We are Brophy Lenahan Law Group: Lawyers dedicated to serving LGBTQIA individuals and families throughout the U.S. (and those hoping to immigrate to the U.S.).
If you'd like to learn more about us, you may want to start by reading an article about us from a former client and the former editor-in-chief of The Advocate, Matthew Breen. But we also describe ourselves below: bad attempts at humor included.
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““Kate has proven herself time and again to be a consummate professional with an extensive knowledge and understanding of her area of expertise, and on top of that, she’s an extremely nice person who makes you feel that she truly cares about your situation and will do whatever it takes to bring it to a successful conclusion.””
About Alex Brophy
Alex began his legal career almost twenty years ago as a judicial law clerk for the Staff Attorneys' Office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which decides final immigration appeals (“petitions for review”) for immigrants residing in New York, Connecticut and Vermont, among many other types of cases. One of Alex's fondest memories of his Second Circuit clerkship was having the opportunity to work directly with Justice Sonia Sotomayor (before she was appointed to the United States Supreme Court).
After completing his clerkship, Alex worked for several years at a prestigious law firm in New York, where he focused on litigation involving corporations and learned how to function with limited sleep. But in doing so, Alex learned how to practice law in a creative, detail-oriented manner, and the importance of a client-focused approach to practicing law where listening and quickly responding to a client’s needs is of the utmost importance.
Around the same time that he met Kate, Alex wanted to shift the focus of his practice to individuals, not corporations. So, after leaving their old firms, Alex and Kate opened their own law practice. Alex now focuses a large majority of his practice on immigration law, particularly on behalf of LGBTQIA couples. Alex has represented hundreds of LGBTQIA couples in immigration proceedings in numerous U.S. states.
Alex also maintains a robust removal defense practice, appellate immigration, and immigration litigation practice. He has won several recent Immigration Court matters on behalf of individuals who fled persecution in their home countries, and has also won petitions for review on behalf of immigrants in the United States Court of Appeals and petitions for habeas corpus on behalf of detained immigrants in United States District Court.
Alex is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, where he finished as the fifth-ranked student in a graduating class of nearly 300. (Of course, he is often asked if he is crazy for leaving sunny Miami to return to the Northeast). Before that, Alex earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from Johns Hopkins University.
Alex is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New York, as well as in several federal courts. Because immigration law is federal, Alex can represent immigration clients in all 50 states -- even the red states. Alex is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) and AILA's GLBT interest group.
In a past life, Alex fancied himself to be a comedian, as you might have gathered from reading all of the poor attempts at humor in this biography. But now, most of his jokes are properly labeled “dad” jokes.
About Kate Lenahan
After graduating from law school, Kate served as a Legal Fellow at Immigration Equality, an organization dedicated to advocating for and assisting LGBTQIA and HIV-positive immigrants to obtain immigration rights. Kate absolutely loved her work and her clients while at Immigration Equality, and won asylum on behalf of several of her clients.
Unfortunately, Kate’s law school loans needed to be tamed a bit, so Kate left Immigration Equality to join a large law firm in New York, where she focused on the "exciting" world of corporate bankruptcy. Even then, Kate continued doing pro bono work for Immigration Equality.
When the thrills of corporate bankruptcy became too much for Kate to handle, she and Alex opened their own law practice, where she works almost exclusively on immigration law, with a focus on helping LGBTQIA immigrants who had been discriminated against for many years due to DOMA.
Since DOMA was struck down in June 2013, Kate has worked with hundreds of LGBTQIA couples and individuals to obtain permanent residence in the United States, some of whom had waited decades for the opportunity to petition for their spouse’s green card. It has been very rewarding work.
Kate is a cum laude graduate of Brooklyn Law School, but does not have a Brooklyn accent. Before that, Kate graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. While at Bryn Mawr, Kate spent an extremely studious year abroad in Madrid, where she became a proficient Spanish speaker (although she now describes her Spanish as “rusty” proficient).
Kate is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”), as well as AILA’s GLBT interest group. She is also admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New York, and authorized to represent immigration clients in all 50 states.
Aside from (and perhaps because of) practicing law, Kate is a wine enthusiast, and has previously taken wine certification courses.
““Alex guided me through the Green Card process in a way that made the process enjoyable (if that’s possible). He’s really great to deal with, but bottom line, he knows what he’s doing and most importantly, I got the card! He was always available by phone or email. I liked dealing with him and would recommend him to anyone who wants sound, reliable advice.””