Top Immigration Lawyers Near Me in Seattle Area

I am happy to offer sliding scale legal services to address ordinary folks' growing needs for affordable legal services. While my primary practice areas are employment and immigration, I have also served clients facing a variety of other civil legal issues including family law, estate planning and bankruptcy/ consumer debt.. I am able to work remotely with clients via Zoom and phone during Covid. If you need or prefer and in-person appointment, I can accomodate that. My office is located in the Hillman City Collaboratory, a social justice incubator located in Rainier Valley.

I am committed to providing thorough, compassionate, and comprehensive representation at every stage of a client's immigration process. I have significant experience in removal defense, appeals, asylum, family based applications for relatives in the United States and abroad, and in assisting crime victims.

I am Admitted to practice in Washington State, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.. I represent mostly immigrants in a variety of immigration related matters, including family sponsored visas, naturalization, asylum, detention bonds, removal defense in Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and federal appellate and circuit courts.

I am a passionate and dedicated advocate. I have worked with the immigrant community in Washington State for over 15 years. I am fluent in Spanish and completely bicultural, having spent a year studying in Puebla, Mexico.. As part of my commitment to my work and the immigrant communities in Washington State, I provide hundreds of hours of volunteer work each year to various nonprofit organizations working with immigrant communities.. My extensive experience with immigrant communities allows me to understand the unique obstacles facing many immigrants living in the United States. As a result, I am able to better understand and soothe my clients' fears and help guide them to success in their immigration case.

I am a compassionate attorney ready to serve your immigration needs. Contact me today with your questions.

Felicia is actively involved in increasing diversity within the legal profession.  Her committee involvement and panel participation includes:. Committee Member and former Chair, Loren Miller Bar Association’s Philip L. Burton Scholarship Committee, 1996 to present.  The Loren Miller Bar Association’s Philip L. Burton scholarship fund provides scholarships each year to third year ethnic minority law school students from law schools in the state of Washington.  The purpose of the scholarship fund is to assist financially disadvantaged, third year ethnic minority law students in paying the high cost of attending a Bar Exam Preparation course and paying for Bar Exam registration fees, thus increasing their opportunities to succeed in passing the Bar Exam.. Panelist, “Building a Book of Business” seminar for diverse attorneys, sponsored by the King County Bar Association’s Ethnic Diversity in the Legal Profession Committee and King County Bar Foundation, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 (moderator) and 2012.  The “Building a Book of Business” seminar offers tools and networking opportunities for attorneys of color with newer practices. In the seminar, successful diverse lawyers lead discussions with participants on how to more effectively market themselves and acquire new clients for their practices and firms.. Panelist, “The Nuts and Bolts of Law Practice” training session, Washington State Bar Association Leadership Institute ("WLI"), 2006.  WLI creates a training environment to accelerate skill development and cultivate leadership traits in young, diverse Washington lawyers.  10-12 young diverse lawyers are selected for this program each year so that the pipeline can be filled with new leaders who are trained and ready to serve.  The diverse attorneys are chosen by the WLI Advisory Board.. Panelist, “Challenges of Diversity in the Legal Profession – The Voice of Experience,” seminar, sponsored by the Puget Sound ALA Chapter’s Diversity Committee, 2008.  In this seminar, senior-level diverse attorneys provided valuable insight to law firms and recruiters into recruiting and retaining diverse attorneys.

Fekadu Shibeshi is a seasoned attorney with 9+ years of experience in immigration and personal injury law. Licensed in Washington State and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, he has a proven track record of successfully representing clients across the United States. Mr. Shibeshi gained extensive experience in variety of fields by working for governmental and non-governmental institutions in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to opening his law practice, Mr. Shibeshi taught law at Universities in Ethiopia and worked with several law firms in Seattle, WA, as an associate.. Mr. Shibeshi is passionate about Immigration Law and Personal Injury Law practices. He helped number of immigrants from all walks of life with a variety of immigration needs from filing asylum applications and deportation defense to obtaining permanent residence status (Green Card) and naturalization. Mr. Shibeshi also represents clients from soft tissue to catastrophic injury cases in which his clients were awarded millions of dollars in compensation.. Active in the legal community, Mr. Shibeshi is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, Washington State Associates for Justice, and American Immigration Lawyers Association. Mr. Shibeshi also served as a Commissioner at Seattle Human Rights Commission, and he is currently a board member at the Ethiopian Community in Seattle (ECS). Mr. Shibeshi is also a nominee for the Seattle Time’s 2025 Best in the Northwest People’s Choice Award. The results will be announced in the coming September.. Areas of Practice:. ·     Immigration Law. ·     Personal Injury. Bar Admissions:. ·     Washington State. .     U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Extensive background in all aspects of immigration law. Concentration in family-based green cards, adjustment of status, naturalization/citizenship, consular processing, fiancee visas, asylum and removal/deportation defense proceedings. Experience with work visas (H-1Bs/TNs), employment-based green cards and investor visas (E-2s). Daniel graduated magna cum laude from West Chester University of Pennsylvania where he received a degree in Political Science. He then attended Seattle University Law School for his law degree. During law school, Daniel concentrated his studies on subjects that led to his interest in international law matters, such as immigration and environmental law. Daniel was also active in the Public Interest Law Foundation and the Environmental Law Society and was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for excellent achievement in the study of international environmental law.

