About Averie
Averie Brookes earned her J.D. from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2018 after completing a B.A. at Ohio State University in 2013. Her legal education combined classroom study and practical training during a period of rapid change in federal immigration policy. She finished law school ready to work on the issues that bring people to immigration courts and government offices.
She began practicing after graduation and joined the American Immigration Lawyers Association, maintaining that membership as part of a professional network that tracks shifting regulations and federal guidance. Brookes has remained engaged with colleagues and continuing legal education programs to keep pace with evolving case law and agency practice.
Her practice centers on immigration law. Brookes handles a range of matters commonly encountered by individuals and families seeking lawful status or defending against removal. Her work includes petitions on behalf of relatives and employers, applications for naturalization, requests for humanitarian relief, and representation in removal proceedings. She works before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and in immigration court when cases require litigation.
Colleagues describe Brookes as pragmatic in the courtroom and careful in case preparation. She pays attention to documentary detail and deadlines. That approach matters in immigration matters where a single document can change the outcome of an application or removal hearing. She structures files to highlight statutory eligibility and to anticipate procedural hurdles.
Clients often meet her at pivotal moments: filing for a first green card, preparing for a citizenship interview, or responding to a notice to appear in immigration court. She explains eligibility criteria and potential timelines, and she prepares clients for interviews and evidentiary hearings. Brookes also consults with employers and human resources departments on compliance steps tied to work authorization and visa processes.
Outside casework, she follows appellate decisions and agency policy memos that affect practitioners and applicants alike. That regular review informs how she frames arguments and advises on timing for filings. She maintains membership in the American Immigration Lawyers Association to exchange information with peers.
Brookes currently practices immigration law, representing individuals, families, and employers on petitions, applications, and removal defense matters.
