Glorily A. Lopez

Immigration Attorney Glorily A. Lopez works at the Wisconsin law firm of Murphy Desmond S.C., where she serves clients in the firm's Madison, Janesville, Appleton, and Dodgeville offices. Attorney Lopez has dedicated her practice to standing for immigrants. With over two decades of legal experience, she has assisted hundreds of immigrants from all over the world to navigate the U.S. immigration system, helping them prevent delays and expensive errors. She has offered families, students, high net worth individuals, athletes, entertainers, professionals and entrepreneurs a variety of services involving:

• Family-based visas and petitions
• Removal/deportation defense
• Employment-based visas such as E-1 to EB-5 Visas, J Visas, L Visas, O Visas and R Visas
• Employment petitions and labor certifications
• Nonimmigrant visas
• Green cards, citizenship and naturalization
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Fluent in both English and Spanish, Attorney Lopez graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Minor in Anthropology and Women's Studies in 1996. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2000, and has practiced law in Wisconsin since 2002. Attorney Lopez has appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. She served as a law clerk at the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the City of Madison Attorney's Office.

Attorney Lopez is a long-serving member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has served the organization in various capacities including as its vice chair, treasurer, congressional liaison and member of the board of governors. Additionally, she holds memberships in the American Immigration Council, the Federal Bar Association – Immigration Law Section, the Dane County Bar Association, the Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association, the Latino Chamber of Commerce, the Latino Professionals Association of Greater Madison, the LGBT Bar Association of Wisconsin and the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors.

Attorney Lopez has been recognized in her legal practice by Best Lawyers in America in Immigration Law, as well as "Lawyer of the Year-Madison" in Immigration Law several times. She earned a an Avvo Clients’ Choice Award, was listed on of Wisconsin's 48 Most Powerful Latinos by Madison365 and the Global Who’s Who Top Lawyers, among other professional accolades. Attorney Lopez has presented to a wide range of organizations on immigration law, and had a listener call-in radio show on La Movida in Madison for may years.