Erin Schutte Wadzinski is an immigration lawyer and owner of Kivu Immigration Law PLLC. A native of Worthington, Minnesota, Erin is proud to serve her home community and surrounding area. In 2019, she won the Initiators Fellowship to launch Kivu Immigration Law as a social enterprise to help revitalize rural communities and to provide immigrants access to legal resources.

Education

• Yale University – BA in political science, 2012
• University of Connecticut School of Law – JD with Honors, 2018

Relevant Work Experience

• Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Staff Attorney – Worthington, MN, 2018-2020
• Yale University, Director of Yale Young Global Scholars – New Haven, CT, 2012-2018

Affiliations

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Association for Immigration Lawyers of America

Community Engagement

• Worthington Area Immigrant Advocates, a network of community members working together for immigrant justice
• United at the Table, a gathering of neighbors
• Sharing Seeds, a food distribution program for students in Worthington schools
• Crailsheim Exchange Student Selection Committee Member, an exchange program at Worthington High School