Se habla español.
Practice Areas
Immigration and International Law; Education Law; Family Law; Civil Litigation.
Ms. Adams is an Associate Attorney 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 and, the Mexican Consulate. Ms. Adams currently serves on the Advisory Committee for the Mexican Scholarship Fund, and is on the Board of Directors and serves as Board Secretary for the Immigrant Welcome Center. She is a past appointee to former Mayor Peterson's Commission on Latino Affairs and served on the Board of Directors for the Hispanic Education Center and La Plaza. She is co-founder and serves on the planning committee for "META: Mapping Education Towards Achievement", Hispanic Post-secondary Awareness Seminar at IUPUI.
Ms. Adams was a paralegal in the Immigration Group at Lewis & Kappes for two years before becoming an Associate Attorney in 2004. Prior to joining the Firm, she served as an Education Consultant for the Indiana Department of Education, Division of Language Minority and Migrant Programs, for nearly four years. There she trained Indiana teachers of English language learners, chaierd the first statewide ESL Task Force, and co-chaired the first annual statewide ESL Conference. 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: Iza, Angela and Thomas R. Ruge, "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).
"Law and Borders" Interview with Angela Iza, Indianapolis Monthly November 2006.
Presenter, Indiana Historical Society Town Hall Series on Immigration, March 2008.
Guest interview on Univision and Indyvision Television on topic of immigration.
Guest speaker at numerous presentations, conferences, and Continuing Legal Education seminars on the topics of immigration and higher education for immigrant students.
Testified before Indiana General Assembly on proposed immigration legislation.
Foreign Languages Spoken
Spanish (ability to read, write, and speak)
Experience
Associate, Lewis & Kappes, P.C. 2004-present
Affiliations
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Indiana Chapter Treasurer and Chair of Legislation and Congressional Advocacy Committee); American Bar Association; Indianapolis Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association Latino Affairs Committee (former Vice Chair); Indiana State Bar Association.
Honors and Awards
Up and Coming Lawyer Award, Indiana Lawyer Leadership in Law edition, 2007
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