Stacy Eva Tolchin

Stacy Eva Tolchin is a highly distinguished immigration attorney based in Pasadena, California, with over two decades of dedicated legal experience. As the founder of the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, she focuses exclusively on complex immigration matters, including deportation defense, federal court litigation, petitions, and appellate advocacy before the Board of Immigration Appeals and federal circuit courts.

Prior to establishing her own firm in 2010, Ms. Tolchin served for nine years as a staff attorney at Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 2001 after completing her undergraduate studies at Oberlin College in 1996. Throughout her career, she has held prominent leadership and advisory roles, including serving on the Board of Directors of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild and on the Ninth Circuit Rules Committee.

Ms. Tolchin is committed to championing the legal rights of immigrants and providing clear, strategic guidance through an increasingly complicated legal system. Renowned for her thorough preparation and assertive advocacy, she approaches every case with deep compassion, striving to secure safety, stability, and justice for her clients and their families.