Alexandra Arkin
Immigration Attorney
Alexandra (Alex) started as an Immigration Attorney at our RIS office in August. Most recently, she was a legal counsel for the Wisconsin Department of Administration, advising the agency on the state’s administrative rulemaking processes and its public records, open meetings, and ethics/lobbying laws.
Alex graduated from the Michigan State University College of Law in 2018. Prior to law school, she graduated from Northwestern University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism with a Chinese minor. While at Northwestern, she studied in Beijing; reported from Washington, D.C. on politics and energy/environmental issues; and reported from The Hague on war crimes trials at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia – an experience that motivated her to apply to law school.
Alex speaks Spanish, and some rusty French and Mandarin Chinese.
Outside of work, Alex enjoys fencing (she currently coaches at Brookfield Academy), reading, dog-sitting, traveling (48 states and 21 countries outside the US, to date), crocheting, and spending time in nature.
Alex looks forward to the opportunity to make a positive impact on clients’ lives through her work at Catholic Charities.
Alexandra Arkin
Immigration Attorney
Alexandra (Alex) started as an Immigration Attorney at our RIS office in August. Most recently, she was a legal counsel for the Wisconsin Department of Administration, advising the agency on the state’s administrative rulemaking processes and its public records, open meetings, and ethics/lobbying laws.
Alex graduated from the Michigan State University College of Law in 2018. Prior to law school, she graduated from Northwestern University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism with a Chinese minor. While at Northwestern, she studied in Beijing; reported from Washington, D.C. on politics and energy/environmental issues; and reported from The Hague on war crimes trials at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia – an experience that motivated her to apply to law school.
Alex speaks Spanish, and some rusty French and Mandarin Chinese.
Outside of work, Alex enjoys fencing (she currently coaches at Brookfield Academy), reading, dog-sitting, traveling (48 states and 21 countries outside the US, to date), crocheting, and spending time in nature.
Alex looks forward to the opportunity to make a positive impact on clients’ lives through her work at Catholic Charities.
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