Erin O'Neil-Baker | Hartford Immigration Lawyer

Attorney Erin O’Neil-Baker is a Connecticut attorney that focuses her practice on immigration law. She has been an attorney for 2 decades and is the founding partner of Hartford Legal Group, LLC.  In 2008 the firm moved to Hartford and serves the immigration community for the entire state of Connecticut.  O’Neil-Baker’s practice focuses on pursuing legal permanent status and citizenship for foreign nationals and defending individuals in removal/deportation proceedings in Connecticut and Massachusetts. She represents high profile clients in publicized deportation defense cases such as Marco Reyes, who took sanctuary in a New Haven church for four months and was the subject of national and international media reports; Joel Colindres, who is the subject of the documentary The Deported currently showing on YouTube Originals; Luis Barrios, who was the recipient of a “Private Bill” submitted by Senator Richard Blumenthal; and Wayzaro Walton, whose case received national attention due to her pardon she received from the State of Connecticut.
 
Erin is the Secretary of the Connecticut Bar Association, and Co-chair of the Immigration Committee. She is a member of the national and state chapter of the American Immigration Law Association. She is admitted to the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Fifth Circuit, and Superior Court of Connecticut. She was selected as the Hartford Business Journal - Women in Business Honoree in 2014 and has been a presenter for the Windham Women and Girls Fund, the American Association of University Women, CT Coalition for Domestic Violence and the United Labor Agency and works with C4D, Students for a Dream group presenting “Know Your Rights” training for undocumented individuals across the state.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	O’Neil-Baker Law, LLC	Hartford, CT	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Seton Hall University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	2000
the University of Connecticut	Bachelors	Psychology | Sociology	1996

State / Court	Date
Connecticut	2000

• American Immigration Lawyers Association | Connecticut Chapter | Member
  Connecticut Bar Association | Immigration Committee | Co-Chair
  American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member
  Connecticut Bar Association | Secretary

•  Women in Business Honoree | Hartford Business Journal | 2014

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(2000) Licensed as Attorney in Connecticut . Verified with Connecticut Bar Association.	August 25, 2020

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