Constance Hope Long, Esq.
Constance Hope Long (“Hope”) joined Wilkes Legal as an Associate Attorney in August 2022 after working with the firm as a Law Clerk since May 2021. Ms. Long has over five years of experience working in the field of immigration law, helping clients from across the globe successfully petition USCIS for immigration benefits and win their cases in immigration court. Ms. Long’s litigation and removal defense experience includes applications for asylum, Cancellation of Removal, Motions to Reopen, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, de-naturalization, and appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals. In addition, Ms. Long has prepared hundreds of applications to USCIS including family visa petitions, visa petitions for survivors of crime and abuse, waivers of inadmissibility, Naturalization, and DACA.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Long worked for three years as the Senior Litigation Paralegal at a Maryland immigration defense firm. There she developed her expertise in designing creative litigation strategies and assisting clients who have experienced trauma to effectively tell and document their stories. It is Ms. Long’s highest priority to provide consistent, considerate, and competent representation for her clients.
Ms. Long graduated cum laude from Rutgers Law School-Camden and received her B.A. in Asian Studies from Temple University. During law school, Ms. Long worked as a legal intern with nonprofit immigration organizations including Kids In Need of Defense (KIND) and American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) to provide representation to unaccompanied minors. Ms. Long is licensed to practice law in Maryland and is fluent in English and Spanish.