Erika Portillo

As partner at Guichard, Teng, Portillo & Garrett, Erika Portillo represents clients in California in matters related to immigration law. These include issues of naturalization and citizenship, deportation and removal defense, the Violence Against Women Act, fiancé visa petitions, the LGBTQ immigration process, family-based green card petitions, crime victims and U visas, and DACA. A compassionate, knowledgeable lawyer and an immigrant herself, she takes a personal interest in her clients.

She is admitted to practice in the state of California and before the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. She is also admitted to practice law in Mexico. 

A member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association’s Women’s Section, Ms. Portillo is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and in the past has served on the advisory council. She is also a member the One Hundred Club and a former president of the Hispanic Cancer Association.

A firm believer in giving back to her community, she offers pro bono representation during the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Attorney of the Day program at the Immigration Court in San Francisco. Fluent in Spanish and English, Ms. Portillo has written for the California Psychological Association magazine and the Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine and presented for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Contra Costa County, the Contra Costa County Bar Association, the Contra Costa Leadership Program and John F. Kennedy University.