ATTORNEY TESTIMONIALS:

• “I greatly appreciate NILA’s attention to detail and the value they place on incorporating the voice of the client and their experiences. As a legal services attorney who is overwhelmed by high demand and low resources, I value NILA’s collaboration which resulted in positive outcomes for my clients that I could not have achieved on my own.” – Elizabeth Badger, PAIR Project, Boston, MA

• “[NILA] is an indispensable asset to have on your side when going to battle.” – Doug Jalaie, Law Office of Douglas D. Jalaie, Los Angeles, CA

• “Collaborating with NILA’s experienced litigators was invaluable. It was not only beneficial in expanding my federal practice knowledge base, but, more importantly, my client greatly benefited. Because of NILA’s diligent efforts, my client is a U.S. citizen today. I truly appreciated working with Trina and Kristin. They were professional, responsive, and extremely knowledgeable. It was a true collective effort.” – Jessica Malott, Malott Law, PLC, Iowa City, Iowa
  

• “Partnering with NILA added knowledge, experience, and strategy to our litigation team. I have no doubt that their input and assistance helped us get a better outcome, more efficiently, while also sharpening our own skills.” – Derrick J. Hensley, The Law Office of Derrick H. Hensley, PLLC, Hillsborough, NC

• “As an owner of a small law firm, I have long wished for a comprehensive hands on mentorship program that provides the tools and confidence for both new and experienced practitioners to litigate in uncomfortable waters. NILA’s co counseling program fills that need. Their brilliant team of attorneys are approachable and responsive. The guidance they provide has resulted in our firm taking on more complex cases and helped our attorneys advocate more creatively and confidently than ever before. There is truly no other organization like it.”  – Cory Forman, Cohen, Forman Barone, LLP, New York, NY

• “Having NILA as co-counsel was a huge benefit to me and our client. The NILA team are tireless advocates and experienced litigators whose mentorship enabled the highest level of representation for our client.” – Jennifer Klein, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Malden, MA

• “NILA’s co-counseling model focuses not only on representation on the pending petition for review but also on mentoring and growing new appellate practitioners. Trina and I strategized together to identify and finesse our legal arguments and she co-wrote and thoroughly edited multiple drafts of briefing, giving me a level of feedback I had not received since law school.” – Rekha Nair, Phoenix Legal Action Network, Tempe, Arizona

• “As a small firm attorney, I would not have had the capacity to take on a petition for review challenging the BIA’s decision without NILA’s partnership and expertise. I’m confident that, working together, we have presented the strongest arguments possible to the court.” – Brian Blackford, Blackford Law LLC, Omaha, Nebraska

• “NILA’s co-counseling was truly amazing and I am in awe of the great work that they do. . . . It was definitely eye opening to see everything that is involved. They took their time to answer every question and I feel like I could turn to them in the future with further questions regarding this process.” – Kira Gagarin, Gagarin Law, Framingham, MA

• “We came to NILA with one of our most complex circuit court appeals and their team took it on with enthusiasm. We and our client have benefitted greatly from co-counseling this matter, and NILA has been thoughtful, collaborative, and strategic throughout.” – Zoe Levine, The Bronx Defenders, Bronx, New York

• “I’ve worked with NILA on tough cases to seek just resolution for my clients. The staff at NILA is thoughtful, creative, and relentless. I look forward to many years of partnership with them.” – Carlos García, García & García, P.L.L.C., McAllen, Texas

• “[This case] taught us the ropes of filing a FOIA lawsuit and I think we would feel comfortable filing one on our own in the future.” – Marie Vincent, Pangea Legal Services, San Francisco, CA
  
  

• “NILA has been instrumental in helping us litigate a petition for review of a reinstatement order that has seriously legal flaws. We are extremely grateful for NILA’s expertise and on-going efforts to fight for a future for our client in the United States.” – Jodi Ziesemer, New York Legal Assistance Group, New York, New York

• “Mary and Trina are great to work with as co-counsel. I thank them for the success in district court for my clients, especially since the Seventh Circuit has unhelpful case law on U visa delay cases!” – Maria Baldini-Potermin, Maria Baldini-Potermin & Associates, P.C., Chicago, IL
  

• “Trina and Mary are experts in their fields and drawing on their experience is extremely valuable.” – Jonah Eaton, Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA
• “I would highly recommend co-counseling with NILA. NILA has extraordinarily talented, experienced litigators who guided me through the process of drafting my first mandamus complaint. . . . I am better prepared to challenge agency delays in federal court as part of my ongoing practice.”