Ester Greenfield practices immigration law with an emphasis on employment-sponsored green cards. Working with a team of skilled and experienced attorneys and paralegals, she emphasizes client service and attention to the important details that make the difference between success and failure before the immigration service.

Eryne exclusively practices immigration law. She is passionate about finding immigration solutions for her clients, with a keen attention to detail and a committment to providing attentive service. Eryne assists individuals and companies in obtaining temporary work visas and employment-based permanent resident status, including the filing of PERM labor certification applications and petitions for multinational managers. She is experienced in filing achievement-based petitions, including cases for outstanding researchers and national interest waivers for scientists and musicians. She has represented companies in a broad range of industries and sizes, ranging from small start-up companies to multinational Fortune 500 companies.. In addition, Eryne helps individuals obtain immigration status for their family members, including spouses, parents, and siblings of U.S. citizens. She also assists individuals in applying for naturalization.. Eryne is committed to helping individuals obtain legal status and regularly volunteers in the Seattle community. She currently volunteers with the King County Bar Association and the Immigrant Families Advocacy Project as a Supervising Pro Bono Attorney, assisting victims of criminal domestic violence to obtain legal status. She also enjoys serving as a volunteer attorney to help individuals apply for U.S. citizenship with One America and the Seattle Office and Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. In law school, Eryne assisted refugees and asylum-seekers through the University of Washington Immigration Law Clinic.

Emily Reber-Mariniello has been practicing immigration law exclusively since her admission to the Washington State Bar in late 2010 and the formation of her practice in early 2012. Her firm, ERM Immigration Law, PLLC, is a small boutique firm devoted entirely to immigration law. At ERM, you will get the attention, respect, and service one should expect when hiring an attorney, without the pretension often associated with, well, hiring an attorney! When a person reaches out for assistance on a legal matter, they are often vulnerable, confused, or downright irritated with the system, and immigration is certainly no exception.  It is her philosophy that lawyering isn't just about knowing the law, but also knowing the client and providing what that person needs to have a pleasant, calming, and successful experience.. Emily doesn’t focus on the size or status of her practice, or of her client. Rather, her focus is on what is important: quality work, thorough communication, and thoughtful preparation of the client's immigration or naturalization matter. Emily prides herself on having the superior service one might expect from a large firm with the personal service and accessibility of a small practice. Your piece of mind is always in her thoughts.. Emily is experienced in various types of Adjustment of Status (Green Cards), Naturalization, Consulate Processing, DACA, Asylum, U-Visa, 601/601A Waivers, TN’s, EB1A Aliens of Extraordinary Ability, National Interest Waivers (NIW), H1B, E2 Visas, and more.  In 2012, she formed her practice in San Francisco, California, and maintains a client base in the Bay area. Now, her practice is based out of Seattle, Washington.  Additionally, before coming to California, Emily worked for a public defender's agency in Seattle, Washington. Over the three years working at that agency, she learned valuable information that can be very helpful in an immigration case; for instance, she is an expert in how to obtain records and how to communicate with government agencies.. Outside of winning approvals, Emily loves learning about the diverse and incredibly unique cultures of her clients and their families. For Emily, it is a joy to help unite loved ones or to assist people in achieving their lifelong dreams of US Citizenship or legal status.. Emily sincerely hopes she can help you in your immigration journey. Thank you, and good luck.

