Our Portland Immigration Team
Our dedicated team is passionate about the immigration process as all of us have our own personal family immigration stories.
Diana M. Bailey received a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Diana obtained her Juris Doctorate from Lewis and Clark School of Law in Portland, OR in 1998.
Prior to founding her law firm, Diana worked as a misdemeanor & felony criminal defense attorney & Immigration Attorney in Southern California. Diana started her own firm specializing in immigration law and criminal defense of immigration clients, however, currently she practices only immigration law. Diana’s expertise is in all areas of immigration law including deportation/removal, employment and family based immigration, asylum, withholding of removal and convention against torture, waivers, consular processing, appeals and nonimmigrant visas. Diana has also testified as an expert witness regarding immigration law in Oregon on post conviction relief cases with successful results.
Diana is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family & outdoors – hiking, rafting, skiing and dabbling in photography.
Alex Green is our associate attorney from Seattle, Washington. He attended Gonzaga University and moved to Portland, Oregon to study law. In 2019, Alex earned his J.D. from Lewis and Clark School of Law and passed the Oregon State Bar Exam later that year.
He began working at Bailey Immigration in 2016 as a part-time clerk while attending law school. Although it was his first time working in immigration law, he quickly grew to love the field and the law firm; he hasn’t looked back since. United States immigration law is a dynamic field that is constantly changing and Alex enjoys helping clients navigate their way through its extraordinary tangles.
When he isn’t working, Alex enjoys camping, playing ukulele, and trying (and failing) to learn new instruments.
Omar Larios Ramirez received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Martin’s University and
earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law. In law school, Omar
participated in the Immigration Litigation and Appellate Clinic where he developed a passion for
immigration work by successfully representing an indigenous Guatemalan woman fleeing from
severe domestic violence.
After law school, Omar gained meaningful experience working on applications for adjustment
of status, naturalization, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Fiancée Visas, and petitions for
U Nonimmigrant Status before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Omar
has also represented people in removal proceedings before the Executive Office for
Immigration Review, Board of Immigration Appeals, and United States Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit.
Omar is fluent in Spanish and exclusively focuses on immigration law. He is admitted to practice
with the Idaho State bar, United States District Court for the District of Idaho, and United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is also a member of the American Immigration
Lawyers Association.
Outside of work, Omar spends his free time exploring Portland with his family and enjoys
watching the Timbers play home games at Providence Park.
Jessica Castilow is our paralegal. She has an extensive background in the administrative and social field. She has been working at our office for several years.
Jessica has found a passion in working on various of immigration cases as she understands the struggle our clients face by first-hand experience. She is a Mexican immigrant and went through the adjustment of status process herself, making her able to fully relate with her clients while helping them with their own cases.
In her free time, Jessica enjoys spending time with her 3 daughters and her husband. She loves to travel, looks forward to new adventures, and lives to make new memories.
Carolina is one of our bilingual Legal Assistants. With a customer service background, she loves helping people solve their immigration needs and concerns. After attending high school in Tampa, Florida, Carolina enrolled in college starting out in a Liberal Arts program.
She started working for Bailey Immigration in April of 2018 as a receptionist. After learning about processes and becoming more familiar with cases, she loved the immigration legal field and later transitioned into a legal assistant position. She mostly assists clients renewing their status, as well as meeting with them for the first time. Coming from a Cuban background really helped her realize that every case is different and processes can be frustrating and confusing at times; that is why she really enjoys clarifying client’s concerns about this challenging field.
When she’s not at work, Carolina enjoys traveling with her husband and playing the piano and the saxophone.
Leslie Reynoso is a bilingual receptionist at Bailey Immigration. Before joining our team, she provided professional training to young adults through the Pivot Job Corps program. While there, she became passionate about providing tailored assistance to help people achieve their long term personal and professional goals.
Leslie works directly with our clients to help with scheduling and keep the office running smoothly. She enjoys learning about our clients’ experiences, hearing their stories, and providing a friendly face whenever they come in. She hopes to pursue a career as a paralegal in the near future. In the meantime, she enjoys traveling around Mexico, exploring Portland, exercising, and walking with her Husky, Sasha.
Mayra recently graduated from Portland State University with a major in Criminology and Criminal Justice and a minor in Business Administration. She plans on attending law school in the upcoming year to pursue a career in criminal law as a prosecutor. She first came to us through the Internship Program at Portland State and was later retained as a Legal Assistant.
Mayra was born and raised here in Oregon. Her family is originally from Guerrero, Mexico. Most of them have relocated to Quintana Roo, she visits them often.
She is very passionate about business most likely due to working in her family’s grocery store for many years. She hopes to grow as an entrepreneur and continue working to expand the family business.
Vanessa is a Portland State University first generation graduate, with Latin Honors in Magna Cum Laude and making it on the presidents list consecutive terms due to her outstanding academic achievements. With a Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice she has always found an interest in law.
Her experience in immigration law started as an intern at Bailey Immigration and then transitioned to a full time position. She enjoys working in this type of field as it allows you to learn of people’s stories, as well as the many immigration processes.
In her free time, she enjoys taking her dog, Concha, on walks and going to the beach.
Miguel is a first generation college graduate from the University of Oregon. Since graduating in 2018, Miguel has dedicated his time and profession towards being an advocate for the issues he cares about most. In addition to volunteering for organizations like Latino Network, Causa, and MEChA, Miguel currently serves on two advisory committees for the City of Beaverton. Through all of his work Miguel hopes to progress his community on issues such as racism and social inequality.
At Bailey Immigration Miguel hopes to demonstrate the values that instill confidence in clients. He strives to be compassionate, understanding and attentive to clients needs because he knows how much stress clients can be under. Whether it’s taking the time to fully understand a client’s situation or spending an extra minute to clarify any uncertainty a client may have, Miguel finds the way to ensure Bailey Immigration’s clients are taken care of.
Miriam is a bilingual receptionist at Bailey Immigration. Before joining our team she provided caregiving services to the elderly community in the comfort of their homes. She also has various years in customer service which has evolved into a passion for helping others, which has made her transition onto our team effortless.
With a specialized interest in Immigration Law she aspires to learn the different legal processes to better assist each and every one of our clients. She’s hoping to gain knowledge and experience in the law field as that is a career she is highly interested in pursuing.