Atty. Alma D. Puente
Attorney Alma D. Puente is a member of the California State Bar, having being admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court in December 2004.
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Alma D. Puente is an Attorney based in El Monte, California, practicing at Law Office of Alma D. Puente, APLC. They have 22+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2004. Their practice focuses on immigration. Admitted to practice in California (2004), U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2006), and U.S. Supreme Court (2009). Educated at Loyola Law School (J.D., 2004) and Chapman University (B.A., 1996). Active member of Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Immigration Section, 2005-) Mexican American Bar Association. Serands clients in El Monte, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Attorney Alma D. Puente is a member of the California State Bar, having being admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court in December 2004
- Ms. Puente is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court
- After graduating from Chapman University in 1996, Mrs. Puente worked as an Immigration Inspector with the U.S
- Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) at the Southern land border at Calexico, California
- She then transferred to the position of District Adjudications Officer at the Los Angeles District Office of the Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS)
- During her tenure with CIS, she conducted interviews for benefits such as United States citizenship and adjustment of status (green cards)
- Mrs. Puente also served as the director of the Congressional Liaison Unit - a unit specifically designated to respond to immigration related inquiries of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate
- Mrs. Puente reached the level of Supervisory District Adjudications Officer
- Mrs. Puente completed her law degree at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California while working for CIS
- After nine years of service with CIS, Mrs. Puente decided to pursue her lifelong desire to practice law in the private sector
- Mrs. Puente was an associate at the prestigious Law Office of Enrique Arevalo from January 2006 until January 2010 when she established the Law Office of Alma D Puente
- Mrs. Puente had the distinction of working as an intern with the United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C
- She is fluent in Spanish
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in El Monte are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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