Christine Marie Stouffer

Christine Marie Stouffer is the owner and principal attorney of Stouffer Law in Berkeley, California. A Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law with the State Bar of California, she has devoted her legal practice exclusively to immigration matters since 2006. She assists individuals and families navigating complex immigration processes, including family reunification, deportation defense, and humanitarian relief before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Immigration Courts.

Ms. Stouffer earned her Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2005 after completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Washington. Prior to founding her private practice, she served as an Interim Staff Attorney with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in San Francisco, working on their Pro Bono Asylum Program, and as a Staff Attorney for Arab American Legal Services. A committed leader in the legal community, she has served as EOIR Co-liaison and Pro Bono Co-coordinator for the American Immigration Lawyers Association Northern California Chapter, as well as Co-chair of the Immigration Committee for the National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Chapter.

Having lived abroad in Morocco and France, and having immigrants in her immediate family, Ms. Stouffer brings deep cultural empathy and personal insight to every case. Fluent in French and conversant in Arabic and Spanish, she works collaboratively with clients from diverse backgrounds to demystify immigration law, clarify their options, and build the strongest possible legal strategy.