Emily L. Durbin, or L. for short, has been practicing immigration law exclusively since her admission to the Washington State Bar in 2019. L. joined ERM Immigration Law, PLLC (ERM) as a law student intern and made the transition to paralegal and then attorney after being licensed. ERM is a small boutique firm located in Seattle, WA devoted entirely to immigration law.. At ERM, you will get the attention, respect, and service one expects when hiring an attorney. When a person reaches out for assistance on a legal matter, they are often vulnerable, confused or down-right irritated with the system, and immigration is certainly no exception. L. aims to make the process as calm and straightforward as possible by focusing on quality work, continual communication, and thorough research. Your success is her success.. L. is experienced in various immigration matters including Adjustment of Status (Green Cards), Naturalization, Asylum, Consular Processing, Certificates of Citizenship, DACA, U-Visa, waivers, humanitarian parole, and more. She works on cases in front of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) and the immigration court (EOIR).. Outside of winning approvals and grants of benefits for her clients, L. loves helping families stay together, individuals pursue work or educational opportunities, or folks find lasting safety. She also loves learning about her clients' diverse and incredibly unique cultures.. L. sincerely hopes she can help you in your immigration journey.

Elizabeth's practice focuses exclusively on immigration law, with an emphasis on business and family-based immigration. She represents employers and individuals in securing temporary work visas and permanent resident status based on employment. She also represents US citizens and lawful permanent residents wishing to sponsor family members for legal immigration status, and assists permanent residents in obtaining US citizenship.

ELISA FORD is a solo practitioner in Seattle, Washington, whose practice focuses exclusively on humanitarian and family-based immigration law. Elisa is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Washington State Bar Association, and Maryland State Bar Association.. Elisa received her law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 2004. After law school she served as a Clerk to the Honorable Robin Hunt of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II. Elisa has a diverse background in public interest law and complex statutory and regulatory analysis. She served as a Policy Analyst for the Maryland State Legislature and as an Associate in a small Plaintiff’s law firm in Baltimore, MD, focused on providing relief to inner city children poisoned by lead paint.. Dedicated to promoting access to legal services, Elisa has provided pro bono legal services as a volunteer with the CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project (CARA), the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP), Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), One America’s Citizenship days, and as a mentor through the Jewish Family Service’s Tatweer program for refugees . In May of 2015, Elisa traveled to Dilley, Texas, where she spent a week volunteering with CARA to provide pro bono legal assistance to women and children refugees detained in prison-like conditions at the South Texas Residential Detention Center.. Elisa also holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Economics Combined from the University of California, Santa Cruz.. When not working, Elisa enjoys exploring the trails and waterways of the Northwest with her husband and twin 9-year old boys.

Eliana Horn is an attorney, community organizer, researcher and advocate in the Seattle area. With a tenant organizing background, Eliana believes land and housing is a resource to be shared, not held for future profit. Eliana is working toward shifting the dynamics of ownership and control of land and housing to center low-income and Black, Indigenous and People of Color to ensure that land is affordable and accessible for hundreds of years to come.. Through Interdependent Law, Eliana provides legal services to forming or converting worker cooperatives, land-sharing projects including community land trusts, community real estate investment funds, and housing cooperatives. Eliana also provides representation on immigration cases including family-based petitions, adjustment of status, and special immigrant juvenile visas.. After graduating from City University of New York School of Law, Eliana worked as an immigration attorney between 2018 and 2021, representing detained and non-detained clients in removal proceedings, filing affirmative immigration applications, and suing the Government for the release of immigrants from detention. Eliana opened Interdependent Law in 2021.

Dustin O'Quinn counsels individuals, families, and corporations on a full range of immigration issues, including I-9 compliance and audits. Mr. O'Quinn also has significant experience in Outer Continental Shelf issues, Permanent Labor Certification Applications, H-1B, H-2B, and L-1 visas, as well as uncommon visas, including investor visas and extraordinary-ability visas.. Mr. O'Quinn is fluent in both English and Spanish, thus allowing him to serve a wide array of clients.  He has experience with DACA, Citizenship, Birth certificates, green cards, and deportation matters.. Mr. O'Quinn previously managed the Immigration Practice at an interntional full-service law firm, and honed his legal skills as an Immigration Attorney at two leading internatonal Immigration law firms.

