Attorney at law
Attorney A.C. Uribe Esq. is licensed to practice law in Federal and California Courts. Mr. Uribe received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law, and his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. While attending King Hall at UC Davis School of Law, Mr. Uribe was a certified law clerk at the Yolo County Public Defender’s Office representing indigent defendants accused of misdemeanors. He also represented the State of California as a certified law clerk at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. At the City Attorney’s Office, he worked in Gang Division prosecuting documented gang members for firearm violations and drafting civil injunctions.
Background
He also worked as a certified law clerk at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted misdemeanor crimes through jury trial, boasting a 100% victory rate. Finally, at the end of his law school career he obtained a prestigious externship with the Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California where he prosecuted crimes in the assimilated crimes unit. There he honed his trial experience conducting complex litigation before the Federal Court. As a professional, he is a member of the Mexican American Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, California Attorneys for Criminal JusticePasadena Bar Association, San Gabriel Valley Lawyer Referral Service, John M. Langston Bar Association, and a member of the Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity Incorporated Alumni Association.
Mr. Uribe is an experienced attorney practicing all areas of criminal and immigration law. The focus of his law practice has been representing non-citizen clients charged with various crimes, including DUIs, domestic violence, drug sales, sexual assaults, thefts, white-collar crimes, felony assaults, and murder. Early in his legal career, he developed his practice in vacating convictions to help noncitizen clients avoid immigration consequences in immigration court. Needless to say, he has a vast range of experience in post-conviction matters as they relate to vacating and modifying convictions that are harmful to his client’s immigration situation.
DEDICATED TO JUSTICE
Attorney A.C. Uribe has dedicated his life to fighting for justice for those that are denied. He has worked to better his community and to help those and through his efforts works to help others achieve their own version of the American Dream. He draws his inspiration from his family. Attorney A.C. Uribe’s parents are lifelong educators who were active in the Chicano Movement of the late 60s and early 70s. This activism stemmed from a commitment by his parents whose love of this country drove them to make this country a better place for the underserved. Attorney A.C. Uribe’s commitment to serving our country stems from his upbringing in being raised by a family of military veterans. Starting with his Grandfather a WWII veteran (who inspired him to attend law school), his grandfather was a sharecropper born into poverty in rural Nebraska and like many in similar situations served our country proudly in WWII. Attorney A.C.Uribe recognizes the opportunity the military offered his grandfather, and lifted his own family out of poverty. Further Attorney A.C.Uribe’s father along with his uncles and aunts are Vietnam Era Veterans, who served proudly in the military. Suffice it to say Attorney A.C. Uribe was raised in an environment of owing service to this nation.
Mr. Uribe continues this tradition of service to his country by representing the rights of those wronged by our justice system and also in his efforts as a member of various community service organizations in and around the Greater Los Angeles area. He is an attorney that is dedicated to serving the community by helping others. Before he became an attorney he taught middle school in the Teach for America Program. As a first-year teacher, he won the Rookie Teacher of the Year award at Jose de Diego Middle School and went on to achieve success in classroom teaching at a KIPP: College Preparatory School where his students became top performers in county assessment tests. We continue to give back to the community by mentoring students from the local community.
For consecutive years Attorney A.C. Uribe has been recognized as a Top Attorney by Pasadena Magazine and will be featured in the sixth annual Top Attorney issue. This annual list is compiled from the results of an online balloting process that is available to thousands of attorneys and judges in the San Gabriel Valley and metropolitan Los Angeles who cast votes for the lawyers who are most esteemed in their practice specialties. The “2016 Top Attorneys” list is featured in the fall/ winter issue of Pasadena Magazine. This annual award is the result of an online balloting process available to thousands of attorneys, and the results are used by readers seeking the top legal experts in the San Gabriel Valley and throughout the Los Angeles area.
Defending the hard to defend
When it comes to vacating a conviction for immigration purposes, commonly referred to as post-conviction relief, Mr. Uribe is a relentless advocate for his non citizen clients. In representing non citizen clients his priority is achieving his client’s post-conviction goal in the Superior Court so that they can acheive their citizenship goals in Immigration Court. In order to get this done he prides himself working directly with his client’s immigration attorney to work towards a common goal. He takes pride in serving underserved immigrant communities so that they can continue to contribute to the fabric of American life as productive members of society. The reality is that immigrants face the ultimate consequence of removal from the United States not only hurting their families but the overall community here. It is for that reason that Mr. Uribe has dedicated his practice to defending the hard to defend.
Record Of Success In Vacating Convictions
Mr. Uribe has vacated hundreds of cases for immigration purposes. Take for instance the cases below:
These are just a few examples of cases upon which Mr. Uribe vacated, reduced or modified his client’s criminal convictions so that his clients can avoid adverse immigration consequences.
