About the Attorney

Get To Know Johanna T. Sanchez, Esq.

Johanna T. Sanchez, Esq. is the Founder of Bilingual Law Practice, P.C. She is a native New Yorker of Ecuadorian and Peruvian descent and is fluent in both English and Spanish. Ms. Sanchez is admitted to practice in the courts of New York State and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Ms. Sanchez attended East Hampton High School and graduated Cum Laude from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a Certificate in Dispute and Resolution and a scholar of the Skadden Arps Honors Program in Legal Studies.

She attended Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where she participated in their Two-Year Accelerated program to obtain her Juris Doctorate and graduated Cum Laude in 2020.

While in law school, she was President of the Immigration Law Society and Vice President of the Latin American Law Students Association. Ms. Sanchez sought many opportunities to learn through hands-on experience. Ms. Sanchez was an extern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, assisting attorneys in preparing for trials. She was also on Touro’s Law Review and published an article on the convenience of smart home devices and their impact on privacy rights. Ms. Sanchez helped many people who could not afford legal representation by participating in the Immigration Clinic, Advanced Bankruptcy Clinic, and Community Legal Services Clinic. She was nominated for the American College of Bankruptcy’s Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Students Program 2020 for the Second Circuit. She received The Shirley and Murray Rubinstein Clinician of the Year Award, the Special Service to the Public & Community Award, the Pro Bono Service Award, and the 2019 Eastern District of New York Justice Institute’s Moot Court Competition Award.

Ms. Sanchez focuses on pathways to try to obtain legal status for: immigrant victims of certain crimes who have suffered or are suffering from mental or physical abuse; immigrant children who cannot reunify with their parent due to abuse, abandonment, or neglect; victims of domestic abuse; victims of human trafficking; immigrants who have family ties with United States citizens or residents; residents who are ready to naturalize; and much more.

Internships at Bilingual Law Practice P.C.

Nicole’s Experience on her Internship at BLP

“I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do this Summer, but when the opportunity arose, I knew joining BLP was the right decision for me. Since joining BLP, I have been afforded the privilege of learning about the complicated system that is Immigration in the United States. I know now, I would not have been able to procure as welcoming and understanding of a work environment elsewhere.

As I near the end of my summer internship at BLP, I am saddened by the thought of “leaving.” Yet, I know, I will be back. And whether that be as a returning intern or as a mere visitor, I have been assured of how joyous BLP would be in seeing me grow and mature as a student, and more importantly, as a human-being who hopes to one day aid people in the way BLP does.”

Bilingual Law Practice is always looking out for bright interns to learn about working in the legal field. To learn more, please contact us.