Dr. Franca Baroni, Esq. has been practicing humanitiarian immigration law since 2001. She holds a doctorate (Ph.D. equivalent) in public international law and Master of Laws and is admitted to practice in New York, Washington State and Switzerland. She is a contributor in the 2017 American Bar Association publication “Lawyers as Changemakers”s and an award-winning author, speaker, trainer, actress & coach.. Dr. Baroni regularly offers Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs and presentations to legal professionals about coherent lawyering, resilience, optimal performance, mindfulness, trauma awareness and mental & emotional health.. Services offered to immigrants:. Family-based immigration, VAWA, naturalizations, waivers, asylum, removal defense (limited scope representantion only).. Services offered to immigration lawyers:. Coverage of USCIS interviews, Master Calendar Hearings and Individual Calendar Hearings (selected)cases), mental health/resilience/overall wellbeing presentations.

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Carol L. Edward is the founder of and Of Counsel to the Law Offices of Carol L. Edward & Associates, P.S. She has provided legal services in U.S. immigration and citizenship-related matters since 1984. She is herself the daughter of immigrants and holds dual citizenship with the United States and Canada. Attorney Edward has engaged in a wide variety of immigration cases ranging from business-related matters to family, asylum, and deportation and removal.. She received her J.D. cum laude from Seattle University and her bachelor’s degree in Business from University of California, Davis. Ms. Edward has a number of published cases within the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has the highest possible ratings with peer and professional organizations, including , bestlawyers.com, , and . Ms. Edward previously served as the Chair of the Washington State Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), teaches and participates in continuing legal educational programs on various immigration topics, and is actively involved in non-profit organizations supporting immigrants rights, including the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Hate Free Zone, ACLU, and National Immigration Project.

Cameron is the Legal Director of the West African Community Council (WACC) where she offers free or low-cost legal representation in immigration matters, including family-based petitions and removal defense.. Cameron is originally from Canton, Connecticut. After graduating from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, she received a Fulbright Fellowship to teach political science to English speakers at the Russian Armenian University in Yerevan, Armenia. Upon the completion of her fellowship, she worked for two years assisting children detained by immigration authorities in South Texas.. Cameron graduated from the University of California, Irvine School of Law in May 2019. In law school, she developed a passion for working at the intersection of criminal, immigration, and civil rights law through her work with the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School, the Immigrant Rights Clinic at UCI, and the American Civil Liberties Union. Her strong work ethic and diligence allowed her to excel at UCI Law where she was elected to serve on the Executive Board of the UC Irvine Law Review and received numerous awards for receiving the highest and second-highest grades in her courses.. In August of 2019, Cameron began a two-year clerkship for Chief Judge Bradley Maxa on the Washington Court of Appeals, Division II in Tacoma, Washington. In her clerkship with the Court of Appeals, she enjoyed working closely with Judge Maxa, gaining broad exposure to various areas of the law, and improving skills that are useful to her in performing her work as an advocate.. After concluding her two-year clerkship with Judge Maxa, Cameron joined Ahlers Cressman and Sleight PLLC in Seattle as an Associate Attorney where her practice focused on complex civil litigation and construction disputes between owners, contractors, and other industry stakeholders.

As an immigrant herself, Maria understands and empathizes with the challenges and struggles faced by immigrants, and she deeply appreciates the opportunities that were made possible for her by those who advocate for immigrants. It was that appreciation that led her to pursue a legal education, and it was her interactions with members of the immigrant community that solidified her interest to practice in the area of immigration law.. Maria was raised in Guatemala for the first eight years of her life. In 1994, she moved to the United States with her mother. Despite the constant rain, Maria fell in love with Washington and has lived here since.. Maria graduated from Seattle University School of Law and was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2011. Through her involvement in student groups during her time as a law student, she was able to remain directly involved with the individuals she hoped to work with in the future. While a member of the Latino/a Law Students Association, she served as its President as well as its student liaison to the Latino/a Bar Association of Washington, and dedicated her spare time to mentoring youth and volunteering at legal clinics. As an active member of the Public Interest Law Foundation, Maria helped raised funds for summer grants for students working in the non-profit sector. The experiences enriched her legal education by exposing her to issues she would have never learned about from a casebook. She completed her Bachelor degree at the University of Washington in 2008, where she double majored in Philosophy and Latin American Studies.. Maria has made fighting for social justice the central hallmark of her professional career. Prior to joining JSO, she worked with El Centro de la Raza assisting immigrants to eliminate many of the barriers preventing them from fully participating in society. As a Rule 9 Intern with the Youth Advocacy Clinic at Seattle University, she represented juveniles charged with criminal offenses. She served as a law clerk at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in San Jose, Costa Rica, and she also interned at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in Seattle.. Maria’s favorite pastimes include hiking and traveling. She has been to Mexico, Italy, France, Spain, and Monaco, as well as to every country in Central America.

