Kathleen Martinez

Thank you so much for having me.

Thank you so much for having me.

Thank you so much for having me.

Sure. Yeah. So I mean, when I was in law school, or when I was in college, actually, I went to school with a lot of undocumented immigrants in LA. And I really got to know them.

Sure. Yeah. So I mean, when I was in law school, or when I was in college, actually, I went to school with a lot of undocumented immigrants in LA. And I really got to know them.

Sure. Yeah. So I mean, when I was in law school, or when I was in college, actually, I went to school with a lot of undocumented immigrants in LA. And I really got to know them.

I didn't really know anything about immigration until I met someone that I was involved with, you know, like whether it was my friends or my classmates or my coworkers, I really learned about their stories and I kind of became more empathetic and understanding to how they got here and why they were undocumented. So I was definitely interested.

I didn't really know anything about immigration until I met someone that I was involved with, you know, like whether it was my friends or my classmates or my coworkers, I really learned about their stories and I kind of became more empathetic and understanding to how they got here and why they were undocumented. So I was definitely interested.

I didn't really know anything about immigration until I met someone that I was involved with, you know, like whether it was my friends or my classmates or my coworkers, I really learned about their stories and I kind of became more empathetic and understanding to how they got here and why they were undocumented. So I was definitely interested.

And then I worked randomly at a family law firm and a lot of my clients, I did a lot of CPS cases because it was just a job that I got, right? And then they would ask me like, hey, can you help me out on my green card or on my DACA? You're already my lawyer. And I was like, sure. And then the more I did it, the more I loved immigration because I became a happy lawyer.

And then I worked randomly at a family law firm and a lot of my clients, I did a lot of CPS cases because it was just a job that I got, right? And then they would ask me like, hey, can you help me out on my green card or on my DACA? You're already my lawyer. And I was like, sure. And then the more I did it, the more I loved immigration because I became a happy lawyer.

And then I worked randomly at a family law firm and a lot of my clients, I did a lot of CPS cases because it was just a job that I got, right? And then they would ask me like, hey, can you help me out on my green card or on my DACA? You're already my lawyer. And I was like, sure. And then the more I did it, the more I loved immigration because I became a happy lawyer.

When you're a family lawyer, you're a not so happy lawyer. I've heard. You're dealing with like litigious divorces and CPS. And, you know, it's really hard and really stressful. But then I started making people happy. I would get them green cards. And I also fell in love with like immigrants as like as people, as clients, because I They're the best clients.

When you're a family lawyer, you're a not so happy lawyer. I've heard. You're dealing with like litigious divorces and CPS. And, you know, it's really hard and really stressful. But then I started making people happy. I would get them green cards. And I also fell in love with like immigrants as like as people, as clients, because I They're the best clients.

When you're a family lawyer, you're a not so happy lawyer. I've heard. You're dealing with like litigious divorces and CPS. And, you know, it's really hard and really stressful. But then I started making people happy. I would get them green cards. And I also fell in love with like immigrants as like as people, as clients, because I They're the best clients.

They're so grateful, so humble, so kind, and so hardworking. Meeting people from all walks of life, you learn so much from them that I'm like, this is why I'm a lawyer. This is how I want to spend all my time is helping people like this.

They're so grateful, so humble, so kind, and so hardworking. Meeting people from all walks of life, you learn so much from them that I'm like, this is why I'm a lawyer. This is how I want to spend all my time is helping people like this.

They're so grateful, so humble, so kind, and so hardworking. Meeting people from all walks of life, you learn so much from them that I'm like, this is why I'm a lawyer. This is how I want to spend all my time is helping people like this.

They're immigrants.

They're immigrants.