Jessica Malott

Iowa

 
Jessica Malott practices primarily in immigration law at Vondra & Malott, PLC. Jessica earned her Juris Doctor, with honors, in 2006 from Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. During law school, she worked as an intern at the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence and was Editor-in-Chief of the Drake Law Review. Since graduating, Jessica has worked as a law clerk, federal government attorney, law school career advisor, and private practice attorney. In her current practice, she focuses primarily on removal defense in Immigration Court and family-based immigration; however, she also takes an assortment of other cases, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), U-Visa, Special Immigrant Juvenile visas and related guardianships, and family law cases. Jessica speaks Spanish, and the majority of her clients are native Spanish-speakers.

Prior to law school, Jessica attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City and graduated in 2002 with a double major in Spanish and Communication Studies. During her undergraduate education, she studied abroad in Spain, and later worked as an intern at a Washington, DC-based non-profit that primarily served Latino clients who are homeless or diagnosed with a substance abuse and/or mental health condition.

Jessica is admitted to practice in Iowa and is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association.
 

Vondra & Malott, PLC

Vondra & Malott is a general practice law firm, located in Iowa City and West Des Moines, Iowa, assisting clients with cases involving immigration law, criminal law (state and federal), post-conviction relief, habeas corpus, family law, and appeals. We are committed to providing quality legal representation in Iowa and the surrounding states.

Our immigration lawyers represent clients in all stages of their removal/deportation cases in Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals. Our immigration attorneys have extensive experience defending removal cases, which includes securing bond for clients while their Immigration Court case is pending, filing applications with the Immigration Court, and obtaining employment authorization for clients who may be eligible to receive a work permit while their immigration case is pending.

Our immigration lawyers prepare family-based immigration petitions for clients who want to bring relatives or fiancees to the United States (or for family members who are already in the United States). We will help with the initial petition, visa application process, consular processing, and waiver applications (including provisional waivers, if applicable). We are experienced in helping family members obtain lawful permanent residency through adjustment of status (“green card”).