Aparna Patrie
Immigration and Civil Rights Law
Aparna Patrie is a dedicated and passionate immigration attorney with over a decade of experience in civil litigation and federal policy. As principal and founder at Patrie Law Associates, Aparna represents clients in a variety of family and business immigration matters, including asylum, removal, detention, adjustment of status, U-Visas, VAWA, appeals and more.
Aparna immigrated to the United States at age 13 before naturalizing in her 20s. Her personal experiences immigrating to the United States inform every aspect of her work and enable her to provide compassionate, client-centered legal services. Her philosophy is to empower clients to make the best decisions for themselves and their families.
Aparna received her Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown Law, magna cum laude, in 2015. After law school, Aparna clerked for the Honorable Majorie O. Rendell of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, where she handled all of the complex immigration appeals that came before Judge Rendell during her clerkship. Aparna also has years of experience as a lawyer for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, where federal immigration laws are drafted, and as a staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is licensed in New York.
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 5380407
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- Immigration Counsel
- Roots Reborn
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- Provide immigration legal services to survivors of the Maui wildfires of 2023 as well as policy advocacy and immigration education through Know Your Rights trainings and workshops.
- Counsel
- U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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- Senior Counsel and Policy Advisor to Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on Judiciary Committee relating to oversight of the Department of Justice, civil rights and immigration matters.
- Trial Attorney
- U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
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- Conducted investigations of police departments; litigated cases regarding police misconduct, unconstitutional prison conditions and juvenile detention facilities.
- Georgetown University Law Center
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- American Immigration Lawyers Association
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