Lysandra Pachuta

Lysandra Pachuta is an attorney and partner at Pachuta & Kammerman, PLLC in Fairfax, Virginia, whose work includes immigration matters and whose background includes criminal defense. Her representation has included matters in state courts, immigration courts, and before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The firm’s joint partner profile identifies family immigration, waivers, special immigrant juvenile visas, and deportation defense as areas of work shared by Pachuta and Jackie Bliss Kammerman.

Pachuta began her post-law-school career at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, focusing on forensic science issues. She later served as a trial attorney with the Office of the Public Defender for Fairfax. In that position, she represented hundreds of clients through different stages of litigation, including bench trials and jury trials. Her professional background thus includes both public defense work and immigration representation.

Originally from Pittsburgh, Pachuta grew up in West Virginia and returned to Pittsburgh to attend Robert Morris University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communication and business, graduating summa cum laude. She then received her law degree from American University’s Washington College of Law, graduating cum laude.

Pachuta is a member of the Virginia bar and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She is also proficient in Spanish. Her firm maintains its Fairfax office on Chain Bridge Road.