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 Hazel 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.
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.
Bilingual in Spanish and English, Daniela has a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations. She is experienced in International legalizations and Consular affairs; underwent training program in London and provided assistance to the British Consulate in Mexico.
As an immigrant herself, Daniela is enthusiastic about helping others during their Immigration process and empathic with their circumstances.
Daniela is passionate about films, reading, traveling and music; enjoys discussing current international events both cultural and political.
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.
Desiree studied psychology at the University of Nayarit, she was born in Los Angeles California and grew up in a small town called Tepic, Nayarit in Mexico, she has been living in Oregon for 2 years and was a consular officer at the Consulate of Mexico in Portland so customer service and helping others is her passion.
She loves learning new things, especially when it is about helping people with their legal status, because members of her family have gone through these processes so she is very empathetic about it.
When she is not at the office she enjoys spending time with her small family (husband and dog) and going to concerts.
Andrea Hernandez-Fierros was born and raised in Portland, Oregon to a Mexican family. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and is very passionate about helping others. Currently, Andrea works at the front desk which is the heart of our office. In the future, she would like to be a Legal Assistant in order to work hands on with our clients.
She’s eager to learn about the different immigration processes as she also went through the consular process/ stateside waiver with her husband and can fully relate with others and talk about her experience.
When she’s not in the office, she enjoys cooking, listening to music and traveling with her husband and son.
Lizbeth was born and raised in Oregon. Her family originates from Jalisco and Zacatecas. Lizbeth is bilingual, she speaks English and Spanish. She is learning French and wants to learn more languages. She hopes to be able to travel to France in the future.
Coming from a family of immigrants, Lizbeth is passionate about Immigration and helping clients with their processes. Lizbeth remembers being present for her father’s Naturalization Ceremony and being overwhelmingly proud and joyful to be part of that moment.
Lizbeth loves to dance and spend time with her cats, Canelo and Wero.