Nora Doherty – Staff Attorney, Children’s Law Center of MA

Nora Doherty joined CLCM in September 2025 and represents youth in immigration matters. Most recently, she served as an Attorney Advisor at the Boston Immigration Court. Her legal experience spans removal defense, family- and employment-based immigration, and policy advocacy, through positions at Greater Boston Legal Services, Palmer Polaski PC, Las Americas Advocacy Center, and the Program for Human Rights and the Global Economy. Before becoming an attorney, Nora taught middle school math in Lawrence and Chelsea, MA, and was awarded a Fulbright grant to teach English at La Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Bucaramanga, Colombia. She holds a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, an M.Ed. from Boston University, and a B.A. in Psychology and Peace and Justice from Villanova University.