Abigail M. Peterson

Attorney & Partner

Abigail Peterson is a native of Sewanee, TN. She graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX in 2004 with a B.A. in Anthropology. Abigail earned her J.D. from New England Law School in Boston, MA in 2008 where she was a member of the Jessup International Law Moot Court team and the International Law Student’s Association.

While in law school, Abigail worked for the United Nations on cases involving genocide and crimes against humanity.

Abigail moved to Mississippi in 2009 to work with the immigrant community and joined Elmore & Peterson Law Firm in 2010. She focuses her practice in immigration law, particularly complex matters concerning family immigration, consular processing, waivers of inadmissibility, and applications for victims of crime or persecution.

Year Joined Firm: 2010

Areas of Practice

Family Immigration
Waivers
Asylum & Humanitarian Immigration
Immigrant Visas
Non-Immigrant Visas
Citizenship & Nationality
Consular Processing
Defense in Removal and Detention

Bar Admissions

Mississippi (2009)
Massachusetts (2008)

Education

New England School of Law (2008)
Trinity University (2004)

Professional Associations and Memberships

Languages

English
Spanish

Select Publications, Presentations and News

MS Legal Professionals Association, Immigration Law and the Hot Topics, CLE presenter (1.5 hours) – 08/11/2018
Jones County Bar Assoc/PBLP, How Immigration Law Impacts Your Daily Practice, CLE presenter (1 hour) – 07/26/2018
FBI Mississippi, Civil Rights Working Group, guest speaker – 03/07/2018
MS Legal Professionals Association, The Changing Landscape of Immigration Law, CLE presenter (1 hour) – 07/31/2017
Jones County Bar Assoc/PBLP The Changing Landscape of Immigration Law, CLE presenter (1 hour) – 07/27/2017
National Public Radio, All Things Considered, radio guest – 03/14/2017
National Public Radio, All Things Considered, radio guest – 03/03/2017
Jones County Bar Assoc/PBLP, Immigration 101, CLE presenter (1 hour) – 07/28/2016
MS Legal Professionals Association, Basics of Immigration, CLE presenter (1 hour) – 09/27/2014
MS Public Broadcasting, In Legal Terms, featured radio guest – 08/26/2014
Dalton State Education Summit: Educational and Legal Rights of Immigrant Students, panelist – 10/28/2013
Catholic Charities of Jackson, In-Service: Immigration Changes in the Law, CES presenter (2 hours) – 05/21/2013
Poverty Law & Pro Bono Training Seminar, Overview of Immigration Law, CLE presenter (1.5 hours) – 05/17/2013
Millsaps College Constitution Day Forum, Immigration and the Constitution, featured speaker – 09/17/2010
MS Migrant Education Service Center, Know Your Rights presentations, presenter – 2009-2010
MS Immigrants Rights Alliance, Know Your Rights presentations, presenter – 2009-2010

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