Angela Novas McGill

Attorney Profile

Angela Novas McGill is a native of Spain. She attended the University of Madrid. During college she traveled extensively through Europe, living and working for short periods of time in England, France, Switzerland and Holland. She immigrated to the United States shortly after college. She has traveled extensively in the United States and Europe and has visited Australia, Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil.

In the United States she worked in the textile and jewelry businesses and as a certified state and federal court interpreter. She began her law practice as a sole practitioner shortly after her admission to the bar.

Areas of Practice

• Immigration and Nationality Law
• Family Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1997
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit, 2002

Specialization Certificates

• February 2005, Certified Specialist
• Immigration and Nationality law
• State Bar of California
• Board of Legal Specialization

Education

• Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
• Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California J.D.

• Certified Gemologist, Gemological Institute of America, Santa Monica, California
• State of California Certified Court Interpreter, Spanish
• Federal Certified Court Interpreter, U.S. Courts, Spanish

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 1998-present Member
• Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), 1999-present Member
• Long Beach Bar Association (LBBA), 1999-present Member

Honors and Awards

• Certificate of Tribute, Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law, yearly, 1994 to present
• Long Beach Bar Association, Commendation, 2000
• Alliance for Children’s Rights, 2004

Hobbies

• Running and participating in foot races, traveling, hiking and backpacking, gardening.