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Cristina Perez

Partner

Cristina Perez is a Partner with Leech Tishman and a member of the firm’s Employment & Labor Practice Group where she leads the Immigration Group. She is based in the Pasadena, California office. Cristina is a successful lawyer, three-time Emmy Award winning television personality, radio host, speaker, entrepreneur/business owner, national author and featured columnist.

Cristina is an internationally recognized immigration lawyer. Her practice focuses on assisting professionals in the technology, business, investment, athletic and entertainment fields, in non-immigrant and immigrant visas, labor certifications, family petitions and naturalization. Her clients include Fortune 500 and Inc. 500 companies, national and international businesses, athletes, investment firms, executives, international celebrities, as well as entertainers, investment firms and corporate executives.

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During the course of her career, Cristina has successfully arbitrated more than 2000 limited jurisdiction matters, ranging from employment, labor, multiparty, personal injury, intellectual property, business, contract, real estate, and tort issues, to many other disputes among parties across the U.S. Cristina is well-regarded for her integrity and ability to bring parties together to settle their disputes.

Cristina is an active member of the Los Angeles legal community and has served as a leader of several nationally recognized organizations, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), where she has served as Chair of AILA’s Southern California Chapter. Cristina is committed to legal awareness in her community. She is an active participant in local affairs, regularly educating the public on legal issues. Cristina works closely with several community non-profit organizations, including the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, and regularly serves as a guest lecturer and speaker at seminars sponsored by public/community associations, law schools and professional organizations. She has served as the Los Angeles Bar Association Spokesperson for its Lawyer Referral and Information Service, a position formerly held only by “The People’s Court” Judge Wapner.

Cristina is internationally renowned as the three-time Emmy Award winning television judge on “Cristina’s Court” (FOX) and the Emmy-nominated “Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez” (Entertainment Studios). She was also internally renowned as the Judge on “La Corte de Familia” (NBC/Telemundo) and hosted “Judge Cristina Live @9” (KABC 790 AM). She is frequently featured on radio and television and has served as a columnist for national magazines and internet-based publications and blogs. Cristina currently appears weekly as a Legal Guest Co-Host on POSiBLE radio, a Latino entrepreneurship and wealth initiative show on Univision Radio Network.

Cristina is also the author of Living by Los Dichos (Simon & Schuster/Atria) and It’s All About the Woman Who Wears It: Ten Laws for Being Smart, Successful and Sexy Too (Penguin Books).

Academics
J.D., Whittier Law School
B.A. in Spanish and International History, University of California, Los Angeles

Admissions
California

Experience
California Law Firm, a Prof. Law Corp. (formerly known as Perez Gonzalez, a Prof. Law Corp.)
GrayLaw

Professional Memberships
State Bar of California
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Former Chair, AILA Southern California Chapter; Former Member, National Board of Governors)
Latina Lawyers Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Former Spokesperson, Lawyer Referral and Information Service)
Mexican American Bar Association
U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Member, Merit Selection Panel)

Professional Accolades
Emmy Award, Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program (3-Time Winner)
America’s Ten Most Inspirational Women, Siempre Mujer Magazine
California’s “Woman of the Year”
America’s Top 10 Latina Advocates, Latino Leaders Magazine
Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine (2021)

Publications
Living by Los Dichos (Simon & Schuster/Atria)
It’s All About the Woman Who Wears It: Ten Law for Being Smart, Successful and Sexy Too (Penguin Books)
Red, White and Latina: Our American Identity (Morgan James)

Radio, Television and Media Appearances
POSiBLE radio (Univision Radio Network)(Legal Guest Co-Host)
“Cristina’s Court” (FOX) (3-Time Emmy Award Winner)
“Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez” (Entertainment Studios) (Emmy-nominated)
“La Corte de Familia” (NBC/Telemundo)
“Judge Cristina Live @9” (KABC 790 AM, Los Angeles)
“The View” (ABC)
“TV Guide Network’s Hollywood 411”
“Larry King and Showbiz Tonight” (CNN)
ExtraTV
“Conexion Thalia” (ABC Radio Networks)
“Radio Univision” (Co-Host)
W-RADIO 690 AM
Telemundo Network (Legal Correspondent)

Community Involvement
Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (Member, Board of Directors)

Languages
Spanish

Insights

Mar. 3, 2022

Eleven Leech Tishman Lawyers Chosen As Top Attorneys 2022 By Pasadena Magazine

Feb. 12, 2021  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Attorneys Recognized as “Top Attorneys in Pasadena” by Pasadena Magazine

Feb. 9, 2021  |  Client Alerts

Looking to Hire a Foreign Professional on an H-1B Visa? The H-1B Electronic Registration Process is Back!

Feb. 7, 2021  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Partner Cristina Perez Elected to Serve on Board of Directors of Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice

Jan. 21, 2021  |  Client Alerts

Immigration Outlook for 2021: the Biden Administration’s Immigration Bill to Modernize and Reform the Immigration System

Sep. 9, 2020  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Immigration Partner Cristina Perez Participates in Univision’s LA-based POSiBLE Radio

Jun. 18, 2020  |  Client Alerts

Supreme Court Upholds DACA, Stating DHS’s Decision to Rescind Was Arbitrary and Capricious

May. 6, 2020  |  Press

Leech Tishman Immigration Partner Cristina Perez Participates in Posible LA Radio Show

Mar. 24, 2020  |  Client Alerts

Immigration Policy Changes During the Coronavirus

Mar. 4, 2020  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Attorneys Named “Top Attorneys in Pasadena” by Pasadena Magazine

Jan. 15, 2020  |  Client Alerts

What to Expect in Immigration in 2020?

Jun. 4, 2019  |  Client Alerts

They’re Back…SSA “No-Match” Letters!

In March 2019, the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) resumed the practice of sending “No-Match Letters”…

Events

Celebrating Survivors Event May 24

May. 24, 2022  |  Event

Leech Tishman Partner Cristina Perez to serve as Co-Chair at the LACLJ’s Annual Celebrating Survivors Gala

Media Resources

What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You: Employing Workers in California

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Office Location

Pasadena

Contact

Email: cperez@leechtishman.com

Phone: 818.550.8300

Fax: 818.956.1984

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