VANDERFORD & RUIZ, LLP is a full service law firm, specializing in the defense needs of public entities, insurance companies, and private corporations.

Our firm specializes in fighting for justice for our clients, primarily in the area of immigration law. At the Del Rio Law Firm, we are passionate about the zealous representation of our clients and will not rest until justice is served.​

• Served as firm’s primary contact for business originating from Latin America• Performed regulatory reviews of FDA-regulated products, and drafted opinion letters to clients regarding the regulatory status of their products and compliance necessary under FDA, USDA, EPA, CBP and FTC regulation to import and/or market products in the United States• Reviewed products and product labeling for regulatory compliance under Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and related regulations; drafted opinion letters to clients regarding revisions necessary to meet regulatory compliance• Drafted petitions to FDA to remove client importers from Detention Without Physical Inspection (DWEP) status, after completing thorough investigation and determination of necessary remedial measures, advising clients on those measures, and ensuring that client(s) had basis for petition• Drafted responses to FDA Warning Letters and investigation reports• Represented clients in front of FDA in importation and regulatory compliance matters

The Law Office of Enrique Arevalo is a firm with an established immigration and naturalization law practice. Duties:• Primary attorney on caseload of approximately 165 immigration cases in court, administrative, proceedings, and consular process, representing clients in front of Immigration Judges and administration agency officers.• Drafted appellate briefs and motions to reopen to Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and Ninth Circuit, and collaborated on Ninth Circuit oral arguments• Interviewed clients, drafted declarations, and handled the majority of decision making on cases from start to finish

The Law Offices of Nigel Burns is a dynamic boutique litigation firm serving all of Southern California and is dedicated to providing its clients with vigorous representation and advocacy. Practice areas include, but are not limited to: Personal Injury, Family Law, Criminal Defense, and Medical Malpractice.Duties:• Drafted case initiating pleadings, responsive pleadings, various types of motions, and propounded and responded to discovery in state and federal cases, including civil, family, and criminal law matters.• Drafted all pretrial documents for a federal case against public entity, including opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment, and assisted in settlement negotiations in mediation. • Assisted in preparing and taking depositions in various types of federal and state cases

Immigration Law Office• Interviewed clients for consular process• Preparing I-601 applications for waiver of grounds of inadmissibility• Legal research for briefs and motions• Drafted motions and briefs

• Legal research and writing for law & motion, memoranda for partners, and for trial prep in areas of litigation, labor & employment, business, taxation, and trust & estate litigation• Drafted Memorandum to Client for Labor & Employment group, which was sent directly to client

• Research and writing bench memoranda for calendared bankruptcy cases• Reviewing motions

• Factual investigation, legal research and writing in asylum claims;• Preparation of legal declarations and applications for relief under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and U Visa

• Managed and staffed cases. Scheduled therapist and client sessions• Liaison between organization and Regional Center service coordinators • Edited client progress reports• Performed Behavioral Assessments on new clients