Rhoda Yabes Alvarez

Rhoda Yabes Alvarez is an attorney with The Law Offices of Rhoda Yabes Alvarez, Esq., LLC whose practice areas include U.S. Immigration Law, Family Law, Business Law, Workers’ Compensation, Car Accidents, Bankruptcy, and Philippine Law. Her cross-border practice serves clients dealing with U.S. and Philippine legal concerns and draws on professional experience in legal education, private banking, and law practice.

Alvarez studied at the University of London in 1997 and earned J.D. and LL.M. credentials from Ateneo de Manila, School of Law, as listed by the firm. She is admitted in Hawaii, New York, and the Philippines, giving her a multijurisdictional background for immigration, family, business, and Philippine-law matters. This background supports her ability to analyze legal and factual issues carefully, communicate options clearly, and approach client matters with practical judgment.

Alvarez has professional history that includes legal teaching and work in private banking in addition to private law practice. That combination can be relevant in matters involving business documentation, immigration planning, financial issues, and family concerns that cross national borders or require coordination between different legal systems. Across these matters, she focuses on understanding the record, identifying the legal issues that matter most, and helping clients move through the relevant legal process with a clear strategy.

Rhoda Yabes Alvarez uses a broad legal and professional background to advise clients on immigration, family, business, bankruptcy, injury, and Philippine-law matters. Her multiple bar admissions and international education support a practice that frequently requires careful communication across jurisdictions and attention to both personal and commercial objectives. The practice reflects a practical approach to legal service, with attention to the facts, applicable law, and the decisions clients must make as a matter progresses.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Law Offices of Rhoda Yabes Alvarez, LLC
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association (2008-Present)
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (1995-Present)
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Volunteer, Volunteer Legal Services of Hawaii (VLSH)
• Accredited Mediator, Philippine Supreme Court
• Member, Rotary International (1994-2000)

Licensed State

• Hawaii
• New York

Education

• University of London
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Commercial and Corporate Law
• Ateneo de Manila University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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