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Rebecca Sue Lair

Lair-Ybanez Immigration Services, PLLC β€’ Grand Rapids, MI
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Contact

Email
Phone
(616) 512-1578
Address
PO Box 150771, Grand Rapids, MI, 49515, US

Professional

About

I'm a regular ol' Michigander. I grew up in Grand Rapids, and attended Kalamazoo College where I majored in Spanish and Religion. During my junior year I studied abroad in Caceres, Spain. Soon after graduation, I began working at Catholic Human Development Outreach in Grand Rapids, in the Immigration Assistance Program where I was first exposed to immigration law. That experience convinced me to attend law school, and while there I again studied abroad, but this time in Galway, Ireland learning about International Human Rights and Humanitarian law. I graduated and became an attorney in 2006, when I moved to Chicago to study tax law. I then worked in tax for several years, specializing in individual international taxation issues. In 2010, I felt the pull back home to Michigan and immigration law. I worked at St. Vincent Catholic Charities in Lansing, Michigan as a Staff Attorney for more than two years before becoming the Director of Immigration Legal Services for the Diocese of Grand Rapids in 2013. I left that post in 2022 to open LYIS, PLLC. I now have more than 14 years' experience in U.S. citizenship and immigration practice. I am a native English speaker, and fluent in Spanish. I have two dogs, and I like to knit and research my geneaology.

About Immigration Law

Immigration attorneys help individuals and families navigate the complex immigration system. They assist with visas, green cards, citizenship, and deportation defense. Common matters include visa applications, green cards, citizenship, deportation defense.

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Credentials

Education
2007 Northwestern University School of Law LL.M - Master of Laws 2006 New England Law Boston J.D. 1999 Kalamazoo College B.A.
Languages
Spanish | English

Recognition & Involvement

Associations
2011 - Present American Immigration Lawyers Association
Speaking
2012 Webinar Immigrants & Tax Law: An Introduction 2012 Deferred Action Presentation Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 2012 Deferred Action Presentation Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 2011 Michigan Catholic Conference, Sept. 2011 Immigration Law 2011 Luncheon Learn, October 2011 Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity
Updated: Mar 26, 2026