Personal Background
Beth is very involved in the communities of southwestern Colorado and northern New Mexico. She is a member of the Durango Rotary Club and the Women's Resource Center. She is a board member and ongoing volunteer for Companeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center. Beth volunteers her time on evenings and weekends by providing Spanish language immigration presentations in Colorado and New Mexico. Beth is also the Co-Director of the Interact Rotary Club at Durango High School. In addition, she serves on the Executive Council for the Colorado Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.
Prior to joining Padilla Law, Beth was Of Counsel at the Van Der Jagt Law Firm in Denver, Colorado. While there, Beth handled Family & Domestic Law and Immigration & Naturalization Law cases, representing clients in Adams County District Court, Denver County District Court, Douglas County District Court, and before the Executive Office for Immigration Review in Aurora and Denver.
Beth is originally from Rockville, Indiana, and has resided in Colorado since 2008. Since re-locating to the Rocky Mountains, Beth has taken full advantage of the active Colorado lifestyle. She enjoys learning to snowboard, skiing, and taking her dogs (a Boxer and a Blue Doberman) hiking.
Prior to joining Padilla Law, Beth was Of Counsel at the Van Der Jagt Law Firm in Denver, Colorado. While there, Beth handled Family & Domestic Law and Immigration & Naturalization Law cases, representing clients in Adams County District Court, Denver County District Court, Douglas County District Court, and before the Executive Office for Immigration Review in Aurora and Denver.
Beth is originally from Rockville, Indiana, and has resided in Colorado since 2008. Since re-locating to the Rocky Mountains, Beth has taken full advantage of the active Colorado lifestyle. She enjoys learning to snowboard, skiing, and taking her dogs (a Boxer and a Blue Doberman) hiking.
Education
Beth received her Juris Doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. During law school, Beth participated in the Asylum Practicum, taught by Professor Regina Germain. Through the Practicum, Beth provided direct representation to an affirmative asylum seeker and won his case to remain in the United States.
Beth was the Co-President of the Spanish Speaking Lawyers Association and was very involved in the organization throughout law school. Through the organization, she tutored the daughter of a Spanish speaking university employee, volunteered at Mi Casa and Centro San Juan Diego as an interpreter for Denver Legal Nights, and assisted individuals seeking citizenship during the Ya Es Hora Citizenship Drive. Beth also attended the human rights trial of ex-Peruvian President, Alberto Fujimori, in Lima, Peru, as an international observer on behalf of the Sturm College of Law in January 2009.
In addition to her work with the Spanish Speaking Lawyers Association, she was also a member of and team coach for the Student Trial Lawyers Association, and volunteered as a judge for the Denver Urban Debate League.
Beth interned with the law firm of Marval O’Farrell & Mairal in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and she also worked with prominent immigration firms in Denver, including the Joseph Law Firm and Elkind Alterman Harston, P.C., as well as the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, a non-profit organization. Beth also interned with Judge Michael Martinez in Denver District Court.
For her undergraduate degree, Beth attended Indiana University and earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Criminal Justice and Spanish, with minors in Latin American & Caribbean Studies and Western European Studies. Beth also studied at Tecnológico de Monterrey, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Ponticifica Universidad Católica del Perú, in Lima, Peru, and at the Universidad de Complutense, in Madrid, Spain. Beth is fluent in Spanish.
Beth was the Co-President of the Spanish Speaking Lawyers Association and was very involved in the organization throughout law school. Through the organization, she tutored the daughter of a Spanish speaking university employee, volunteered at Mi Casa and Centro San Juan Diego as an interpreter for Denver Legal Nights, and assisted individuals seeking citizenship during the Ya Es Hora Citizenship Drive. Beth also attended the human rights trial of ex-Peruvian President, Alberto Fujimori, in Lima, Peru, as an international observer on behalf of the Sturm College of Law in January 2009.
In addition to her work with the Spanish Speaking Lawyers Association, she was also a member of and team coach for the Student Trial Lawyers Association, and volunteered as a judge for the Denver Urban Debate League.
Beth interned with the law firm of Marval O’Farrell & Mairal in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and she also worked with prominent immigration firms in Denver, including the Joseph Law Firm and Elkind Alterman Harston, P.C., as well as the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, a non-profit organization. Beth also interned with Judge Michael Martinez in Denver District Court.
For her undergraduate degree, Beth attended Indiana University and earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Criminal Justice and Spanish, with minors in Latin American & Caribbean Studies and Western European Studies. Beth also studied at Tecnológico de Monterrey, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Ponticifica Universidad Católica del Perú, in Lima, Peru, and at the Universidad de Complutense, in Madrid, Spain. Beth is fluent in Spanish.
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