Linda Barreto
Director & Board Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law
Professor of Law
Education
J.D., San Joaquin College of Law
B.A., University of California, Merced
Courses Taught
Professor Barreto is the Director of the New American Legal Clinic and teaches Immigration Law. Prior to joining the full-time faculty at SJCL, she worked defending the rights of immigrant children as a staff attorney for the non-profit organization, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and as an associate attorney for Lazaro Salazar Law, Inc. where she remains Of Counsel assisting with complex immigration cases. She graduated from San Joaquin College of Law where she was honoured various Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence. Ms. Barreto is licensed in California and is admitted to practice in the Executive Office for Immigration Review (immigration court) in all locations across the United States and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, The American Bar Association and the Fresno County Bar Association. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.