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Certified by The Florida Bar as a specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law.  Practice is focused on complex immigration cases and advising academic institutions and businesses in immigration compliance. Substantial experience in assisting academic, engineering, IT and medical professionals in strategic immigration planning.. Consultations can be done in person, by phone or Skype.

A native of Nantes, France, Maud Poudat obtained a law degree both from France and the United States. She was admitted to practice law in the State of Florida in May 2004, and subsequent to gaining experience in the practice of immigration law in a private law firm, she founded the Law Office of Maud Poudat, P.A. in June 2010 after she became board certified in Immigration and Nationality Law with the Florida Bar. She then joined forces with Board Certified Attorney Attorney Suzanne E. Vazquez and founded Vazquez & Poudat, PLLC.. With a strong focus on business immigration, Maud Poudat frequently represents individual investors as well as multinational companies wishing to transfer employees to the U.S. She also assists foreigners with green card applications, through family and employment sponsorship, marriage and visas, naturalization and citizenship. As an Orlando immigration lawyer, Maud Poudat is further well versed in deportation defense and specifically with the Orlando immigration courts as well as federal litigation. Maud Poudat is admitted to practice law before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Florida, all Florida State Courts, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Also, since immigration law is governed by federal laws, Attorney Poudat can represent all individuals and companies anywhere in the 50 states of the union and overseas with their immigration processes. Maud Poudat is a member of the Florida Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She serves on the Immigration and Nationality Law Certification Committee of the Board of Legal Specialization and Education of the Florida Bar. Maud Poudat is also very involved in the French community as a member of the French American Business Council of Orlando and the French American Business Chamber of the West Coast of Florida.

Carlos M. Colombo is a founding partner at the immigration law firm of Colombo & Hurd, PL, where he leads the firm’s corporate immigration practice. Mr. Colombo assists both businesses and individuals in obtaining temporary visas and permanent resident status in a variety of categories, including visas for business partners, managers, executives, treaty investors and traders, students, exchange visitors and artists, entertainers and a wide variety of professionals. Attorney Colombo has experience as an EB-5 Visa Lawyer, and specializes in and has an excellent reputation representing clients in obtaining EB5, E2, L1 and a variety of other investor visas.. As a result of years of litigation experience, Mr. Colombo also successfully represents clients in deportation and removal proceedings, including litigation in Federal Court, Immigration Courts throughout the United States and the Board of Immigration Appeals.. Mr. Colombo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and immigrated to the United States with his family following extended trips throughout the world, including three years of residency in Europe.  Having experienced first hand the challenges with U.S. immigration law, Mr. Colombo decided to pursue his dream of assisting foreign nationals with their immigration needs by founding Colombo & Hurd, PL, a leading immigration and international business law firm with headquarters in Orlando, Florida.. Mr. Colombo has made multiple appearances on major media outlets including Univision, Telemundo, ABC News, WRUM "La Rumba" as well as Fox News to provide guidance regarding U.S. immigration law and to defend the rights of immigrants.

With more than 25 years of experience, Kashmira “Kash” Bhavsar has been practicing law, including Immigration and Real Estate laws, since 1996. She is considered an expert in Immigration Law and represents individuals, families, corporations and investors from the United States and internationally. She provides support for their family and business needs, as well as assists buyers and sellers with their residential closings and title work.. Attorney Bhavsar is 1 of only 78 lawyers to be Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Florida Bar. While Attorney Bhavsar became Board Certified in 2004, currently only 6% of Florida lawyers have board certification in one or more of the 24 areas of certification. The percentage of Florida lawyers practicing Immigration Law is even lower. As a Board Certified lawyer, Attorney Bhavsar has been recognized by the Bar and her peers as an Expert. She must maintain the highest level of knowledge, and professional and ethical standards, in the practice of Immigration and Nationality Law.. Attorney Bhavsar was also selected for inclusion on the Florida Super Lawyers lists for 2008, and again in the 2009 list. Only 5 percent of Florida lawyers have been recognized in this list. She was selected through an extensive process of peer nominations, a blue ribbon panel review, and independent research of law and politics. The list appeared in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine.. Born in India, Ms. Bhavsar emigrated to the United States when she was only one year old and has lived in the Orlando area since the early 1970s. She is a former Adjunct Professor for the University of Central Florida and a former Judicial Law Clerk Intern for the Executive Office of Immigration Review (Immigration Court) in Miami, Florida. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Central Florida in 1992 and a Juris Doctor from the Nova Southeastern University School of Law in 1996.

