Get results with Gomez & Martinez, your immigration specialists!
Get results with Gomez & Martinez, your immigration specialists!
Attorney Zoila Marisol Gomez founded the Law Office of Zoila Gomez in 2006 after obtaining and JD from Massachusetts School of Law and her license to practice law from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She dreamed of becoming a lawyer since she was a child living in her native country, Dominican Republic. In 20015, she united forced with her loyal associate Attorney Tania Martinez, formerly known as Tania Palumbo and they formed the new Gomez & Palumbo, LLC. Zoila and Tania are so great together because they shared the same mission and vision about their love and passion for helping immigrants archive their dreams. She immigrated to the United States in 1988 at the age of eighteen. She attended Northern Essex Community College (NECC) for English as a Second Language (ESL) after graduating from Lawrence High School in 1989. As a single mother after the birth of her first child in 1994, she returned to NECC where she obtained an Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies in 1997. She transferred to UMass Lowell where she obtained a Bachelors Degree in Political Science in 2000 while working full time. In 1999, she began working for then Congressman Martin Meehan as an intern and three months later she was hired as an employee. She left Congressman Meehan’s office in the fall of 2002 to begin law school at the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover.
Since 1999, Attorney Gomez has dedicated her time to advocate for and educate the immigrant community. In her efforts to further educate the immigrant community regarding their rights and responsibilities, Attorney Gomez, participates weekly in the radio show “Al Son de la Mañana,” which airs Mondays through Fridays in WGUA Radio Católica, 98.1 FM. In the fall of 2011, she returned to NECC as a professor of Immigration Law and Policy and was passionate about giving back to the school that she graduated from. She is on the board of the Youth Development Organization, a nonprofit organization which seeks to engage students in after school programs to enhance their abilities to compete and have the confidence to survive in the world outside the walls of Lawrence. In 2011, she served as a member of the UMass Board of Trustee to which she was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick. In 2015, she was appointed by Governor Charlie Baker to the Judicial Nominating Commission and served in that capacity until May 1, 2018. Most recently she joined the Lawrence Partnership as a Board of Director’s member and the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys.
Education:
Massachusetts School of Law, Juris Doctor 2005
UMass Lowell, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 2000
Northern Essex Community College, Paralegal Studies, 1997
Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 2006
Massachusetts Federal District Court, 2014
Professional Affiliations:
American Immigration Attorney Association
Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys
National Association of Hispanic Attorneys
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La abogada Zoila Marisol Gómez fundó la Oficina Jurídica de Zoila Gómez en 2006 después de obtener y obtener un Doctorado en Leyes de Massachusetts School of Law y su licencia para practicar leyes del Tribunal Judicial Supremo de Massachusetts. Soñaba con ser abogada desde que era una niña mientras vivía en su país natal, República Dominicana. En 2015, unió fuerzas con su leal abogada asociada Tania Martínez, anteriormente conocida como Tania Palumbo, y formaron la nueva firma de abogados Gómez & Palumbo, LLC. Zoila y Tania son el equipo ideal porque comparten la misma misión y visión sobre su amor y pasión por ayudar a los inmigrantes a obtener sus sueños en EE. UU. Emigró a los Estados Unidos en el 1988 a la edad de dieciocho años. Asistió a Northern Essex Community College (NECC) donde estudio inglés como segundo idioma (ESL) después de graduarse de Lawrence High School en 1989. Como madre soltera después del nacimiento de su primer hijo en 1994, regresó a NECC donde obtuvo un Asociado en Estudios Paralegales en 1997. Se transfirió a UMass Lowell donde obtuvo una Licenciatura en Ciencias Políticas en 2000, mientras trabajaba a tiempo completo.
Desde el 1999, la abogada Gómez ha dedicado su tiempo a abogar y educar a la comunidad inmigrante. En sus esfuerzos por educar más a la comunidad inmigrante sobre sus derechos y responsabilidades, la abogada Gómez participa semanalmente en el programa de radio "Al Son de la Mañana", que se transmite de lunes a viernes en WGUA Radio Católica, 98.1 FM. En el otoño de 2011, regresó a NECC como profesora de Derecho y Política de Inmigración y le apasiono devolver a la escuela de la que se graduó como profesora. Ella está en la junta de la Organización de Desarrollo Juvenil, una organización sin fines de lucro que busca involucrar a los estudiantes en programas extracurriculares para mejorar sus habilidades para competir y tener la confianza para sobrevivir en el mundo fuera de los muros de la Ciudad de Lawrence. En 2011, se desempeñó como miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de UMass para la cual fue nombrada por el gobernador Deval Patrick. En 2015, fue nombrada por el Gobernador Charlie Baker para la Comisión de Nominación Judicial y sirvió en ese cargo hasta el 1 de mayo de 2018. Más recientemente se unió al Lawrence Partnership como miembro de la Junta de Directores y a la Junta de Directores de la Asociación de Abogados Hispanos de Massachusetts.
Educación:
Massachusetts School of Law, Doctora en Derecho 2005
UMass Lowell, Licenciatura en Artes, Ciencias Políticas, 2000
Northern Essex Community College, Asociado en Estudios paralegales, 1997
Admisiones a Practica de Derecho:
Tribunal Supremo Judicial de Massachusetts, 2006
Tribunal de Distrito Federal de Massachusetts, 2014
Afiliaciones Profesionales:
Asociación Americana de Abogados de Inmigración
Asociación de Abogados Hispanos de Massachusetts
Asociacion Nacional de Abogados Hispanos
Nationally, and in many states, the income of immigrant families is not very different from that of non-immigrant families, although individual earnings are lower for immigrants overall. This is because there are typically more workers per immigrant family.