Attorney
Carrie H. Peltier
Carrie H. Peltier is the owner and managing attorney of Peltier Law, PLLC, a law firm focused on the representation of non-citizens in both immigration law and criminal defense.
Attorney Peltier has experience both as a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, in the public and private sectors. Her background in criminal law combined with her experience in immigration law enables her to counsel her clients on the specific immigration consequences of criminal convictions.
Attorney Peltier is fluent in Spanish and has spent time living and studying in Mexico.
Originally from Indiana, Attorney Peltier has lived in Minnesota with her family since 2008. Her role as an advocate isn’t limited to her law practice. Outside of her practice, she has been deeply involved in volunteering for and promoting Saint Paul Public Schools as a PTO executive committee member and mother to four children.
ADMITTED
Minnesota Supreme Court
U.S. District Court of Minnesota
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Retired
Supreme Court of Illinois, Retired
EDUCATION
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor
Boston, Massachusetts
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
Bachelor of Arts
Middlebury, Vermont
INVOLVEMENT
Member, American Immigration Lawyer's Association 2010-Present
Board Member, Minnesota Women's Consortium 2013-2014
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2003
Admitted to the bar
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2004
Assistant District Attorney in Massachusetts
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2005
Assistant Public Defender in Illinois
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2008
Began private practice in Minnesota
Our Team
attorney
Kelly L. Cveykus
Born and raised in Minnesota, I received my B.A. from Hamline University in Legal Studies & Spanish. During my undergraduate education, I also received my paralegal certificate. This led me to begin my career in immigration as I interned at a private immigration firm during the completion of my undergraduate studies.
After college, I continued to work at the same immigration firm as a paralegal where I focused on deportation defense and family-based immigration. At the same time, I attended law school at Hamline University School of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law). After I earned my Juris Doctorate, I continued my law career representing immigration clients.
After working in the private sector for several years, I transitioned to the public sector where I worked with the Self-Represented Litigant Program. During my time in the public sector, I assisted individuals with a wide variety of civil legal matters. Now that I have returned to the private sector, I will continue focusing on immigration and civil matters, primarily focusing on family-based immigration and deportation defense.
paralegal
Julie Small
I grew up in North Carolina, but I've called Minnesota home for almost a decade. My background is in computer science. I've had several different careers including computer programmer, event coordinator, and stay-at-home mom. I began working as a paralegal at Peltier Law in 2018.
Legal Assistant
Laura Vallejo
I've lived and worked in Minnesota for over 50 years. Primarily, I have worked in the public school system as a translator and interpreter with non- English-speaking students and families. Having worked in this field, and being Latino myself, I understand the needs and challenges that exist in our multilingual communities. I strive to assist families and individuals to be understood when there is a language barrier.
