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Aliza Lopes Baker spent eight years as an EOIR Attorney Advisor — the lawyers who draft the decisions Immigration Judges sign. She has written hundreds of Immigration Judge decisions designed to withstand Board of Immigration Appeals review across seven federal circuits, and she served as team lead coordinating legal support across multiple courts. She leads Emeriti Law's appellate practice.
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Aliza has drafted numerous BIA appeals since joining the firm, handling cases involving asylum denials, cancellation of removal, Convention Against Torture, and motions to reopen. Using her extensive knowledge of the law, she has drafted incisive and nuanced appeals in cases where the law was misapplied and where crucial evidence was overlooked by the Immigration Judge. The firm's partners routinely collaborate on appellate matters — providing strategic guidance, counsel, and review before briefs are filed. Aliza understands the BIA standard from the decision-maker's vantage point, having spent eight years drafting the decisions Immigration Judges sign.
Aliza has also done significant work on the modified categorical approach — the technical analytical framework that governs how criminal convictions are analyzed for immigration consequences. She provides support to solo practitioners and firms seeking co-counsel on appellate matters, motions to reopen, and complex removal proceedings.
Having seen all types of cases during her time with the Immigration Courts, Aliza is keenly aware of the many ways that a case can go wrong. From simple scheduling mistakes to missed deadlines, even the smallest error can have a significant adverse impact. Aliza has leveraged her extensive experience with the Immigration Courts to help immigrants and practitioners successfully reopen cases where an attorney's error has resulted in a removal order.
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Drafted hundreds of Immigration Judge decisions built to withstand appellate review; understands the BIA standard from the decision-maker's vantage point. Now leads the firm's active appellate docket.
Eight years of front-line legal support to Immigration Judges across seven federal circuits, including team lead responsibility for multi-court coordination.
Concentration in criminal immigration law at Case Western Reserve; significant work on the modified categorical approach; ongoing practice focus on criminal-immigration crossover matters in removal proceedings.
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