Staff

Richard S. Bromberg | Attorney | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Richard ("Rick") began practicing law in 1975. Since 1980, his practice has been exclusive to immigration and nationality matters.

For several years Rick taught immigration law at the Antioch School of Law in Washington, DC, where he supervised the immigration clinic.

Rick has a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University in Chicago. He is admitted to practice immigration law throughout the United States and belongs to the District of Columbia and Virginia bars. Rick frequently publishes articles on immigration law and speaks publicly on immigration topics. He is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is Virginia State Coordinator for Amnesty International.

 

Elizabeth A. Kohler Maya | Associate attorney | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 Elizabeth ("Liz") is a 2002 magna cum laude graduate of the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. During law school, she was active in the Association for Public Interest Law and competed on the Trial Advocacy Team. Liz also completed various internships with non-profit legal assistance providers focused on immigration services, including Ayuda , Tahirih Justice Center, and the American Immigration Law Foundation.

Upon graduation from law school, Liz served as a federal judicial law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Liz completed her undergraduate degree at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, with majors in International Studies and Spanish. Prior to law school, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer for two years in Targu Mures, Romania.

Liz joined the Law Offices of Richard S. Bromberg in October 2003 as an associate attorney. She is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the National Immigration Project. Liz is a native English speaker fluent in Spanish and proficient in Romanian.



Toni Maschler | Associate attorney | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Toni is a 2004 cum laude graduate of the David A. Clarke School of Law (formerly Antioch School of Law) at the University of the District of Columbia. During law school, she served as Articles Editor of the UDC-DCSL Law Review, coordinated a panel discussing the effect of the 9/11 attacks on immigrants, and assisted asylum applicants with the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition.

Toni has worked with immigrant and minority populations in a variety of capacities. She holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Master's in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and Spanish from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont.  Before law school, Toni taught English as a Second Language (ESL) and conducted youth programs for the Northern Virginia Urban League. She also helped the Alexandria United Way to develop, administer, and interpret a needs assessment of the local Latino/Hispanic population. Toni is a member of the Maryland Bar, the American Constitution Society, and Phi Alpha Delta. Toni is a native English speaker fluent in Spanish.



Julia Reeder | Legal assistant | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Julia joined the Law Offices of Richard S. Bromberg in February 2008. She has led educational workshops with Global Learning in Michoacan, Mexico, studied political science at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, and worked with grant-making organizations such as the El Pomar Foundation and the Pan American Development Foundation.

Julia graduated summa cum laude from the International Relations department at Boston University where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Latin American Studies.

Julia is a native English speaker fluent in Spanish.

 
 

Alden Leonard | Legal assistant | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Alden joined the Law Offices of Richard S. Bromberg in May 2008.  He has experience working on Capitol Hill and in political campaigns at the local, Congressional, and Presidential levels. Additionally, he has tutored Spanish-speaking immigrants at the Rita Welsh Center for Adult Literacy.

Alden has studied at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and the College of William & Mary, where he graduated cum laude with a degree in government.

Alden is a native English speaker proficient in Spanish and French.

 
 

Alyssa Work | Legal assistant | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Alyssa joined the Law Offices of Richard S. Bromberg in June 2008. She  has interned at the First Amendment Center in Washington, D.C., and studied in Rabat, Morocco for a semester.

Alyssa conducted thesis research on the media and immigration and taught French to grade-schoolers at Swarthmore College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in political science.

Alyssa is a native English speaker fluent in French and proficient in Arabic.