Jaime McGuire

For the past three years, Jaime has been an integral part of and later, managed, a significant portion of Poarch Thompson Law’s asylum practice. Her career, which began at Poarch Thompson Law, involves primary and important work with asylum applicants, juveniles, and individuals who are victims of crimes. Jaime is an active member of the Federal Bar Association, Immigration Law Section and Younger Lawyer’s Division. She was selected as a Rising Star in Immigration Law for 2019 and is also a member of the Virginia State Bar. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Jaime McGuire included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019 - 2020 Family Law Award, Family Law Section, Virginia State Bar, 2016 - Present Law Student of the Year, Finalist in the Mid-Atlantic Region Top 25 Law Students in the U.S., National Jurist Magazine, 2016 - Present Juvenile and Family Law Award, Liberty University School of Law, 2016 - Present Outstanding Graduate Award in Business, Liberty University, 2013 - Present Other Sources of Feedback About Jaime McGuire Included on the 2026Virginia Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• Law Office of Debra M. Beale, Legal Internship, August 1, 2015 - December 10, 2015
• Bedford County Department of Social Services, Virginia, Legal Internship, June 1, 2015 - July 31, 2015
• Languages
• English (Primary)
• Spanish

• Virginia Supreme Court, 2016

• Federal Bar Association, 2017 - Present (Young Lawyers Division)
• Federal Bar Association, 2017 - Present
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2016 - Present
• Virginia State Bar, 2016 - Present
• Virginia Women Attorneys Association, 2016 - Present