Rachel has been practicing exclusively in the area of immigration law since 2007. Rachel returned to her roots in the Phoenix valley in 2014 and joined Brelje and Associates in 2015. She is equipped to handle a wide range of immigration cases. Prior to starting a career in law, Rachel served as a Volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in Ecuador, South America from 2001 to 2003. Rachel graduated cum laude from the University of Arizona in 2001 with a B.A. in Latin American Studies and earned her J.D. from the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law in 2007. Rachel is a member of the Texas bar, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the International Medical Graduates Taskforce. She is fluent in English and Spanish.