Yolanda is the Founder of the Law Office of Yolanda Martin, where she practices immigration law. Ms. Martin represents children seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings in family and probate court. Prior to opening her firm, Ms. Martin was the managing attorney for CHIRLA’s removal defense unit, where she represented detained and non-detained individuals before Immigration Court.

Ms. Martin received her law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where she served as a board member for the Immigration Law Society. She attended the University of California San Diego where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in economics. She is a volunteer with the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project and Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law.

Ms. Martin is a proud daughter of Mexican immigrants and the first in her family to attend college and law school. She was born in Los Angeles and raised in the San Fernando Valley.