Mauricio Torres Sanchez

Practice Areas

Mauricio specializes in guiding clients through the complexities of U.S. immigration law, ensuring personalized and comprehensive representation across various immigration matters. His expertise spans family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, non-immigrant visas, humanitarian relief, naturalization and citizenship, and benefits for members of the military and their relatives. Mauricio has helped clients with family-sponsored petitions, K-1 fiancé(e) visas, employment-based immigration petitions including EB-1, EB-2, EB-2 NIW, EB-3, and EB-4 (religious workers). Mauricio has also helped clients obtain non-immigrant visas including B-1, E-2, F-1, H-1B, H-1B1, as well as U and T visas. He has helped request Humanitarian Reinstatement, INA Section 204(l) relief, Temporary Protected Status, and Advance Parole, as well as N-400 and N-600 applications, N-336 requests, citizenship for U.S. nationals, CRBA, and other derivation and acquisition of citizenship processes.

Career

- Partner at Gaertner Torres, PLLC - West Jordan, Utah, August 2022 to Present

- Associate Attorney at Wilner & O'Reilly - Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2019 to August 2022

- Law Clerk at Kirton McConkie - Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2017 to September 2019

- Law Clerk at Constitutional Court of Colombia - Bogotá, Colombia, January 2015 to November 2015

- Associate Assistant at Baker Mckenzie - Bogotá, Colombia, August 2014 to January 2015

- Public Defender/Legal Aid Counsel at Consultorio Jurídico Jaime Pardo Leal (Legal Aid Clinic) - Bogotá, Colombia, July 2014 to December 2014

Professional Memberships

- American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2020 - Present

- California Lawyers Association, International and Immigration Section, 2019 - Present

- American Bar Association, 2019 - Present​

- J. Reuben Clark Law Society, 2015 - Present

- California Bar Association, 2019

- Consejo Superior de la Judicatura, Colombia, 2016

Personal

Having personally navigated several consular interviews, visa applications, and USCIS petitions, Mauricio deeply understand the challenges many immigrants face. This personal experience drives Mauricio's commitment to helping others successfully navigate the U.S. immigration system. Mauricio's goal is to provide clear guidance and effective solutions to meet the unique needs of each client, empowering them to achieve their immigration objectives with confidence.

Industry Sector Expertise

Immigration Law

Expert in these Jurisdictions

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Department of State

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish, Portuguese

Education

Awards