Paola Ivonne Neri, Esq.

Paola I. Neri is the founder and managing partner of Neri Law Offices, bringing extensive experience and deep dedication to U.S. immigration and nationality law. Established in February 2020, her practice handles a comprehensive range of immigration matters, including family-based immigrant petitions, waivers, citizenship applications, U Visas, VAWA self-petitions, and DACA renewals. She also counsels business and creative clients on employment- and entertainment-based visas such as TN, E-1, E-2, O-1, and L-1A visas, while vigorously representing individuals facing removal proceedings before immigration courts across the country.

Having immigrated from Mexico at the age of five and grown up in a working-class household in San Diego, Ms. Neri possesses a profound, personal understanding of the challenges navigating the U.S. immigration system. She graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Irvine, with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, Law, and Society, and subsequently earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 2012. Throughout her legal career, she has held prominent bar leadership roles, including serving as Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Southern California Chapter and Co-Chair of the National Lawyers Guild Los Angeles Chapter Immigration Committee. In recognition of her skill and leadership, she has been named to the Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Stars list and recognized as a Top Attorney by Pasadena Magazine.

Ms. Neri's professional philosophy centers on organization, proactive communication, and personalized case management. Believing that every client deserves dedicated and transparent advocacy, she approaches each matter with meticulous care. In addition to her private practice, she actively engages in pro bono service through the AILA Military Assistance Program, serves on the Loyola Law School Alumni Board of Governors, and frequently leads workshops and panels educating the community and fellow attorneys on immigration relief.