Lucas & Barba LLP is a dedicated immigration law firm founded by attorneys Cynthia Lucas and Veronica Barba, offering high-quality, affordable, and reliable legal representation from their offices in downtown Los Angeles and Portland. The firm stands out for its compassionate, client-centered philosophy, focusing not just on winning cases but on empowering individuals to pursue new opportunities and achieve stability and peace of mind.
The firm is committed to providing open communication, strong advocacy, and thorough explanations of the legal process, ensuring clients understand their cases and rights. Specializing in U.S. immigration and nationality law, Lucas & Barba represents a diverse clientele, including families, survivors of crimes and abuse, individuals with mental health or developmental disabilities, unaccompanied minors, and those in removal proceedings. The attorneys are bilingual in English and Spanish and practice before multiple federal and state agencies and courts.
Services Offered
- Family-based immigration (relative visa petitions, waivers, consular processing)
- Special immigrant visas (VAWA, U visa, T visa, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status)
- Humanitarian visas
- Parole in Place for military families
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- Removal defense (for detained and non-detained clients)
- Cancellation of Removal
- Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Convention Against Torture claims
- Naturalization
- Representation for immigrants with mental health or developmental disabilities
- Assistance for unaccompanied minors and immigrant children
- Guardianship and custody matters in state courts for Special Immigrant Juveniles
The firm serves clients in Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Portland, and represents individuals before U.S. Department of Homeland Security agencies, the Department of State, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Immigration Courts, and California state courts.
