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Smirna Abisag Ayala 
Los Angeles, California
Associate
phone (866) 441-1458
fax (213) 384-0974
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Mrs. Ayala was born and raised in San Diego California. She left her place of birth after high school to complete her undergraduate education at UC Berkeley. She finished Law School in 2006 and is currently a practicing immigration Attorney at Ronzio & Associates.

Mrs. Ayala has always sought out to engage in activities that benefit the immigrant and low income Latino communities. Through Law School she interned at Legal Aid of Orange County, Santa Ana CA where she assisted underrepresented clients on Civil matters and housing discrimination issues. In addition, she interned with the prestigious Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) where she conducted extensive legal research and community education in areas of law affecting the Latino community including; immigration raid awareness, civil rights abuse, and employment law infringement.

Mrs. Ayala is currently the acting President of the Association of Professionals and Students (APS) and has served as vice-president and co-chair to the Legal committee since this organization's inception.

Mrs Ayala is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Areas of Practice:
Immigration and Naturalization
Bar Admissions:
California, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2008
Education:
Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, California, 2006
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: Certificate, International & Comparative Law, CALI Award in Immigration Law


UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 2001
B.A.
Honors: Sigma Delta Pi Honors, Award for Field Research Excellency
Major:  Political Science, Latin American Literature


Professional Associations and Memberships:
California Bar Association, 2007 - Present
Member


American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2007 - Present
Member


Los Angeles Bar Association, 2007 - Present
Member


Mexican American Bar Association, 2007 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Legal Aid of Orange County, Law Clerk, 2005 - 2006


Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Summer Intern, 2005


Pro Bono Activities:
President, APS, Association of Professionals and Students, 2003 - 2007
www.aps-ca.org
Languages:
Spanish
Portuguese
English

Ronzio & Associates represents clients worldwide. We are pleased to assist with visa applications for people, especially in Mexico and other Latin American countries, Europe, and Eurasia, East Asia and the Pacific, especially Australia, Central and South Asia or anywhere across the globe.

Within California, we area pleased to serve clients in Los Angeles (LA) and the surrounding areas, including Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County, Ventura County, Los Angeles County, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Long Beach, Pasadena, Inglewood, Bellflower, Compton, Huntington Beach, Apple Valley, Lancaster, Palmdale, Montebello, Sherman Oaks, Woodland Hills, San Fernando, Riverside, San Bernardino, Burbank and the San Fernando Valley.
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