Ginger Devaney, B.A., J.D.

Ginger Devaney is a US-licensed immigration attorney with over a decade of experience across government, litigation, and nonprofit practice settings. She brings deep expertise in US immigration law and works effectively with clients from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances.

Ginger previously worked at US Citizenship and Immigration Services, including as a Senior Asylum Officer, and has extensive experience in adjudicating complex petitions. Earlier in her career, Ginger represented immigrant survivors of domestic violence in humanitarian and family-based immigration cases. She is an experienced presenter on immigration law matters and has presented to groups ranging from students to social workers to police officers. During her time at USCIS, she was part of a group recognized with the Champion of Equity Award for its work on improving inclusion of transgender and gender non-conforming employees at USCIS.

Originally from Georgia, Ginger has lived in Boston, China, and Chicago. She has volunteered as an English as a second language teacher and tutor since high school, an experience that sparked her interest in immigration law and continues to inform her approach to practice.

Education:     Harvard University

                        Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

License:          Attorney at Law, Illinois

                       Foreign Legal Consultant (Law Society of Ontario)