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Melissa A. Gawelek is an experienced and compassionate immigration attorney. She graduated from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2013 with a concentration in International and Comparative Law. Focusing her curriculum on immigration law, she participated in many hands-on learning opportunities during school. One of her favorite experiences was studying international human rights in Strasbourg, France where she was inspired by visits to the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights. During her second year of law school, she externed for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, where she gained a behind-the-scenes look at removal proceedings.  As a third year student, she worked as student associate for the school’s civil litigation clinic where she worked with clients in various legal matters, including a complex appeal of a detained asylum seeker’s removal order. For her volunteer work during law school she was awarded the Pro Bono and Community Service award in Gawelek truly enjoys the challenging and changing nature of immigration law. She has helped refugees and immigrants from many different nations file hundreds of applications and petitions. Among her many interests, Mrs. Gawelek is greatly interested in refugee issues and human trafficking cessation. A compassionate advocate, Attorney Gawelek has participated in relief work in many developing nations. She has additional training in Critical Incident Stress Management and Disaster Response, tools which aid her in compassionately representing clients who may have survived torture, domestic violence, or displacement. Her current and former clients have appreciated her down-to-earth approach, her warmth, and ability to connect on a human Gawelek is licensed by the Ohio Supreme Court and can practice immigration law in all fifty states. She is a proud member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, the Akron Bar Association, the West Shore Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She assists several local non-profits with pro or low-bono representation for needy clients, and she sits on the Board of the Cleveland Marshall College of Law Alumni Gawelek lives in Parma, Ohio with her husband and two adopted pugs. She enjoys traveling, music, and adventures in the great more about why she loves what she gets to do for a living, here.

Kevin J. Breen has been in the private practice of law for 28 years after graduating from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1986, where he was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in the law of evidence and served as a judicial extern to The Honorable Alvin I. Krenzler, retired United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland.. After practicing at large firms in both Akron (Roetzel & Andress) and Cleveland (Thompson, Hine), between 1986 and 1994, Mr. Breen started his own practice focusing on the areas of business litigation, contract, employment law and educational law.  His practice has expanded to include additional practices areas.  He has successfully operated his own firm for the past 20 years.  Mr. Breen is a well-known and widely respected trial and appellate lawyer. He appears regularly in both State and Federal Courts in Ohio.  He has served as lead counsel in several reported cases including, Radcliff v. Steen Elec., Inc., 64 Ohio  161, 841 N.E.2d 794 (Ohio App. 9 Dist. 2005); Stipkala v. Bank One, N.A., 2005-Ohio-16, C. A. 21986, 05-LW-0039 (9th App. Dist.) Stan Alan Acceptance Corp. v. Chapman, 2004-Ohio-4330, C.A. 21873, 04-LW-3586 (9th App. Dist.) Holiday Properties, Inc. v. Lowrie, 2003-Ohio-1136, C.A. 21055 & 21133, 03-LW-0838 (9th App. Dist.) Johnson's Janitorial Serv. v. Alltel Corp., 92 Ohio 327, 635 N.E.2d 60 (9th App. Dist. 1993) Lyons v. Cross Roads Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., 61 Ohio 180, 576 N.E.2d 835 (Ohio . 1990); Lee v. Gross Lumber Co., 57 Ohio 52, 566 N.E.2d 696 (Ohio App. 9 Dist. 1989); and Akron Golf Charities, Inc. v. Limbach, Tax Com'r, 34 Ohio St.3d 11, 516 N.E.2d 222 (Ohio 1987). His office is located in Fairlawn.. Mr. Breen is an active and longtime member of the Akron Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association.  He has been a long standing member of the Lawyer Referral Service of the Akron Bar Association and other committees of the bar.  He has served on the Government Affairs Committee of the Akron Regional Development Board as well as the Social Services Advisory Board of Summit County.

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Attorney Dhinojwala's areas of focus include the following: Family-based Immigrant Visa or Permanent Residency: including immediate family members, spouses and fiancées. Employment-based Immigrant Visa or Permanent Residency: EB1-First Preference, Persons of Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Professors and Researchers, Multinational Executives and Managers; EB2-Second Preference, Members of Professions holding Advanced Degrees or Aliens of Exceptional Ability; EB3-Third Preference, Skilled Workers, Professionals and other Workers; EB4-Fourth Preference, Special Immigrants; EB5-Fifth Preference, Employment Creation Investors including investments in Regional Visas: Visitor Visas, B-1-for Business/B-2-for Tourist; E-1-Treaty Trader/E2-Treaty Investor E Visas for Traders and Investors; F-1 or J-1-Academic Student Visa; H1B Visa-Specialty Occupation; H2A-Agricultural Labor or H2B-other Temporary Labor Visa; H-3-Trainee; K-Fiancé or Fiancée of U.S. Citizen; L-Intra Company Transferee; M-Vocational Student; O-1 or O-2-Extraordinary Ability; P-1, P-2 or P-3-Athletes and Group Entertainers; Q-International Cultural Exchange Program; R-Religious Vocation or Profession; TN-Trade NAFTA Professionals. All aspects of I-9 Compliance, including employer’s rights and responsibilities.

Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in Akron and surrounding areas.

Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in Akron and surrounding areas.