Katharine Ruhl

Katharine Ruhl earned her B.A. in Art History and Latin American Studies from Wellesley College and her J.D. at the University of California, Davis, School of Law (King Hall). In law school, Katharine had the good fortune of working at the UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic, assisting asylum seekers and others in removal proceedings and advising public defenders. That experience led her to Arizona, where she worked as a Staff Attorney at the Florence Project from 2007 to 2012. Before returning to the Florence Project in June of 2017, she spent five years in private practice in Arizona. She continued to develop her litigation and removal experience as an Associate Attorney with the Law Offices of Matthew H. Green and subsequently in solo practice with Ruhl Immigration. She has experience with family based petitions, naturalization, asylum, and special protections for victims of crime, in addition to her removal defense work. In solo practice, she particularly enjoyed educating and advising criminal defense attorneys on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions, and arguing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In her free time she enjoys cooking, entertaining, and exploring the world through her rambunctious toddlers, dogs, and husband.