Laura L. Lichter

Laura L. Lichter is the founder and managing partner of Lichter Immigration in Denver, Colorado. With over three decades of dedicated legal practice, she focuses on representing foreign nationals in removal and deportation defense, complex family and naturalization petitions, administrative appeals, and federal court litigation before U.S. District and Circuit Courts.

A recognized authority in immigration law, Ms. Lichter is a former national President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and spent over a decade within its executive leadership. She has served as AILA's primary liaison to vital enforcement divisions of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, including ICE and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). She also served on the Homeland Security Advisory Council Task Force on Secure Communities. Ms. Lichter earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from Swarthmore College.

Ms. Lichter is deeply committed to pro bono advocacy for indigent clients, access to counsel, and educating both the public and legal community. A prominent legal writer and lecturer, she frequently presents across the United States on emerging immigration law issues and policy developments.