Today we’d like to introduce you to Isadora Velazquez.
Hi Isadora, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I was born in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico to a Puerto Rican father and a Venezuelan mother. After spending my childhood in Puerto Rico, I moved to Venezuela to finish my last years of High School at an International School where I was exposed to a wide variety of cultures beyond those I had seen in my island. From Venezuela, I moved to Miami where I first witnessed the life of an immigrant in the United States. It was then that I decided I wanted to advocate for the immigrant community in the United States. After going to law school in Pennsylvania, I realized I missed being surrounded by the immigrant community which was lacking up north. I returned to Miami to become an immigration attorney and have not looked back since. Best decision ever.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Nothing in life is ever smooth except for good hair, maybe. As such, my road towards becoming the immigration attorney I am today has been anything but smooth. It has been a struggle yet a rewarding one nonetheless. I’ve made my share of mistakes yet do not regret any of them and I remain incredibly grateful for the lessons. I would dare say one of my biggest struggles to date has been treating my law firm as a nonprofit instead of an actual business. In an effort to assist as many clients as possible, I failed to appreciate the business aspect needed to keep the law firm afloat. I was taking too many cases at a very low rate which made me feel overwhelmed and unhappy. Although we have been able to thrive, it took a lot of learning to figure out how to properly delegate and survive in order to help the firm and my staff grow.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Isa Law PA?
We are an all-female Hispanic law firm. We often joke that we openly discriminate yet the joke has a bit of truth in it. I don’t doubt there are many competent men and people from a wide variety of nationalities who would be able to do a great job at our firm; yet, I confess I love working solely with my group of strong Hispanic women. When it comes to assisting immigrants we get it. To date we have five employees, one amazing office administrator, a paralegal, a savvy receptionists, and two proactive law clerks. Our current goal is to have these amazing law clerks become our first associates as we continue to grow our firm. We are known for taking good care of our clients, both the ones that want to come to the US to pursue their version of the American Dream and the ones that are already in the US but need to adjust their immigration status to achieve peace of mind. I am most proud of our empathy. We are good because we care and it shows. I want all our clients and potential clients to know that they are never alone throughout the immigration process. Immigration law is hard and confusing yet they will never be alone. We’ll always be here to help. They can count on us.
What were you like growing up?
I was the little girl who would always get in trouble for speaking too much in class, I was a nerd before it was cool to be a nerd. I even looked like one. That part was a bit tough growing up. Despite my insecurities, I would have still been considered argumentative. I still am. My parents were not surprised when I chose to become an attorney. It suits me. Always has. Yet people are always surprised by my interest in sports since I have never been a good athlete. Despite my lack of athletic abilities, more like athletic inabilities, I absolutely love sports, particularly Argentinean futbol and the NBA. For me, it’s all about passion and not many things are more passionate than a soccer match or an NBA game. So much fun! And although it doesn’t show, I enjoy working out. It’s relaxing. I consider myself the worst crossfitter in the universe yet I’m proud of it.
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