The alarm clock promptly goes off at 5 a.m. to formally signify that the day has begun for Lorena Rivas.
Just like most days, the popular and highly regarded immigration attorney’s first stop is CrossFit 51 Gym where she engages in a grueling two-hour workout.
From there, Rivas heads to her Tulsa residence to dress and fix a high-powered smoothie before driving to her always-buzzing Kendall Whittier law office – Rivas & Associates.
A day in the life of Lorena Rivas is typical this recent summer day — it’s busy. She holds a conference with a client and replies to a few pressing emails and then heads out of the office with Rivas & Associates public relations director Maria Carmona.
Their destination is the same this Wednesday, as is has been since the new year. They drive to the 1380 AM and 102.7 FM radio headquarters for Las Americas Perrotta where Cynthia Soriano is eagerly waiting for the pair.
Rivas appears as a guest each Wednesday for a segment hosted by Soriano in which Rivas answers various immigration-related questions by call and message from listeners. To further signify Rivas’ popularity within the Tulsa Latina community, she also appears as a guest every Friday on 104.9 FM Que Buena Tulsa for an additional weekly immigration segment.
“Lorena always provides a lot of intellectual and important information for our listeners,” Cynthia Soriano said. “She provides a lot of great support and advice to the Latino community, and our listeners are very happy whenever she is on the air.”
On this day, Rivas answers questions about citizenship and naturalization requirements and one about asylum regarding a relative from Venezuela. Rivas also uses the forum to promote a few events her Rivas & Associates law firm is involved in.
Today, in particular, Rivas takes time to highlight a law day her firm will hold Saturday in Tahlequah.
The event is notable because Rivas, along with firm attorneys Elissa Stiles, Natalie Leone, Tracy Smith, and other key Rivas & Associates legal personnel will make the hour-and-a-half drive to Tahlequah to hold the firm’s first open immigration and business training consultation.
“It is an important day for us,” Lorena Rivas said. “The reality is there are a lot of people in need of immigration assistance who can’t just schedule a consultation in our office during the week because they are working. The legal clinic enables us the opportunity to go to them and give them some advice and assistance.”
Rivas said the firm intends to hold more of these day-long clinics in more remote areas of the state.
During off-air breaks, Rivas chats with Soriano and Carmona. It is evident that there is a strong comfort level between the three.
After the show, a day in the life of Lorena Rivas rapidly continues. The attorney grabs lunch with Carmona and another guest at a mid-town Tulsa café. From there, the attorney drives back to her office where she will review more emails and meet with more clients.
“I try and wrap things up around 6 to go home, but obviously sometimes things come up that require my attention,” Lorena Rivas said. “I know that I will be looking at emails or other messages when I get home at some point.”
The opportunity to live the “American Dream” never sleeps for her clients and others out there.
Rivas knows this. She will be back up at 5 a.m. ready to go.