Gloria Contreras Edin

Gloria Contreras Edin is principal at Contreras Edin Law, PA. She has advised on thousands of matters involving clients from more than 25 countries in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, & Asia on a wide range of complicated and sensitive immigration issues. She also has a great deal of experience in dealing with state courts, federal courts, and federal immigration agencies.

Ms. Contreras Edin represents thousands of clients in multiple contexts including, but not limited to, bond hearings, removal hearings, affirmative applications for immigration benefits, family petitions, hardship petitions, post-conviction relief, waivers of inadmissibility, obtaining legal status and green cards, consular processing, obtaining immigrant and/or nonimmigrant visas, becoming a U.S. citizen, and VAWA petitions. Additionally, she has served on numerous boards, government state-wide commissions, and committees, and has acted as Amicus Curiae in high-stakes immigration proceedings in various U.S. Courts of Appeals. She has received numerous honors and awards for her outstanding service and works tirelessly to protect the rights of children and adults facing removal from the United States.

Ms. Contreras Edin has acted as an expert on immigration matters litigated in civil courts. She writes and presents frequently on immigration matters. In 2015 and then again in 2018, she co-authored a chapter in the Immigration Practice Deskbook. She has presented on a variety of issues, including how the Constitution interacts with immigration laws as well as the impact of immigration laws on women and children. She also produces Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs and presents on issues related to non-conforming LGBTQI immigrants and refugees.

Ms. Contreras Edin currently serves as an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law where she teaches Immigration Law.

Admitted

Minnesota Supreme Court; U.S. District Court of Minnesota; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Recognitions

·         Super Lawyer ‘23- ‘24.

·         Lawyers of Distinction, ‘18- ‘24

·         Women of Color Achievement Award, 100 Black Men-Twin Cities, Inc., ‘22

·         Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal, Women in Business Honoree, ‘21

·         Metropolitan Economic Development Association, Entrepreneur of the Year ‘20

·         Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Access Award ‘20

·         Francisco Rosales Community Award, Academia Cesar Chavez, '16

·         Century College Woman of Distinction '10

·         Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, Distinguished Service Award, ‘09

·         Hamline School of Law Alumni Scholarship Award, ‘08

·         Up and Coming Attorney Award by Minnesota Lawyer Magazine, ‘07

·         Bush Foundation Fellowship Award, ‘02

·         Excellence in Service Award bestowed by Centro Legal, Inc., ‘01

·         Minnesota Hometown Hero, ‘00

·         Internal Revenue Service Community Service Award ‘00,

·          Minnesota Supreme Court, Community Justice Award, ‘00

Current Board Participation

·         Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Board of Trustees

·         Esperanza United, formerly known as Casa De Esperanza, Board Member

·         Center for Victims of Torture, Board Member

·         Capitol Area Vitality Taskforce, City of Saint Paul, Appointed Member

Education & Development

·         Hamline University School of Law, Saint Paul, MN, Juris Doctor, ‘05

Completed the Dispute Resolution Institute Certificate Program

·         California State University, Northridge, CA

B.A. Sociology, 1996

·         National Institute for Trial Advocacy, ‘15

·         Harvard Executive Leadership Program, ‘10

·         National Hispanic Leadership Institute, ‘10