Attorneys

Ilyce Shugall has been practicing law since 1999. She joined Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP, in October of 2001. Her practice focuses on all areas of removal defense, the intersection between criminal and immigration law, family based immigration, and asylum. She also represents victims of domestic violence and other serious crimes in applications for visas and permanent residency. Her practice also includes advising criminal defense attorneys of the immigration consequences of criminal convictions. Prior to joining Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP, Ms. Shugall worked for two years at the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR) as a National Association of Public Interest Law Equal Justice Fellow. At ProBAR, Ms. Shugall conducted daily live group rights presentations to individuals detained by the legacy INS and provided direct representation to indigent immigrants before the Immigration Court. While in law school, Ms. Shugall worked at the International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University and spent a summer in Lima, Peru working for the Defensoria del Pueblo. Ms. Shugall is fluent in Spanish.

Ms. Shugall is an active member of the National Lawyers Guild and served on the executive board of the Bay Area Chapter from 2004 to 2007. She is currently serving as the Executive Office for Immigration Review Pro Bono Coordinator for the Northern California Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.