Maria C. Chavez
Board of Directors
Maria C. Chavez, the daughter of Salvadoran immigrants, is a senior associate attorney at Jacobs & Schlesinger, LLP in San Diego, CA. She represents clients in a wide range of immigration matters including removal defense in immigration court, family-based petitions, and humanitarian remedies. She frequently gives presentations around the community on various topics in immigration and nationality law and volunteers with immigrant rights organizations throughout San Diego, including the Community Law Project, UURISE, and the San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association, Lawyer’s Club of San Diego, San Diego La Raza Lawyer’s Association, and the San Diego County Bar Association. She currently sits on the board of directors for The AjA Project. Maria is a tireless and passionate advocate for immigrants. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, and is licensed to practice law in immigration courts nationwide, the state of Maryland, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.