Angela D. Adams - Law Firm Lewis & Kappes, P.C. Attorneys Indianapolis, Indiana

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Practice Areas

Immigration; Deportation and Removal Defense; Naturalization; Adjustment of Status; Family-based immigration; Employment-based immigration; Asylum; International Adoption; H-1B visas; Consular Processing; Waivers of Inadmissibility; Post-Conviction Relief; Education Law; Family Law.

Ms. Adams is a Director in the Immigration Group. In her Immigration Practice, she assists clients in the acquisition of family and employment based visas to enter the United States and in the resolution of general immigration issues. She has undertaken pro bono cases in conjunction with Indiana University School of law-Indianapolis and volunteers her services for not-for-profit organizations, such as the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, the Mexican Consulate, and the Immigrant Welcome Center. Ms. Adams has served on the Board of Directors of the Hispanic Education Center and La Plaza, and currently serves on the Mexican Scholarship Fund Advisory Committee and is Board President of the Immigrant Welcome Center Board of Directors. She was appointed to the Indianapolis Mayor's Commission on Latino Affairs under former Mayor Peterson. She is co-founder and serves on the planning committee for "META: Mapping Education Towards Achievement", Hispanic Post-secondary Awareness Seminar at IUPUI. She previously served on the Education Sub-Committee for the Indiana Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs (ICHLA).

Prior to joining the Firm in 2002, she served as an Education Consultant for the Indiana Department of Education, Division of Language Minority and Migrant Programs, where she assisted and trained teachers of English language learners for nearly four years. She has also worked for the Carmel City Court as a clerk. Ms. Adams has lived in both Spain and Mexico where she studied Spanish and taught English.

In October, 2005, Ms. Adams was appointed by the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations to represent the Consulate of Mexico in Indianapolis.

Education

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (B.S., Public Affairs, Minor in Spanish, 1997); University of Salamanca, Spain (1996); Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis (J.D., 2004).

Bar Admissions

Indiana 2004

Publications and Presentations

Author: "Higher Education for Undocumented Students: The Case for Open Admission and In-State Tuition Rates for Students Without Lawful Immigration Status", 15 Ind. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 257 (2005).

Presenter: "Legal Issues Faced by Immigrant Students," Indiana University TACIT Summer Retreat June 2009; "Indiana Town Hall Series on Immigration," Indiana Historical Society, March 20, 2008; ACT State Organization Conference "Challenging Education to Meet the Changing Face of Indiana" March 2009; "Immigration 101" for Latino Youth Collective students March 2009; "Access to Postsecondary Education for Undocumented Students," Indiana Pathways to College Network (IPCN) annual conference 2005 and 2006; Alcance Summit at Marian College; Indiana Latino Institute education fairs; Indiana Association for College Admissions Counselors (IACAC) annual conference; "Immigration Law for Businesses and Employers" Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF) seminar June 26, 2009; "Immigration Legislation in the Indiana Statehouse: Intrusion into Federal Law?" Indianapolis Bar Association Continuing Legal Education December 2008; "Reformas de Inmigracion," Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church June 2007; Immigrant Welcome Center workshops; MSD Washington Township Adult Education Immigration Panel Discussion September 2008; Race and Cultural Relations Leadership Network of Indianapolis guest speaker August 2008 and 2010; "Immigration 101" Purdue Cooperative Extension in Frankfort, Indiana, January 2008; "Immigration in Indiana: Real Life Diversity," Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI), November 2006; "Immigration 102: Immigration Options for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Trafficking," Latino Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence annual conference 2005 and 2009; "Adjustment and Naturalization," Immigration panel, October 2009; NAFSA: Association of International Educators Midwest Conference 2010; Infant Mental Health Conference August 2009; Indiana Department of Education workshops; Various immigration presentations and "Know Your Rights" for the Mexican Consulate of Indianapolis; "Unity and Diversity-Immigration in the 21st Century" at Anderson University April 2008; La Plaza Mother Daughter/Father Son workshop February 2009; Immigration speaker for "META: Mapping Education Towards Achievement" Hispanic Postsecondary Awareness Seminar at IUPUI and "Project Stepping Stone" for National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA); Frequent speaker at churches, businesses, and non-profit organizations on the topic of immigration law; Guest speaker on "Univision" television on topic of immigration; Testified before the Indiana General Assembly on proposed immigration legislation; Guest speaker on Radio Latina and other radio shows on topic of immigration.

Featured Interview: Indianapolis Monthly magazine, November 2006 edition dedicated to topic of immigration.

Foreign Languages Spoken

Spanish (ability to read, write, and speak)

Experience

Associate, Lewis & Kappes, P.C. 2004-present

Affiliations

Member and Chapter Treasurer, American Immigration Lawyers Association; Member, American Bar Association; Member, Indianapolis Bar Association; Member, Indiana State Bar Association Latino Affairs Committee; Member, Indiana Bar Association.

Honors and Awards

Rising Star, "Indiana Super Lawyers" (Immigration, 2009 and 2010).

Stanley K. Lacey Executive Leadership Series, Class XXXVI

Judge for Distinguished Hispanic Latino Hoosier Award for Indiana Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs 2008.

Up and Coming Lawyer Award, Indiana Lawyer Leadership in Law edition, 2007.

Nominee for Hispanic American Service Award (HASA) from Hispanic Education Center in 2001.