Lina Hughes is the principal attorney of Yen Hughes Law, an immigration law firm based in Sacramento, representing religious organizations and their staff with obtaining temporary visas, permanent residency, and U.S. citizenship for foreign nationals.
Lina is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and Christian Legal Society. She also serves as Adjunct Faculty at Trinity Law School, co-authored sections covering immigration law in Richard Hammar’s Pastor, Church & Law, Fifth Edition and has been a guest on the Church Law podcast.
Lina received her J.D. from McGeorge School of Law, M.A. in Psychology from Pepperdine University, and B.A. in English Literature from U.C. Berkeley. She is admitted to the State Bar of California and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar.