Matthew L. Hoppock

Matthew Hoppock is an Associate with the Kansas City office. His practice focuses on immigration-related litigation, representing immigrants in removal proceedings, and immigration-related appeals. In addition to representing immigrants and their families, Matthew has worked with several Kansas City area non-profit organizations to try to bring affordable legal services to underserved communities. He assists clients in the following areas:

  • Immigration Court / Removal Proceedings
  • Administrative Appeals to the BIA, AAU, and BALCA
  • Federal immigration litigation and Circuit Court appeals
  • Asylum & Refugee issues
  • Visas for immigrants in danger, including VAWA, U visas, and T visas.
  • Family-based visa petitions
  • Naturalization

Practice Areas

Representative Engagements

  • Gatimi v. Holder, 578 F. 3d 611 - Court of Appeals, 7th Cir. 2009 - Won reversal of a denied asylum application leading to a change in the interpretation of "particular social groups" for asylum applicants.
  • Marin-Rodriguez v. Holder, 612 F.3d 591, 592-93 (7th Cir. 2010) - Published decision rejecting the BIA's denial of jurisdiction in motions to reopen or reconsider for departed immigrants.

Education

  • B.A. Philosophy, Kansas State University, 2005
  • J.D. University of Kansas, 2008

Admissions/Court Memberships

  • State of Kansas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
  • Second Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Kansas Bar Association
  • Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
  • Chair - AILA Kansas City Chapter Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law

Publications and Seminars

  • "Forgotten Social Groups," 4 J. Migration & Refugee Issues 126 (2008)