Our dedicated immigration law team is here to help.
Pace Rawlins joined the firm in 2018 as a Senior Associate. His focus is on Immigration Law, including naturalization, citizenship and deportation defense.
Immigration Law Staff
Mala Bajpai
Of Counsel
Mala Bajpai joined the firm in 2020 as Of Counsel and focuses her immigration law practice on employment/business immigration, including H-1B visas, PERM, E-3 Australians, TN Visas, and I-9 compliance. She also has experience appearing in immigration courts and interviews. She is the daughter of immigrants, an Arizona native and fluent in Hindi.
Gabriella Badalamenti
Paralegal
Gabriela Badalamenti was born in San Jose, Costa Rica and immigrated to the United States with her family at the age of 13. Gabriela joined Jackson White Law Firm in 2019, and has over 10 years of experience as an Immigration Paralegal.
As an immigrant herself, she has a first-hand understanding of the immigration process and uses that knowledge to help other immigrant families achieve their lifelong dreams of becoming legal permanent residents or citizens of the United States.
Itzel Blanco
Legal Assistant
Born in Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico, Itzel Blanco is now a naturalized U.S. citizen thanks to our immigration attorney Pace Rawlins. She studied Communication Sciences at UVM in Mexico, and worked for 4 years at the Regional Justice Court in Globe, Arizona. She is certified by the Superior Court of Arizona as a Civil Traffic Hearing Officer.
Itzel is charge of the administration in our immigration office, and processing cases for FOIAS, naturalizations, and adjustment of status.
