Lauren Ann Anaya

Attorney Lauren A. Anaya has over 20 years' experience in the practice of law and is ready to put her experience to work for you. Dr. Anaya began her legal career with the United States Department of Justice after being hired pursuant to the Attorney General's Honors Program, the largest and most prestigious federal entry-level attorney hiring program of its kind. She served with the Executive Office for Immigration Review and subsequently went to work for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in the Office of the General Counsel. She knows immigration law and can assist you, whether you are seeking a green card, a temporary work visa, U.S. citizenship, representation in Immigration Court, or some other goal. A former federal prosecutor (1995-2005), Dr. Anaya also has extensive experience with the criminal justice system. As an Assistant United States Attorney, she successfully handled hundreds of cases involving immigration, drug possession and trafficking, white collar crime, violent crime, firearms offenses, fraud, and domestic violence. Dr. Anaya earned a BBA in Business, and is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law. In August 2014, she completed a PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she specialized in a subfield of anthropology known as legal anthropology. Her training in anthropology enables her to approach clients and their legal issues with sensitivity to cultural and other difference. She currently teaches anthropology as a part-time faculty member at Parkland College. Whether you need a will or are going through a divorce, whether your case involves an immigration matter or you are being prosecuted criminally, Attorney Anaya is able to help you understand your legal options. She is compassionate, thorough, hard-working, and aggressive. She will listen to you and fight for your rights.

• Wills, Trusts, Power of Attorney

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted

Arizona

California

Illinois

Iowa

New Mexico

9th Circuit

10th Circuit

Part-time Faculty - Anthropology

Parkland College

2016 - Current

Attorney at Law

Law Office of Lauren A. Anaya

2015 - Current

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

1997 - 2005

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico, Las Cruces, New Mexico

1995 - 1997

Special Assistant United States Attorney

United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico, Las Cruces, New Mexico

1995 - 1995

Assistant General Counsel

United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Washington, D.C.

1993 - 1995

Attorney-Advisor

United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Falls Church, Virginia

1992 - 1993

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Ph.D. (2014) | Anthropology

2014

Honors: Dissertation Completion Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; INTERSECT Fellowship, “Cultures of Law in Global Contexts,” University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Osnabrück Graduate Summer Institute on the Cultural Study of the Law, Osnabrück, Germany; Collegio Carlo Alberto Fellowship in Italian Studies (Visiting Professor), Turin, Italy; UIUC-KU Leuven Faculty Exchange Program (Visiting Scholar), Katholieke Universities Leuven, Faculty of Canon Law, Leuven, Belgium; Phi Kappa Phi “Love of Learning” Award; Graduate College Dissertation Travel Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nelle M. Signor Graduate Scholarship in International Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Law & Society Graduate Student Workshop, Chicago, IL.; Summer Pre-Dissertation Research Award, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship (Italian), University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign; Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship (Italian), University of Virginia Summer Language Institute; Verde Frazier Young Scholarship

University of Iowa

M.A. (2007) | Anthropology

2007

University of Iowa

J.D. (1991) | Law

1991

Honors: Law Review, American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Civil Procedure, American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Professional Responsibility

Iowa State University

B.B.A. (1988) | Business

1988

Honors: Graduated from Iowa State University with Honors and Distinction; Iowa State University Honors Program; Admitted to Iowa State University with Recognition and Award

Illinois State Bar  # 6319011

Member

Current

American Anthropological Association

Member

Current

Illinois State Bar Association

Member

2015 - Current

Antropólogos sem Fronteiras/Anthropologists without Borders – United States (ASF-US)

Founding Member of Board of Directors and Secretary-Treasurer

2014 - Current

Antropólogos sem Fronteiras (Anthropologists without Borders), Itaparica, Bahia, Brasil

Board of Directors and Secretária Adjunta (Adjunct Secretary)

2013 - Current

“Policy-Making in the Italian Courts: The Affermazione Civile Project and the Struggle over Recognition of Rights for Same-Sex Couples in Italy”

Anthropological Journal of European Cultures 23(1):40-58