Flávia Rocha Moody is the owner/founder of Rocha Moody Law Firm, LLC and has been dedicated to the practice of Immigration Law since 2013. Mrs. Moody’s practice is comprised of deportation and removal defense, immigration federal litigation and nationality law. Mrs. Moody is the media liaison for the AILA Midsouth chapter since 2019 and is a former chairperson for the Immigration Law Section at the Louisiana State Bar Association. She is also a member of many professional organizations including the Louisiana Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association Immigration Law Chapter and American Immigration Law Association (AILA).
Flávia Rocha Moody is a native of Fortaleza, Brazil and came to the United States in 2004 under a fiancée visa. She obtained her J.D. from the University of Fortaleza (Universidade de Fortaleza – UNIFOR) in Brazil. Subsequently, she acquired her Masters in comparative law from Paul Herbert Law Center at the Louisiana State University and was granted Equivalency Certification by the Louisiana Supreme Court. Flávia was admitted to practice law in Louisiana in May 2013.
Flávia has a personal connection with the anxieties and concerns associated with the immigration process. Her experience as an immigrant, as well as her family and friends, propelled her to pursue a career in the immigration law. Flávia practices in all major areas of immigration law focusing specifically in unaccompanied minors and juvenile immigration law, immigration removal defense and Federal Immigration Litigation