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A Partner in Cramer & Anderson\u2019s Danbury office, Attorney Lisa M. Rivas focuses on Immigration Law and passionately aids clients in navigating the sea of immigration complexities.<\/p>\n

From removal proceedings, asylum interviews and family petitions to employment petitions for individuals with extraordinary ability or achievement, National Visa Center processing and Consular processing, Attorney Rivas summons her experience and deep knowledge of Immigration Law to deftly handle issues for clients.<\/p>\n

Attorney Rivas\u2019 practice includes experience with\u00a0Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ) Status<\/a>, the program designed to help foreign children in the U.S. who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by one or both parents. She has been successful in fighting the deportation of immigrant children in such situations through asylum or SIJ proceedings.<\/p>\n

Attorney Rivas, who is bilingual, has also logged successful outcomes in cases in which victims of domestic violence were facing deportation because they fled the abusive situations in their home country.<\/p>\n

In her work, Attorney Rivas has represented clients from across the world, primarily Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

Closer to home, her advocacy extends to volunteer and pro bono efforts that have earned Attorney Rivas notable honors and awards, including a Social Impact award<\/a> as part of the 2023 New England Legal Awards<\/a>, a 2020 Graduates of the Last Decade Impact Award<\/a>\u00a0from the UConn\u00a0Law School Alumni <\/a>Association<\/a> (LSAA), and a 2016 New Leaders in the Law award<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0The Connecticut Law Tribune.<\/a> She was also named a Super Lawyers Rising Star<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n

As a volunteer for the now closed\u00a0Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury, Attorney Rivas created and taught a citizenship course that became so popular it went from being offered once a year to four times annually\u2014and she taught two of the four classes herself. She also participated in the Center\u2019s annual backpack drive and the Three Kings Day Celebration, which included presenting gifts to children in the community.<\/p>\n

Attorney Rivas also gives free talks on immigration issues that extend to benefits, drivers\u2019 licenses and more. To honor her volunteer work, the\u00a0Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury gave Attorney Rivas its Above and Beyond Award<\/a>\u00a0in June 2016.<\/p>\n

Attorney Rivas is Chair of the Selection Committee for\u00a0the\u00a0Latino Scholarship Fund<\/a>, Inc., playing a key role in each step of the process, from reviewing applications and scheduling interviews to making final decisions.\u00a0She was previously a member of the\u00a0Executive Committee\u00a0and a former co-chair of the Gala Committee that oversees the largest fundraising event held each year.<\/p>\n

In addition to her work in Immigration Law, Attorney Rivas\u2019 Practice Areas include Workers\u2019 Compensation, Divorce & Family Law, Personal Injury Law, and Criminal Law.<\/p>\n

She lives in New Milford with her family.<\/p>\n

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