As the daughter of Filipino immigrants, Celeste was first drawn to immigration through her family’s experiences with the U.S. immigration system. Celeste then obtained her law degree at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she earned awards and recognition for her work in representing immigrant children and victims of violent crimes as a student attorney.

Prior to joining the Thomas Law Firm in April 2019, Celeste gained 5 years of experience in family-based immigration, waivers of inadmissibility, removal defense, consular processing, and naturalization as a practicing attorney. Celeste handles all forms of immigration with a particular specialization in consular processing cases before U.S. consulates abroad and family-based immigration cases before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Celeste is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and served as the Chair of the Arizona AILA New Members Division from 2015 to 2017.

Celeste understands the challenges that her clients and their families face and is dedicated to ensuring that they receive compassionate and exceptional service.