Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mr. Bremer's interest in immigration law stems from growing up in a low income, multi-cultural neighborhood in Salt Lake City. Even as a child, Mr. Bremer was plagued by the many injustices he saw around him and the struggles of immigrant families. One of six children in a single parent home, Mr. Bremer was raised by a mother who valued education and service. Consequently, at age 19 Mr. Bremer chose to leave his home and assist the people of Chile. For two years, he worked at his own expense as a volunteer among some of the more impoverished areas of Chile providing assistance building homes, digging wells and latrines, and educating the people. It was here that Mr. Bremer developed his fluency in Spanish, but more importantly it was here that he made the decision to go to law school and focus on immigration law. Hans has handled a variety of immigration matters including family and employment based visas and residency petitions, cancellation of removal, waivers of inadmissibility, writ of mandamus, and U visas.
Hans J. Bremer is admitted to the bar in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He received his Juris Doctorate from Roger Williams University Law School in 2008 while participating heavily with the Feinstein Institute's Pro Bono Collaborative, dedicating over 200 hours to a variety of projects. In 2009 Hans received the Pro Bono Collaborative Award for Excellence for work at the Rhode Island Women's Center. As part of this project, Mr. Bremer worked with a team of volunteers to present regular workshops, primarily in Spanish, educating victims of domestic violence of their legal rights and assisted with immigration issues. He played a key part in researching and preparing presentations on a Court Watch program for Rhode Island courts to further protect victims of domestic violence. Mr. Bremer also held workshops in Spanish for detained immigrants, assisting the detainees in understanding their legal rights and has represented families in the Rhode Island Family Court.
Hans graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish, which included a study abroad program at La Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile. He is the proud father of two young children currently volunteers much of his time as a director of a youth mentor program for ages 12-18.
