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FLOW ISSUES JOINT STATEMENT WITH FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE
FLOW CO-HOSTS A "KNOW YOUR IMMIGRANT rIGHTS EVENT"
The Filipino Lawyers of Washington (FLOW) proudly co-hosted a successful Know Your Immigration Rights panel with the Filipino Community of Seattle (FCS), drawing over 40 attendees for a timely discussion on urgent legal issues facing our communities.
Held at the FCS on June 3, 2025, the event addressed a wide range of topics, including immigration enforcement, travel risks, the impact of criminal history on immigration status, LGBTQ+ rights and the intersection of family and immigration law.
We are grateful to our distinguished speakers for their leadership and expertise:
Jerilynn Gonzales Abrams, Past President, FLOW and NFALA, immigration attorney
Jonathan “JJ” Gonzales, immigration attorney
Katrina Zafiro, family law attorney
Margaret Duñgo Gritten, FLOW Advocacy Chair (Moderator)
Thank you to FCS for their hospitality and continued collaboration. FLOW remains committed to providing accessible legal education and advancing justice for our community.
FLOW visits seattle university school of law
FLOW Members Bianca Tillman, Dennis Narciso, Eric de los Santos, Cheryl Farrish, and Jeri Gonzales Abrams gave a panel presentation at the Seattle University School of Law to meet with the SU Filipino Law Student Association. We are delighted to see both Seattle-based law schools develop Filipino student organizations this year! Thank you to FLSA President Brianne "Bree" Zamora for hosting us and to Caroline Sung (Stoel Rives) and Kenneth Nelson (Perkins Coie) for sponsoring lunch and coordinating the event.
FLOW visits uw school of law
FLOW Board Members Eric de los Santos, Cheryl Farrish, Odette Polintan and Jeri Gonzales Abrams visited the University of Washington School of Law to meet with members of the newly recognized Filipino Law Student Association. FLOW presented a "get to know FLOW" slideshow and then had a question/answer panel with the law students. It was exciting to see such a diverse law school population! Thank you to FLSA President Gabrielle Fisher for coordinating the event and to Perkins Coie and Stoel Rives for sponsoring lunch.
PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL COUNSEL MEETING
The Philippine Consulate General of San Francisco, Neil Frank R. Ferrer, led a team for an outreach mission in Seattle on July 21-24, 2021, to provide consular services to Filipino citizens. A town hall with the Consulate General, elected officials, and community leaders was held at the International Drop In Center (IDIC), which was the same venue for the outreach mission. FLOW past presidents, Mimi Castillo, Eric de los Santos, and Jeri Gonzales Abrams attended the town hall. FLOW Statement against Asian American Hate |
The Filipino Lawyers of Washington has joined several other Minority and volunteer Bar Associations in the State of Washington to condemn recent attaches on the Asian American Community here and across the country. Please read the attached Joint Statement Against Asian American Hate and help us amplify this message by sharing within your networks. |
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