Waller Law Office Attorneys
Anna has practiced law in the state of Michigan for eight years. Prior to attending law school, Anna earned her bachelor’s degree from Albion College where she graduated Summa Cum Laude, and she later taught as a secondary mathematics teacher at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in San Antonio, Texas. Anna began her law school studies at Michigan State University College of Law and transferred to Villanova University School of Law in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
During law school, Anna participated in the farmworker legal aid clinic, was a member of the moot court board, volunteered her time doing tax preparation at VITA and LITC clinics, and traveled with a group of students to New Orleans, Louisiana post Hurricane Katrina to provide aid. Anna was the recipient of a fellowship through the Walter Lucas Public Interest Fellowship Program, which funded her summer work, interning with the Volunteers for the Indigent Program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Finally, Anna was awarded the Wyn Llewellyn Award, Villanova University School of Law, Client Counseling Competition as well as the Arthur J. Kania Prize in Professional Ethics. |
Upon graduating, Anna continued her career path in public interest law as a staff attorney for Migrant Legal Aid in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Later, she filled the role of director of the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Immigration Legal Services a program which in three years assisted 2,000 individuals in addressing their legal needs, including organizing collaborative clinics to maximize resources to provide direct services to those qualifying for executive action under DACA.
Now is private practice, Anna is working to build her practice, Waller Law Office, P.C. with an emphasis on immigration law. Anna is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, a national association of those who practice and teach immigration law. Anna is also connected to the West Michigan community as a member of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan and provides pro bono services through the Community Legal Services of West Michigan and the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan.
Now is private practice, Anna is working to build her practice, Waller Law Office, P.C. with an emphasis on immigration law. Anna is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, a national association of those who practice and teach immigration law. Anna is also connected to the West Michigan community as a member of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan and provides pro bono services through the Community Legal Services of West Michigan and the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan.
In 2008, Sarah completed her undergraduate studies at Calvin College. During her time there, she studied Spanish and social work and took advantage of every opportunity to travel, study abroad, and volunteer in the Grand Rapids community. She spent a couple of weeks during the summers of 2003 and 2004 in El Salvador and studied for a semester in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where she honed and perfected her Spanish language skills, as well as her understanding of life in developing nations. When she was stateside, Sarah volunteered in Grand Rapids schools, tutored adults in GED programs, and worked with immigrant mothers at Cherry Street Medical Clinic, all the time putting to good use her Spanish language fluency and social work training.
After graduating from Calvin College, Sarah moved to St. Petersburg, FL, where she worked as an elementary special education teacher for Pinellas County Public Schools. This experience was a test of Sarah’s patience and versatility, but she walked away with time management and organization skills, effective communication tools, and a deep, deep respect for educators. |
Two years later, Sarah returned to Michigan and began law school at Michigan State University College of Law. She devoted her years in law school to the study of immigration and public interest law. While at MSU, Sarah worked for the Immigration Clinic and tackled tough victim-based U-visa, VAWA, and SIJ cases. She also earned high marks and the highest award for her skills in Research, Writing, and Advocacy.
Just after graduating law school and taking the Bar exam in the summer of 2012, Sarah, her husband, and young daughter moved to Mexico where her husband completed his doctoral research. While in Mexico, Sarah worked remotely for MSU College of Law’s Career Services department. She and her family also immersed themselves in the community in Mexico, making the most of their time abroad, learning the language and, in general, falling in love with Mexico’s diverse culture.
Upon her return from Mexico in the spring of 2013, Sarah took a brief hiatus to birth her youngest daughter and enjoy a few months of maternity leave. In the fall of 2013, Sarah started work at the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Immigration Legal Services, serving as one of two full-time attorneys. She tackled a wide variety of family-based immigration cases and grew accustomed to handling a high-volume caseload while still offering high quality legal services. Also during her tenure at Immigration Legal Services, Sarah participated in all trainings made available to her and attended regular meetings for the Michigan Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (MCIRR), a group with which she is still affiliated.
Sarah grew up in Stevensville, Michigan. Her mother, Janice Yore, spent her life serving the indigent population of Southwest Michigan as a registered nurse. Sarah’s father, William Yore, is a recovering alcoholic who devoted the later years of his life to raising his two daughters. Sarah learned service, work ethic, and compassion from her mother and humility, forgiveness, and faith from her father, values she carries with her every day in her legal practice.
Just after graduating law school and taking the Bar exam in the summer of 2012, Sarah, her husband, and young daughter moved to Mexico where her husband completed his doctoral research. While in Mexico, Sarah worked remotely for MSU College of Law’s Career Services department. She and her family also immersed themselves in the community in Mexico, making the most of their time abroad, learning the language and, in general, falling in love with Mexico’s diverse culture.
Upon her return from Mexico in the spring of 2013, Sarah took a brief hiatus to birth her youngest daughter and enjoy a few months of maternity leave. In the fall of 2013, Sarah started work at the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Immigration Legal Services, serving as one of two full-time attorneys. She tackled a wide variety of family-based immigration cases and grew accustomed to handling a high-volume caseload while still offering high quality legal services. Also during her tenure at Immigration Legal Services, Sarah participated in all trainings made available to her and attended regular meetings for the Michigan Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (MCIRR), a group with which she is still affiliated.
Sarah grew up in Stevensville, Michigan. Her mother, Janice Yore, spent her life serving the indigent population of Southwest Michigan as a registered nurse. Sarah’s father, William Yore, is a recovering alcoholic who devoted the later years of his life to raising his two daughters. Sarah learned service, work ethic, and compassion from her mother and humility, forgiveness, and faith from her father, values she carries with her every day in her legal practice.