Our Team

Ala Amoachi, Esq.

Ala Amoachi cares about her immigrant clients, and she goes above and beyond to ensure that her clients receive high quality, effective representation.
 
Her passion for immigration is inspired by her personal history as an immigrant who came to the United States at the age of eight and was granted asylum after spending most of her childhood in removal proceedings.  She recognizes that the antidote to the fear and anxiety of the immigration process is the power of knowledge and keeps her clients informed, prepared and empowered throughout the process.
 
Ms. Amoachi obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice in 2006.  She graduated Hofstra Law School in 2009 with a concentration in International Law.  She dreamed of being an immigration attorney and was part of Hofstra’s Political Asylum and Practicum.  She now has 11 years of experience in immigration law, handling a variety of matters that include political asylum, special immigrant juvenile status, cancellation of removal, family based, U visas, VAWA, NACARA, and much more.  She is fluent in Spanish.
 
She uses a sensitive, trauma informed approach with her political asylum cases and cases involving children and prides herself on being an ally to her clients in their journey to bring their unique story before an immigration officer or judge.  Ms. Amoachi carries out her profession with a high level of compassion, ethics and honesty​

Marian Sophocleous, Esq.

Marian Sophocleous received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts degree from the University of the Philippines cum laude where she graduated at the top of her class. She received her LL.B degree from the Dr. Vicente Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation (DVOREF) in the Philippines and her LL.M degree from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. She is admitted in New York, the Philippines, and the United States Supreme Court. An immigrant herself, Ms. Sophocleous has dedicated more than eight years of her practice serving the immigrant community. 

Gregory Turner, Esq.

Gregory Turner ​Prior to working at Ala Amoachi & Associates
served as the Law and Policy Director of the International Justice Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing human rights through the rule of law. In this capacity, he advocated for
increased representation for victims of atrocity crimes in international judicial forums, with a particular focus on the Genocide in Darfur. Gregory’s practice now focuses solely on immigration law, which he approaches with a unique international perspective. His legal career has also spanned various practice areas from criminal defense to medical malpractice.
Gregory earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2017. As a law student, he focused his education on public international law with an emphasis on human rights. He interned with multiple United Nations agencies, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Moscow, Russian Federation, where he worked on asylum cases for individuals from Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and many other countries, as well as internally displaced persons from the
North Caucasus. Gregory speaks Russian and has traveled extensively throughout Russia and the Former Soviet Union.

Jenny Park, Esq.

Jenny Park grew up in the Bronx and has a passion for racial justice and advocating for the rights of those most vulnerable to systems of discrimination. Her experience as an immigrant and child of immigrants has given her insight to both the vulnerabilities and resilience of marginalized populations.
​Jenny obtained her Juris Doctorate from CUNY School of Law with a clinical concentration in criminal defense. Her experience includes representing clients as a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society in the Criminal Defense Practice and investigating complaints of discrimination as an equal opportunity investigator at the New York City Department of Education. She is excited to be a part of a firm that is committed to advancing human rights and providing zealous representation to clients.