Bio

Ally Bolour has been practicing immigration law since 1996.  He is the Managing Partner at Bolour / Carl Immigration Group, an immigration law firm based in Los Angeles with satellite offices in Salinas, Palm Springs, Monterey, Fresno CA, Boise, ID, and Provo, UT. He is a former Elected Director at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) as well as a former member of the Board of Trustees at the American Immigration Council. Previously, Ally Bolour has served as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. Currently, he is a member of the International Bar Association, LA County Bar Association & LGBTQ Bar Association.  Ally is a frequent speaker on immigration issues for AILA and other local, national, and international organizations.  He is fluent in Persian.

Bar Admissions

• California

Professional Affiliations and Credentials

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
  • Elected Member of Board of Governors 2016-2022
• American Immigration Council (AIC)
  • AIC Ambassador to Los Angeles, 2007-2010
  • Member of the Board of Trustees, 2010-2016
• Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Association
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• LGBTQ Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• Alexandria Bar Association
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Honors & Awards

• LA Gay and Lesbian Center, Legal Services Department – Outstanding Volunteer – 2009
• Southern California Super Lawyers – 2011-2014
• AILA President’s Commendation Award – 2016

Pro Bono Activities

• Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, Volunteer Attorney, 2000 – Present
• HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA), Volunteer Attorney, 1999 – 2012
• Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
• Equality California (EQCA)
• AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA)

Areas of Practice

• Immigration Law – Business and Family Immigration – nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for employees, employers, entertainers, athletes and the like
• Asylum and Refugee Matters
• Removal Defense

Languages

• Persian