Amy Rubenstein
Amy is an associate attorney whose practice focuses on immigration and civil-rights work. She represents clients before USCIS and the Board of Immigration Appeals on asylum, green cards, work authorizations, and employment-based visas — work she began as a Certified Legal Intern at Case Western Reserve University.
I was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and discovered my interest in immigration and civil-rights law while studying at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. I graduated magna cum laude from Ohio University with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism in 2015, then earned my Juris Doctorate cum laude from Case Western in 2022, ranking 18th out of 114 in my class. As a Hugo Grotius International Law Scholar, I served as a Senior Editor for the Case Western Reserve University Law Review.
My focus on immigration practice led me to work as a Certified Legal Intern at the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic during my last semester. There, I represented clients before USCIS and the BIA, preparing forms for asylum, green cards, work authorizations, and employment-based visas. I also drafted and filed appellate briefs and responses to letters of intent to deny.
My legal experience further includes a federal judicial externship with U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie Bowman in the Southern District of Ohio, where I drafted Reports & Recommendations and Orders on pending motions in active civil cases. At Novo Legal, I represent immigrants in benefits and removal-defense matters, with a particular focus on asylum and BIA appellate practice.
What I take on, and what I don't.
Immigration
Asylum · Green cards · Work authorizations · Employment-based visas
Appeals
BIA appellate practice · Letters of intent to deny
Civil rights
Civil-rights litigation in support of immigrant communities