Janay L. Farmer - Kent, WA
Attorney at Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC
Immigration and Citizenship Lawyers in Kent, WA
6703 South 234th Street Suite 300 Kent, WA 98032
Kent Immigration and Citizenship Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Immigration and Citizenship
Attorney Information
Overview
Janay Farmer is an associate attorney practicing exclusively immigration law, with a focus on complex removal defense, humanitarian processes, and family-based immigration matters. Ms. Farmer practices before the Department of Homeland Security Executive Office of Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration appeals, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, USCIS, the Superior Court of Washington, and the Department of State. She is admitted to the bars of Washington State, New York State, and the Eastern District of New York.
Ms. Farmer graduated from the University of Washington School of Law. Following law school, Janay worked as an Assistant Professor of Law at Haramaya University School of Law in Ethiopia. Upon returning to the United States, Janay worked and voluteered at numerous human rights and immigration-focused nonprofit organizations in New York City, including MADRE, Girl Rising, Immigration Equality, and the NYC Housing Court, as well as the HIV Law Project at Housing works, where she provided direct immigration and public benefits representation to low income New Yorkers living with HIV and AIDS.
Ms. Farmer joined Hanis Irvine Prothero in June 2019 as an Associate Immigration attorney. She continues to represent French-speaking asylees Pro Bono for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and is a frequent volunteer with the King County Bar Association immigration clinics and Centro Rendu. Ms. Farmer is fluent in French and conversant in Spanish and American Sign Language.
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Washington School of Law,
Seattle,
Washington, 2011
Honors: Public Interest Law Distinction
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University of Washington School of Law,
Seattle,
Washington, 2011
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Non Legal Education
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University of Washington, 2003
Honors: cum laude
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University of Washington, 2003
Current Employment Position(s)
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Associate Attorney
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2011
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2014
- Washington, 2020
Reviews
Highlights
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5.0 Value
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5.0 Quality of Service
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5.0 Professional Competence
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Hired Attorney 2021Janay has recently handled my citizenship application. I was really impressed by her efficiency and skills during the whole process. She prepared a thorough application package for me within a short period. She was a very good listener, and highly responsive to any question or concern that I had during the application process. She truly understood the whole application process and made me feel comfortable and confident without any reservation. I would like to recommend her to anyone who is seeking a trustworthy immigration attorney.
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Contact
6703 South 234th Street
Suite 300
Kent, WA 98032
Fax: 253-893-5007
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.hiplawfirm.com
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