ALEXANDER MCSHIRAS

ATTORNEY

Alexander McShiras, Esq. A graduate of University of Denver Law, Alex has more than 12 years of experience in immigration law (9 years as an attorney and 3 + as a paralegal). He is licensed to practice at U.S. Supreme Court, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, Federal District Court for the District of Colorado, the BIA, all immigration courts, and all courts in Colorado.

ASAKO EJIMA

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

Asako Ejima works as an associate attorney at Pikes Peak Immigration. She received her Juris Doctorate Cum Laude from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Colorado. Asako grew up in San Francisco, CA and graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara with a double major in Political Science and Japanese. 

PAULA KOHOUTEK

LEGAL ASSISTANT

Paula Kohoutek works as a legal assistant at Pikes Peak Immigration. She is originally from Colombia. She moved to Idaho in 2002 and married a military service member in 2014. Paula and her husband have three children together. The Army brought her and her husband to Fort Carson, Colorado in 2014. 

VANESSA BLANKENHORN

PARALEGAL

Vanessa Blankenhorn works as a paralegal at Pikes Peak Immigration. She is originally from Colombia. She graduated from the University of El Rosario, in Bogota, Colombia with a B.A. in International Affairs and Political Science.

STEPHANIE GARCIA

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Stephanie works as an administrative assistant for Pikes Peak Immigration. Stephanie is originally from Mexico. She came to the US at the age of five and has resided here in Colorado ever since. Stephanie is fluent in English and Spanish. She used to have DACA. She then married a US citizen and became a permanent resident (green card) and then eventually became a US citizen in 2020.