Staff Attorney - Immigration Unit
J.D. (cum laude), New York University (2006)
B.A., History (magna cum laude), Brown University (2001)

Ellen VanScoyoc worked at Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts for over 3 years before the program joined with Western Massachusetts Legal Services to form Community Legal Aid in 2011. Ellen is a staff attorney specializing in immigration law.  Ellen represents immigrant survivors of domestic violence and asylum seekers in immigration cases.  Prior to joining LACCM, Ellen worked for Greater Boston Legal Services as an attorney in their Housing Unit and represented asylum seekers as a pro bono attorney with the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation project in Boston.  During law school, Ellen served on the board of Law Students for Human Rights and participated in the NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic.

Ellen is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts.  She is proficient in Spanish and is learning Portuguese.