First Amendment Conflicts in Immigration Law: When Speech Becomes Evidence and Advocacy Becomes Risk

Anne earned both her Bachelor of Arts and her Juris Doctor from Marquette University. She is an active member of the State Bar of California, admitted in April 2017, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bar, admitted in November 2021. She also holds an inactive membership with the Wisconsin State Bar, where she was admitted in May 2013. Anne is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

Anne has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America consecutively from 2023 through 2026 — an honor reserved for attorneys in earlier career stages who demonstrate outstanding professional excellence. This sustained recognition reflects not only her technical proficiency but also her growing reputation as a rising leader in the immigration law community. Anne is guided by the conviction that defending the Constitution and the rule of law is not merely a privilege, but a professional right and responsibility.

Anne is deeply committed to pro bono service and community engagement. She provides pro bono legal representation through the American Immigration Lawyers Association's Military Assistance Program (MAP), assisting active duty and recently retired members of the U.S. military with immigration matters. She has also served as a pro bono attorney for Oasis Legal Services, the Transgender Law Center, VECINA, Project Citizenship, and the Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts. Her pro bono work has encompassed disability waivers for naturalization applications, Temporary Protected Status filings, provisional unlawful presence waivers, asylum proceedings, and Special Immigrant Juvenile matters. Beyond direct representation, Anne contributes actively to thought leadership through publications, speaking engagements, and mentorship. She is a frequent speaker at universities — including multiple appearances at UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy — and regularly engages international students and learners at all education levels on immigration law and its broader community impact.

Prior to joining Grossman Young & Hammond, Anne built her practice across three distinct institutional environments: the world's largest business immigration provider, where she worked in both the Boston and San Diego offices; a boutique immigration firm specializing in employment-based matters; and the in-house immigration department of a Fortune 500 company. This breadth of experience — spanning Big Law, boutique practice, and corporate environments — gives Anne an unusually well-rounded perspective on the operational, strategic, and legal dimensions of employment-based immigration. At GYH, Anne counsels a diverse roster of corporate and individual clients on nonimmigrant and immigrant visa categories, with particular depth in employment authorization, adjustment of status, naturalization, and Temporary Protected Status. She has emerged as a recognized voice on evolving USCIS and DHS policy, including the end of automatic EAD extensions and heightened worksite enforcement trends. Her publications and CLE presentations reflect a practitioner who stays ahead of regulatory change and translates complex policy shifts into actionable guidance for employers and their counsel.

Graduated summa cum laude from American University Washington College of Law and was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Award for high academic merit and appreciable involvement with the International Law Student Association.

Outstanding Graduate Award from American University Washington College of Law for high academic merit and appreciable involvement with the International Law Student Association.

Joins Grossman Young & Hammond from the US Department of Labor's Office of the Solicitor where she advised the Office of Foreign Labor Certification and Bureau of International Labor Affairs on federal and administrative litigation, rulemaking, and international arbitration. While in law school, she supported asylum seekers in proceedings before USCIS and Immigration Court as a student attorney with the International Human Rights Law Clinic and as a legal intern with a non-profit organization. Her career also includes a paralegal role with a non-profit organization serving domestic violence survivors in family law matters.