Nerea Soltero
Founding director and attorney
Nerea opened the clinic in 2011 after years of watching families in Weld County wait for lawyers they could not afford.
Nerea represents families in family petitions, citizenship and removal cases, and signs off on every case the clinic accepts.
She meets clients in Spanish and in English, and still takes the first call from many new families.
Cases taken
- Family petitions
- Removal defense
- Citizenship
Credentials of Nerea Soltero
Bar admissions
Colorado
1993
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
1994
Courts
Denver Immigration Court
Aurora Immigration Court
Board of Immigration Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Education
J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law
1992
B.A., Colorado State University
Languages
English
Spanish
Meets clients in Spanish
Memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member
Why a clinic
I opened the clinic after years in a private office, where I saw the same thing every week: a good case, and a family that could not afford to bring it. A sliding scale does not solve that. It does make it smaller.
I still take the first call for many new families. Whatever happens next, they should leave that conversation knowing where they stand.