Top Immigration Lawyers Near Me in Takoma Park Area

Ms. Wilkes is an immigration attorney with over 14 years of experience successfully handling family, humanitarian based, and business immigration cases before the US Immigration Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as deportation defense matters before the Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals. She also appears regularly before the Superior Court for the District of Columbia and Maryland Circuit Courts on behalf of immigrant children.  Ms. Wilkes has successfully assisted many hundreds of clients in securing their status and building stable and permanent futures in the United States.. Prior to opening Wilkes Legal, Ms. Wilkes represented clients from all parts of the globe at Grossman Law, LLC, a full service immigration law firm. She joined Grossman Law in 2012 and became a partner in 2014. In those positions, she offered comprehensive immigration solutions and strategies for families, children and youth, survivors, workers, professionals, and people facing deportation.. From 2008-2012, Ms. Wilkes served as legal director of Ayuda, a Washington, DC based non-profit organization that provides legal, social, and language access services to low-income immigrants. Before that, she founded Ayuda’s Children’s Project and served as its Director from 2005-2008. In that capacity, Ms. Wilkes was an early advocate for unaccompanied immigrant children and a pioneer for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) cases in the region.

I manage a solo practice dedicated exclusively to immigration law. I  represent clients with complex family petitions, including VAWA applications and litigate before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and federal Circuit Courts. I alsp represents asylum seekers before the Asylum Office and EOIR and handle employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions. I am fluent in spoken Spanish.. I care deeply about legal writing and teaching not only for what it gives to the communty but also from what  I learn while researching and teaching which helps with my advocacy for my clients and also for more just and humane immigration policy.. In a consultation, I will explain all of your options and advise you on the best way to accomplish your goals. If you are struggling with a family immigration concern, facing deportation,  would like guidance for the naturalization process,  or an emplopyment opprtuniity in the US, I encourage you to call or email for an initial consultation.

Heidi Boas has dedicated her legal career to assisting asylum-seekers, refugees, and other immigrants through her work with the U.S. Government, United Nations, and non-profit organizations. Ms. Boas joined Wilkes Legal in 2018 after four years of government service with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State. From 2014-2017, Ms. Boas worked at the Arlington Asylum Office, where she adjudicated the asylum claims of applicants from around the world. As a Senior Asylum Officer, Ms. Boas handled complex applications for asylum, including long-pending cases involving national security and terrorism-related issues. Ms. Boas began her legal career as an Equal Justice Works Fellow with the Immigration Legal Services program at Catholic Charities in Washington, D.C. During her six years at Catholic Charities (2007-2013), Ms. Boas was promoted to Senior Attorney and successfully represented hundreds of clients in humanitarian and family-based immigration cases. As an attorney, Ms. Boas has focused on serving the African immigrant and refugee community in the Washington, D.C. area. Ms. Boas has represented clients from over 40 African countries and founded the African Women’s Empowerment Workshop in 2008 to empower African women who are survivors of domestic violence.

Benjamin Messer became an immigration lawyer in order to help people escape danger, reunite their families, and better their futures. Since his first year of law school, he has been a devoted volunteer and advocate for immigrant communities.. Mr. Messer focuses on removal defense before the immigration courts, appeals, representation of unaccompanied minors, and immigration-related federal litigation. His federal court work includes obtaining decisions after unreasonable government delays, overturning incorrect decisions by USCIS, and securing his clients’ release from unlawful detention. He has won asylum, permanent residence, citizenship, waivers, and many other benefits for his clients from all parts of the globe.. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Messer volunteered as a translator and interpreter for other attorneys and non-profit organizations representing immigrants. He has continued his service to community organizations since becoming an attorney by providing free legal advice and presentations on numerous aspects immigration law to both immigrants and volunteers.. As Mr. Messer’s client, you can expect a clear and honest explanation of your immigration situation and all the options available to you. Mr. Messer will help you choose the best path for you and your family, and then work diligently to move your case through the long immigration process.

Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in Takoma Park and surrounding areas.