Staff

Carmen Rosado

Administrator

Carmen Rosado is the Bilingual Administrator for Brown Immigration Law and works in our Cleveland, Ohio office. She studied at Bryant & Stratton College where she received her Associates in Applied Science in Criminal Justice before joining Brown Immigration Law in May 2016. Carmen speaks fluent Spanish.

Emeline Armitage

Case Manager

Emeline Armitage is a Case Manager at Brown Immigration Law and works in our Cleveland, Ohio Office. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in 2018 with her Bachelor’s in Spanish Language, International Studies, and Latin American Studies. Prior to joining Brown Immigration in 2020, Emeline interned at the International Office at University Hospitals in Cleveland and worked on local eco-friendly landscaping and gardening projects. Emeline speaks Spanish and would love to learn Portuguese in the future.

Joanie Kaplan

Case Manager

Joanie Kaplan is a Case Manager at Brown Immigration Law and works in the firm’s Cleveland, Ohio office. She is graduate of the University of Cincinnati where she obtained a B.S. in Education. For over 20 years, Joanie has worked in the area of immigration law and is highly experienced in the area of employment-based immigration.

Julia Martynowski

Case Manager

Julia Martynowski is a bilingual Case Manager at Brown Immigration Law and works in our Cleveland, Ohio office. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Cleveland State University in 2017. Julia was recognized with an award for Excellence in Spanish by the Department of World Languages at CSU. She gained an interest in immigration law while working at The University of Akron School of Law, where she served as an interpreter and translator for the Immigration & Human Rights Clinic. Julia translated asylum declaration statements and interpreted interviews with native Spanish speaking clients from all over Latin America who were seeking asylum. She is passionate about using her Spanish language skills to help others.

Karina Navarro

Case Manager

Karina Navarro is a trilingual Case Manager at Brown Immigration Law working in the North Carolina office. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and Italian. Karina graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a double major in Psychology and Political Science. Prior to working at Brown Immigration Law, Karina was working as a Research Assistant and volunteered as a teacher assistant for ESL coursework and other various assistance to students of different ages and educational needs.

Kayla Petro

Case Manager

Kayla is a Case Manager at Brown Immigration Law working in our Cleveland office. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Cleveland State University, where she majored in International Relations and Political Science, with a concentration in Latin American Studies. During her time at Cleveland State, Kayla worked with the Gordon Square Arts Community and volunteered with The Refugee Response. Kayla is fluent in English and Spanish.

Maritza Zuñiga

Case Manager

Maritza Zuñiga is a bilingual Case Manager at Brown Immigration Law with our North Carolina office. Maritza joined the firm in March 2018. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Maritza also graduated from the UNC Paralegal Certificate program. She has worked as an immigration paralegal (primarily family-based immigration) for ten years. Maritza is fluent in Spanish and English and has studied French, Italian, and Portuguese.

Adriana Perez

Case Manager

Adriana Perez is a Case Manager at Brown Immigration and works in our Cleveland, Ohio office. She graduated from American University with her bachelors in Legal Studies. Prior to joining Brown Immigration in 2020, Adriana interned for Congresswoman Marcia Fudge and worked at a nonprofit immigration firm in Washington D.C. Adriana is a first-generation college graduate and has dreams of becoming a lawyer to provide a voice for underrepresented populations.