Rebecca Mariscal

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EmmaRose Strohl brings a lifetime of farm experience to her agribusiness practice Published in 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine By Rebecca Mariscal on May 20, 2025 EmmaRose Strohl’s first job was a little sweeter than most. “Growing up, we always had Emma and Grace’s Country Honey,” Strohl remembers of her childhood on a hobby farm with her sister. “We didn’t sell a lot of honey. We mostly gave it away.” The goal was not profit, but experience. The family would spread out on their...

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Kharimah Dessow’s lived experience helps her connect with family law clients Published in 2025 South Carolina Super Lawyers magazine By Rebecca Mariscal on April 25, 2025 Kharimah Dessow knew she wanted to help people. She just didn’t know quite how yet. A single mother of three and survivor of domestic violence, Dessow was searching for a way to support those experiencing the same trauma she did, knowing the stigma that surrounded it. Then a friend who was in law school, Carolyn Sutherland,...

Feb 13, 2025 | superlawyers.com | Rebecca Mariscal

Gerry Chapman on the practice of immigration law and the necessity of meaningful reform Published in 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine By Rebecca Mariscal on February 13, 2025 In nearly four decades as an immigration attorney, Gerry Chapman has worked cases that have set lasting national standards. But it’s the lesser-known ones, involving abused or neglected immigrant children for whom he’s secured state custody orders so they can achieve lawful permanent residency, that stand out...

Nov 6, 2024 | superlawyers.com | Rebecca Mariscal

Elizabeth Hill finds peace and connection at her barn Published in 2024 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers magazine By Rebecca Mariscal on November 7, 2024 Elizabeth Hill was in a Moscow square with her recently adopted 13-year-old daughter, navigating the foreign streets and the new relationship, when the horses came marching in. At the time, the girl didn’t speak any English, and Hill’s Russian was limited. But her daughter’s eyes lit up. “She just was beside herself, and she’s jumping up and...

Jul 8, 2024 | superlawyers.com | Rebecca Mariscal

How Joy Beitzel supports survivors of sexual violence Published in 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers magazine By Rebecca Mariscal on July 9, 2024 When her clients step up to the stand in civil court, Joy Beitzel tries to be a calming presence for them. She knows these clients, survivors of sexual violence, have had control taken away. Beitzel and her coworkers at the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault do everything they can to help them reclaim it. “I have been able to tell clients, ‘You...