Immigrant Relief Center

Our Team

Rhoshunda Rhodes

Chief Legal Counsel, born Minden, Louisiana, 1964
Admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana
U.S. Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1997

Education:

Louisiana Tech University (B.A., 1985)
Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society
Southern University Law Center (J.D. magna cum laude, 1995)
Chairperson, Southern University Law Center Moot Court Board (1994-1995)

Legal Experience:

Assistant Chief Counsel/Trial Attorney, United States Department of Homeland Security — Immigration & Customs Enforcement, former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Atlanta, Georgia (2003-2007)
Assistant Parish Attorney, Office of the Caddo Parish Attorney, Shreveport, Louisiana (1998-2002)
Associate Attorney, Weems, Schimpf, Hayter, Gilsoul & Carmouche (APLC), Shreveport, Louisiana (1997-1998)
Legislative Counsel, Congressman Cleo Fields, U.S. House of Representatives, Shreveport, Louisiana (1995-1997)

Member:

Shreveport Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Former Board of Directors, United Way of Northwest Louisiana
Former Board of Directors, Shreveport Regional Arts Council
Former Adjunct Professor, Southern University - Shreveport Campus

Training:

Customs Broker Training
Global Training Center, Tariff Classification Seminar
Global Training Center, Import/Export Seminar
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Annual Conference on Immigration Law
U.S. Customs Basic Law Training
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Training
Diploma, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, New Orleans, Louisiana

Email: rrhodes@immigrantrelief.com

Steven Mark Jupiter

Of-Counsel, born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1968
Admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana
U.S. Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Education:

Xavier University (B.A., 1992)
Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America (J.D., 1996)

Legal Experience:

Attorney, The Jupiter Law Firm, LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana (2005-Present)
Attorney, Office of the Public Defender, First Judicial District – Caddo Parish, Shreveport, Louisiana (2005-2006)
Litigation Manager/Trial Attorney, Leblanc & Waddell, LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana (1998-2005)
Law Clerk, The Honorable Michael G. Bagneris, New Orleans, Louisiana (1996-1998)

Member:

Louisiana State Bar Association
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Training:

Mass Tort Litigation, including asbestos-related injuries and occupational hazards.
Appellate Advocacy

Email: sjupiter@immigrantrelief.com

The IRC assists immigrants in obtaining numerous benefits/reliefs. We prepare and file all applications with supporting documents to USCIS for your benefit.

The IRC offers technical and soft skills integrated training solutions as well as other consultation services to suit your needs.

The IRC offers multilingual translation services to assist immigrants, residents, students, and other individuals and corporations.