Attorneys

Heather R. Coffman 
San Francisco, California
Deportation Defense fellow
phone (415) 981-3000
fax (415) 981-3003
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Heather Robert Coffman is a Deportation Defense fellow at Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP.  She earned a juris doctorate and Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy through a joint program of the University of California Hastings College of the Law and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, in 2004.  She graduated from Tufts University in 1997 with a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and French Literature, and pursued a program of study in Peace and Justice Studies.
 
Ms. Coffman joined Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP in June of 2006 with a background in international human rights, conflict resolution and federal and state litigation.  Ms. Coffman practiced civil rights litigation and education law in the Bay Area from 2005 to 2006, and served as a summer law clerk at the Firm in 2003.  Prior to graduate school, she was a staff member of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (now Association for Conflict Resolution), where she served as a program coordinator and manager of the initiative for young mediators.
 
Ms. Coffman currently serves as co-chair of the National Lawyers Guild Bay Area Chapter's Immigration Committee.  She speaks French and Spanish.
Year Joined Organization:
2006
Areas of Practice:
Deportation Defense
Asylum
Education:
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, 2004
J.D.


The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 2004
Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy


Tufts University, Medford, M.A,, 1997
B.A.
Major:  International Relations, French Literature


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Immigration Lawyers Association


National Lawyer's Guild


Offering Expertise In Complex Immigration & Related Cases. 415-981-3000
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San Francisco Office
180 Sutter Street
5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104-4001
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Fax: 415-981-3003
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525 University Ave
Suite 410
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1903
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Los Angeles Office
634 South Spring Street
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Los Angeles, CA 90014
Phone: 213-622-7450
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Practicing nationwide and located in San Francisco, California, Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP, is a full-service United States immigration law firm representing families, individuals, and business clients in the Bay Area and throughout California including San Mateo County, Contra Costa County, Alameda County, Marin County, Santa Clara County, Sacramento County, San Joaquin County, Stanislaus County, Humboldt County, and Orange County, as well as cities such as Daly City, Oakland, Alameda, Fairfield, Hayward, Livermore, Vallejo, Vacaville, Walnut Creek, Brentwood, Concord, Antioch, San Rafael, Novato, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Milpitas, Campbell, Sunnyvale, Stockton, Tracy, Modesto, Turlock, Fresno, Chico, Los Angeles, San Diego, Napa, Richmond, Redwood City, Redding, Ukiah, Lodi, Fremont, Hayward, Santa Rosa, Merced, Rocklin, Monterey, Yuba City, Clovis, and Madera.

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