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Heather Ziemba

Heather Ziemba

Program Director and Staff Attorney

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Staff Attorney-Immigration Pathways for Victims (formerly Battered Immigrant Project)

  • Education

    • Vanderbilt University Law School

      1993 - 1996
      Doctor of Law (J.D.) Law

    • Duke University

      1989 - 1993
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science and Government

  • Experience

    • Legal Services of Southern Piedmont

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2007
      Program Director and Staff Attorney

      I founded and directed the Immigrant Justice Program, which provided legal representation to low-income immigrants in immigration, family, landlord-tenant, consumer, and public benefits law. I provided direct legal services to immigrants in immigration matters and supervised two attorneys and two paralegals who represented immigrants in the other areas of law. I also prepared grant applications and reports, drafted legislation affecting immigrants' rights, and conducted community education programs on immigrants' rights. Show less

    • Aziz Law Firm

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
      Associate Attorney

      I advised and represented foreign nationals and employers in all aspects of immigration law including assessing immigration options for employees and family members, preparing and filing petitions and applications with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. consulates, and representing foreign nationals before the EOIR, BIA, and the AAO.

    • Charlotte School of Law

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2008
      Adjunct Professor

    • Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2012
      Associate Attorney

    • Ziemba Law Firm, PLLC

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2016
      Managing Member

    • Legal Services of Southern Piedmont

      Nov 2016 - Aug 2017
      Immigrant Justice Program Director

    • Helen Tarokic Law, PLLC

      Aug 2017 - Jun 2019
      Senior Associate Attorney

    • Ziemba Law Firm PLLC

      Jul 2019 - Jan 2022
      Attorney

      North Carolina Board-certified specialist in immigration law

    • Legal Aid of North Carolina

      Jan 2022 - now
      Staff Attorney-Battered Immigrant Project

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • North Carolina State Bar License

      North Carolina Board of Law Examiners
      Aug 1996

    • Board-Certified Specialist in Immigration law

      North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
      Nov 2011

    • Certificate in Nonprofit Management

      Duke University
      May 2007