Mauricio Torres is a U.S. attorney licensed in the State of California, specializing in immigration and citizenship law. He obtained his Law Degree from the National University of Colombia. He then earned a Master of Laws (LLM) from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University.
While in law school, Mr. Torres spent considerable time volunteering at the Legal Aid Clinic Jaime Pardo Leal in Bogota, Colombia, assisting victims of domestic violence, and employment and child custody cases. For his outstanding public service in the Legal Aid Clinic and as a law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, Mr. Torres received the Shawn Bentley Public Service Award from the J. Reuben Clark Law Society—Washington D.C. Chapter.
Having gone through several consular interviews and visa applications himself, Mr. Torres understands the difficult processes many immigrants have to go through, which allows him to help others navigate the immigration system. Mr. Torres is fluent in English and Spanish.
Mr. Torres has focused his career on family-based and employment-based immigration, nonimmigrant applications in the United States, DACA, Advance Parole, waivers, naturalization, VAWA petitions, consular interviews, and benefits granted to U.S. military personnel and their relatives.