As a Seattle immigration lawyer for many years, I bring people together by using successful strategies to unite families and to help employers hire top foreign talent. I also help US citizens and would-be citizens with applications for naturalization or citizenship and passports.  I also work with military families.  I am a member of the Washington State Bar since 2003 (and the California State Bar since 1984, inactive since 2011). At the start of my career, I had the honor to serve as a legacy INS Trial Attorney. This government experience helps me see cases from two points of view. My firm offers affordable legal services, whether we handle a portion of your case or all of it.  I am a tireless advocate for clients because I am passionate about working hard for you so you can achieve your dreams.  I provide straightforward, honest and candid analysis of your case, even if nothing can be done or the road will be difficult. You will receive personal service and direct communications from your attorney. I really enjoy being a tireless advocate for fair and just immigration reform legislation, and am actively involved in government liaison, as well as state and federal legislative advocacy. As a former Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Washington Chapter for two years,  I had the honor and pleasure of managing and leading a terrific immigration specialty bar association. I have also served on the national AILA-USCIS International Operations Liaison Committee and the Military Assistance Project Task Force and the AILA national Business Committee. I am available to speak before your community, trade or professional group.. Services include:. -Work and investment visas and employment based greencards (We love to work on national interest waivers [NIW], cases involving persons with extraordinary ability, and with investors and entrepreneurs in particular - Eb-1, EB-2, Eb-5, E-2/E-2, E-3, L-1, O-1, etc..). -Family and marriage/fiance(e) based visas and greencards. -US citizenship and naturalization, including military matters such as Parole in Place, automatic and derived citzienship and passport issues. -Workplace compliance (I-9, E-Verify, H-1B, PERM audits). -Asylum and refugee matters. -Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (would-be DREAM youth if we had a DREAM Act). -Consular and border matters. -Waivers, including I-601A provisional family unity waivers, J-1 waivers, and others. We work with a number of other specialists as needed in the area of criminal, tax, labor, international, IP law and more.. Our Seattle Washington Immigration Law Firm is conveniently located in the Queen Anne neighborhood near the Space Needle, and best of all, there is free parking.

Andrew ("Andy") Oliver is a native of the State of Washington and the managing attorney for our firm's Seattle Office. He earned his law degree from the George Washington University School of Law in Washington, DC. He has been practicing immigration law in Seattle since 2007. Andy sincerely cares about his clients. He has a deep appreciation for languages and cultures. In his undergraduate studies at the University of Washington, Andy studied linguistics, Asian languages, and literature. He has studied Spanish, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, and Arabic. He loves to travel, and has spent time in India, Guatemala, and several countries in Europe. Andy lives with his wife, Alissa, and cats, Prem and Mouse, in Seattle.

Amy helps companies of all sizes bring in workers to the United States on a temporary and permanent basis. Amy assists clients with a broad range of immigration matters, and has successfully prepared nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications for professionals, treaty traders and investors, multinational managers, researchers, entertainers and skilled workers. She has particular experience applying for temporary and permanent visas for artists, entertainers, and musicians.. Amy also assists individuals in sponsoring their family members to come to the United States. In addition, she has successfully represented clients in removal proceedings before the Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. Prior to her legal career, Amy worked in Washington, D.C. as a legislative aide to a U.S. Congressman and as the Development Director for a non-profit refugee advocacy organization.

Amsale Aberra is the founding attorney of Amsale Aberra Law, PLLC.  As an immigrant from Ethiopia herself, she is fully aware of the complexities of US immigration laws, and thus, makes every effort to provide exceptional and compassionate service to her clients nationwide. Amsale worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees, Johns Hopkins University and North West Immigrants’ Rights Project to assist clients in their asylum based application, family-based immigration petition, and waiver of inadmissibility.  Amsale holds a law degree from Haramaya University, a Master of Arts degree from the United Nations Mandated University in Costa Rica, and a Master of Laws degree from University of Washington in Seattle.  Amsale's specialization in international law, and the fact that she lived, studied, and traveled to over five continents help her understand the cultural and political dynamics of her clients' case, and to successfully represent them in a wide array of immigration laws.