Our Team
Christine Troy
Owner Christine Troy has more than twenty years of experience practicing exclusively in the area of Immigration and Naturalization Law. She has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal Digital Network and KQED regarding immigration law; collaborated with President Obama’s Agency of Science and Technology on streamlining entrepreneurial visas; presented numerous seminars on business immigration; and is recognized as a "Super Attorney", an honor given to under 5% of attorneys in Northern California. Ms. Troy finds it particularly rewarding when a long term client gains a green card or US Citizenship; a start-up company flourishes through having access to foreign workers; international couples are reunited; or she can find a solution that transports a client from where they are now, to where they want to be. She graduated from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1999 and holds an undergraduate degree in Government and a minor in Women’s Studies from Beloit College.
Marcia I. Perez
Marcia I. Perez has over twenty-five years of experience practicing exclusively in the areas of business/employment immigration law as well as family immigration, naturalization, VAWA/U visas and removal defense. Specializing in particularly complex cases, she has been recognized as a California “Super Lawyer,” an honor bestowed to the top tier of immigration attorneys. Ms. Perez effectively advocates for her clients and has a passion for the law. She finds the greatest reward of her profession is helping families and professionals find a new future, full of hopes and possibilities, in the United States. She believes our economy thrives if we encourage the hardest working, the best and the brightest, from around the globe to contribute to our entrepreneurial spirit. Ms. Perez graduated from the University of California, Hastings in 1994 where she was awarded a certificate as a Public Interest Law Scholar and holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science, with minors in Criminal Justice and Constitutional Law from SFSU. Ms. Perez is of counsel and not an employee of the law office. She has been collaborating on a wide variety of cases with the Law Office of Christine Troy for ten years.
Sheila Quinlan
Sheila Quinlan has been practicing immigration law for more than 20 years and is certified as a Specialist by the State bar of California in Immigration and Nationality Law. Prior to that, Ms. Quinlan had experience in the field of criminal defense law. She enjoys re-uniting and solidifying families through practicing immigration law and restoring civil rights to clients who have been deprived of their civil rights. She also enjoys complex nationality issues including restoration of U.S. citizenship. Furthermore, she has extensive knowledge of Canadian and British immigration and nationality law. Ms Quinlan is of counsel and not an employee of the law office. She has been collaborating on a wide variety of cases with the Law Office of Christine Troy for twenty years. Ms. Quinlan graduated from Northern Illinois University College Of Law in 1994. She holds an undergraduate degree from Reed College and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Chicago.
Nick Cregor
Nick Cregor has a Bachelor of Science in Management Sciences, from Manchester University, UK. He brings 11 years of paralegal experience to the job with 5 years as an immigration case writer. One of his favorite aspects of working with us is meeting extraordinary people doing extraordinary things from all over the world. When not working on immigration petitions, he enjoys watching NBA basketball, spoiling his dog, and spending time with his family.
Monica Paredes
I have an undergraduate degree in Political Science with a minor in Ethnic Studies from UC Davis. I am fluent in Spanish with beginner level Arabic. My goal is to always keep clients up to date, feeling understood and most importantly safe. With immigration law, we hear people’s many different stories- sometimes even their life long journeys and it’s nice to know we’ve helped make someone more hopeful that their goals are reachable. Outside of work, you will often find me trying new coffee shops hunting for the best lavender latte or horchata coffee or finding new hiking trails.