Daniela Paez
Associate
Practice Areas:
Daniela’s practice is focused on complex business litigation, employment litigation, immigration management services, and securities. She works with a wide range of clients in various aspects of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, and trial preparation. Daniela is fluent in Spanish and has basic knowledge of Portugese.
Education & Admissions
Education
- San Francisco State University
(B.A., cum laude, 2009)
Dean’s Honor List 2008, 2009 - Case Western Reserve University School of Law
(J.D., 2013)
Dean’s Honor List 2010, 2011 Klatsky Fellowship Recipient, John Wragg Kellogg Prize
Admissions
- State of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Experience
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- On behalf of numerous corporations in Silicon Valley, assisted international students with applications for work authorization through F-1 Optional Practical Training and, in some cases, through the H-1B process.
- Advised international students on securing F-1 visas and the immigration process, including working to change immigration status once in the U.S.
- Extern to Judge Stuart A. Friedman of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
- Human Rights Watch (Legal Fellow, LGBT Rights Division, 2011).
Involvement
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
Honors
- Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2017)