Suzanne E. Vazquez has been practicing U.S. Immigration law exclusively for over 21 years. Suzanne is one of only a handful of Board Certified Immigration Lawyers in Central Florida. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas-Austin, and her Juris Doctorate from St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas.. Suzanne is a member of the Florida Bar since 1998, member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) since 1999 and was admitted to the Middle District of Florida, U.S. District Court in 2003. She was Certified as an expert in Immigration and Nationality Law in 2004 and served on the Florida Bar Board Certification Committee from 2005 until 2008. Suzanne has been an Elected Member of the Board of Directors for AILA Central Florida Chapter since 2008.. She handles all types of immigration related matters including:. Suzanne's clients come from Central Florida, the United States and all over the world. She has successfully represented many U.S. employers, foreign national investors, families, and foreign -based businesses with complex immigration cases. Suzanne also has had a number of victories in the Immigration and Federal courts.

Attorney Melia-Acevedo is admitted to practice in front of all Immigration Courts in the U.S. and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and represents clients at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) and U.S. Embassies all over the world.. Attorney Melia-Acevedo exclusively practices in the area of Immigration and Nationality law. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics from The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. and her Juris Doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida.. She handles all types of immigration related matters including:. Attorney Rosa Melia-Acevedo initially developed an interest in Human Rights law during college while interning with the American Bar Association’s Death Penalty Representation Project. Rosa realized her desire to practice Immigration and Nationality law shortly thereafter because of the human rights component that is inherent to the practice of Immigration law. Prior to being sworn in as an attorney, Rosa’s passion in immigration law began after interning for a not-for-profit organization in Washington, D.C. called Mil Mujeres. Mil Mujeres provides low-cost, non-litigation legal services to low-income Hispanic immigrants and their families with a specialty in specific immigration benefits including U visa, VAWA and DACA. Following this internship, Rosa became a Student Clinician in Florida Coastal School of Law’s Immigrant and Human Rights Clinic (formerly the Immigrant Rights Clinic). During her time in the Immigrant and Human Rights Clinic, Rosa had the pleasure of representing clients, under the supervision of an attorney, who were applying for U visas, T visas, Prosecutorial Discretion, and Asylum. In her last year of law school, Rosa worked as a legal intern for the Department of Justice’s Office of Immigration Litigation-Appellate Section in Washington, D.C. During her time with the Office of Immigration Litigation, Rosa wrote stay motions and appellate briefs for asylum cases on behalf of the Department of Justice. While in law school, Rosa devoted a lot of her time to helping those who would otherwise be unable to afford legal representation and as a result she provided over one thousand hours of legal pro bono work throughout her three years at Florida Coastal School of Law and was awarded the Pro Bono Honors Award.. Rosa has represented clients in all areas of Immigration law, including family based immigration, business immigration, asylum, and immigration litigation (deportation and removal defense), bond redetermination, and appeals.. Attorney Rosa Melia-Acevedo is licensed to practice in the state of Florida and remains actively involved with the American Immigration Lawyers Association and its Central Florida Chapter as well as other legal associations such as the American Bar Association and Orange County Bar Association Immigration Law Section.. Languages: English and Spanish

Francisco “Frank” Symphorien-SaavedraBoard Certified Expert. "Frank" Symphorien-Saavedra’s practice is focused on high stakes immigration and nationality law. Board certified in immigration and nationality law, a distinction limited to less than 8% of all Florida lawyers, Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra is an expert who is AV rated “Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell and has been designated a Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra has also been a member of The National Advocates; Top 100 and The National Advocates: Top 40 under 40. As of May 2021, Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra is the only board certified immigration expert within the State of Florida who is a Venezuelan native as of October 2022.. Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra’s unique practice focuses on removal defense, federal court litigation, and extraordinary ability visas or national interest waivers. He also handles all other aspects of U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law, including family immigration, asylum and U.S. Citizenship claims. The tenacity which drives Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra’s practice has led him to successfully brief and win cases before administrative and Circuit appellate courts to secure successes for his clients.. A native of Venezuela, Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra immigrated to the United States when he was 11 years old. His father worked 24-hour shifts as a taxi driver in New York City in order to bring his wife and children to the United States. Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra attended West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida, where he participated in the law magnet program and won a mock appellate brief competition. His promising young career was evident when he presented mock oral arguments before the Florida Supreme Court at 16 years of age. Thereafter, Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra attended The Florida State University College of Law after graduating with high honors from the University of South Florida. Following a clerkship at the Orlando Immigration Court, his personal experiences and education led him to settle early and passionately on the field of immigration law. Thirteen years later, immigration continues to be Mr. Symphorien’s exclusive focus in his practice of law.. Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra cherishes his Latin heritage and is deeply devoted to this land of opportunity and freedom, which he calls home. He empathizes with the plight of other immigrants, immigrant families, and is passionate about providing opportunities for talented and driven professionals to contribute to the fabric of this great country. Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra particularly values opportunities to help thriving businesses collaborate with talented professionals in order to add to the strength and ingenuity of this country.. Currently, Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra serves on the Florida Bar Immigration and Nationality Law Certification Committee and will serve Chair during the 2022-2023 term. Previously, he served in committee leadership roles for the Orange County Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association-Central Florida Chapter, and the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and he regularly provides commentary on Univision, and various local media outlets including Unimas and News13. He is a regular speaker at national and local conferences that equip immigration lawyers and his opinions and analysis on the subject of extraordinary ability visas and federal court litigation have been published in professional journals.. Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra is fluent in Spanish and English and continues to strive to learn Portuguese. He is married to Litty Symphorien, an educator, and they are parents to three young children ages 13, 9 and 3. He is an active member of Horizon West Church. On a leisurely day off, you’ll find him with his immediate and extended family grilling for a hungry crowd.

