayuda, she founded and directed the Children's Project, earning recognition as an early regional pioneer in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) advocacy.

Ms. Wilkes holds a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College. Fluent in Spanish and English, she pairs rigorous, aggressive legal advocacy with profound cultural empathy, working tirelessly to guide families and vulnerable individuals toward lawful status and long-term security in the United States.