The Shifting Sands of Immigration Law: Advising Clients In 2026 Through a Constantly Changing Legal Landscape

A litigator for over eleven years, on both sides of the docket. A full-time neutral since 2026.

Tionna Carvalho, Esq., owner and founder of Tionna Carvalho Mediation Corp, came to mediation following over eleven years of civil litigation in California. She began her legal career clerking for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, conducting preliminary hearings and arguing motions. She defended clients at Estelle & Kennedy. She then rose from supervising attorney to partner at a large consumer protection firm, where she led litigation strategy and settlement negotiations, resolving thousands of cases for her clients.

The thread runs further back than law school. She studied psychology at UCLA because she wanted to help people resolve the disputes in their lives. Resolving the most challenging disagreements with empathy and creativity continues to be her passion. In June 2026 she opened Tionna Carvalho Mediation Corp and became a member of the Woodruff Dispute Resolution Center as a full-time neutral. Mediation is now her entire practice.

“Dispute Resolution is where I feel I can provide the most help—to consumers, companies, attorneys, and heavily impacted courts.”

Joseph A. Broyles is a licensed California Certified Public Accountant and Attorney at Law, and the founder of The Law Offices of Joseph A. Broyles, Inc. After nine years as an IRS Revenue Agent, he has spent the past 27 years representing individuals and businesses before the IRS, FTB, BOE, and EDD in civil and criminal tax disputes, including income, estate, sales, employment, and property tax audits, appeals, and litigation. With 36 years of combined experience, Joseph brings an insider’s understanding of how the tax agencies operate to every case, helping clients resolve even the most complex tax problems.