Attorney Manzanero's practice is limited to immigration and nationality law. She currently manages a case portfolio of family-based immigration, including inadmissibility waivers and consular processing; citizenship and naturalization; humanitarian relief, including asylum, VAWA petitions, U Nonimmigrant status applications; and deportation litigation. Manzanero represents clients before U.S. Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Department of Homeland Security agencies. Manzanero is admitted to practice before all Florida State Courts, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She is fluent in Spanish and conversational in Russian. Attorney Manzanero graduated from the New College of Florida, the Honors College of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Upon graduation, Manzanero was awarded the prestigious Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellowship. While conducting U.S. foreign policy analysis in Washington, D.C., she co-authored and contributed to several publications.. Attorney Manzanero received her Juris Doctor with a Certificate of Concentration in International Law from Stetson University College of Law. While at Stetson, she served as a law intern in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and the Immigration Unit at Gulfcoast Legal Services. Manzanero also worked as Research Assistant to Professor of Law, Luz E. Nagle, a renowned international law scholar and former Colombian judge, exploring, inter alia, the rise and expansion of transnational criminal organizations in Mexico and Central America, and human trafficking.

David Vedder is the founding attorney at David F. Vedder, P.A. He has practiced immigration law since 1978, handling more than 12,000 cases through the course of his career. As a frequent speaker and presenter at conferences and panels, Attorney Vedder is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Florida Bar, and he is routinely recognized for his work by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Martindale-Hubbell, Law Politics, and other organizations. His practice areas currently include family-based immigration, employment- and investment-based immigration, consular processing, citizenship, employer sanctions, deportation defense, asylum, administrative appeals, and other forms of immigration litigation.

Dedicated specialist in immigration and nationality law, with experience in family petitions, adjustment of status, removal (deportation), employment petitions, non-immigrant visas, work visas, waivers, consular processing, asylum, humanitarian parole and naturalization. Our firm is available to meet the needs of families, businesses and individuals seeking to navigate the complexities of the American immigration system. You will always speak directly with an attorney. We take pride in our personalized and creative approach to assisting with every case, whether it is seemingly straight forward or tryingly complex. Our attorneys have worked with clients from from over sixty-five different nations. We speak English, Spanish, Portuguese and German.

I have been specializing in employment-based immigration law for 40 years. My business clients range from small startups to global corporations seeking to employ foreign talent here in the United States. I prepare nonimmigrant visa petitions, labor certifications, and green card applications for skilled workers, investors, entrepreneurs, multinational executives, key managers, and individuals of extraordinary ability. I also prepare family-based immigration petitions, including fiancé visas, naturalization applications, and green cards for relatives of U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

FIAP offers the very highest level of legal services with a laser-sharp focus on success in your case. Attorney Laura Murray-Tjan has a history of winning reversals of fortune where other attorneys failed--from persuading an Immigration Judge to find that a client is a U.S. citizen a year after ordering his deportation, to convincing a federal appellate court to reverse its denial of an appeal so that a client could keep his green card, to convincing the Board of Immigration Appeals to reopen cases involving asylum, citizenship, and criminal issues. Bring your citizenship cases, appeals, waivers, and criminal-immigration cases to FIAP for incisive analysis and exceptionally zealous representation.

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At Del Olmo Law we specialized in US immigration law and provide services in Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and French.. Attorney Julio Cortes del Olmo is a Boston immigration attorney and the principal immigration attorney at Del Olmo Law. Attorney del Olmo is a Naturalized U.S. Citizen who earned a Masters in Law from Boston College Law School. A native Spanish speaker, he also holds a dual degree in Law and Business Administration from Carlos III University in Madrid, Spain.. Attorney Del Olmo gained extensive international experience working for over 5 years as a Senior Legal Advisor for the European Commission in Spain. He was also a law clerk to the Honorable William G. Young, one of the most respected Federal Judges at the Boston Federal Court in Massachusetts. Only a small number of attorneys each year are accepted to such a prestigious position.. After his clerkship, Attorney Del Olmo started practising immigration law as Of Counsel to the Law Office of Erinna D. Brodsky, where he acquired experience working in a range of complex family, naturalization and business immigration cases. Attorney Del Olmo is fully committed to offering Pro Bono legal representation to deserving individuals. He currently provides legal services and support to several public legal services organizations, including the PAIR Project, KIND and Immigration Equality.. Attorney Del Olmo is a member of the Massachusetts State and Federal Bar, an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and since 2014, serves as one of the AILA New Members Division Liaisons.