Family Litigation Articles

    SGG congratulates attorney Amy Lenhert, who recently became a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law.  ‘Certified Specialist’ is a prestigious designation awarded by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization to attorneys who pass a legal specialization exam and fulfill certain experience and continuing legal education requirements covering the entire spectrum of…

  Bringing to an end a three-year journey, Lorena (not her real name) was granted asylum in the Los Angeles immigration court on April 11. The immigration judge held that Lorena had a well-founded fear of persecution in Honduras as a woman unable to safely leave a violent relationship. Three years ago, Lorena and her…

On March 13, 2017, SGG Senior Attorney Helen A. Sklar joined other trainers, lawyers and activists at Ruben F. Salazar Park in East Los Angeles in spreading the message that everyone living in the United States, including people who are undocumented, have certain basic rights.  Ms. Sklar and representatives from the National Day Laborer Organizing…

SGG attorneys Helen Sklar, Amy Lenhert, and Taiyyeba Skomra have taken over representation of two mentally ill immigrants who have been detained in immigration custody for more than three years.  The U.S. District Court case Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder requires that a qualified representative be provided to mentally ill immigrants who are defending themselves in Immigration…