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Rosaly is the president and attorney at Chaviano Law Firm, P.A. She represents clients in the areas of business and family immigration law, removal proceedings, consular processing, and naturalization.. Rosaly was born in Santa Clara, Cuba. She came to the United States through the diversity visa lottery. Rosaly earned her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Psychology from Florida International University (magna cum laude). Rosaly earned her Juris Doctor from Florida International University College of Law, where she received the Faculty Recognition Award, the Excellence in Service to the Carlos A. Costa Immigration and Human Rights Clinic Award, and the Pro Bono Service Award. While at Florida International University College of Law, Rosaly interned for Catholic Legal Services and Carlos A. Costa Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, where she represented detained and non-detained clients in immigration court proceedings, conducted research, and drafted briefs and motions. Rosaly also interned for the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) at the Krome Detention Center, where she assisted the trial attorneys during master and individual hearings, conducted research, and drafted motions. Rosaly has worked as an immigration attorney for more than 6 years. She worked as an associate attorney for Fonte Friz-Garcia Immigration for more than 3 years, where she represented clients in the areas of business and family immigration.. Rosaly is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), where she is serving as a board member, Chair of the CBP-Border Patrol Committee, and Chair of the Luncheons Committee. She is also volunteering as the Vice-Chair of the New Member Division Committee for AILA. Moreover, she is a member of the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) and the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA).

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Daniel Yibirin is a graduate of Florida State University and of the University of Miami School of Law. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the United States Court for the Southern DIstrict of Florida, and of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.. Mr. Yibirin is a native of Colombia whose family immigrated to the United States.  His personal experience as an immigrant cultivated a true appreciation and compassion for others seeking to legalize their status and obtain United States Citizenship.  Mr. Yibirin understands the complexities associated with immigration procedures, and applies his knowledge and background to competentely assist those who wish to build a life in this country.. His law practice is dedicated to all areas of immigration and nationality law, including employment based and family based cases, deportation defense, appeals to federal court, and investor visas.. If you would like to personally contact, Mr. Daniel Yibirin, please do not hesitate to e-mail at or by calling his office at.

As a lawyer, I take each client very seriously. I take time to understand their legal issue and the client, and I never forget that there is a human being behind each legal issue.As an immigrant, I know firsthand some of my client's struggles. Also, being able to communicate in Spanish with some of our clients gives me an advantage when studying their cases. I am blessed to work with an amazing team and provide services for almost all immigrations issues we are presented with.If you have an immigration issue, I can help you alongside our team.

Fabiola Cini, a Partner at Margaret W. Wong & Associates, LLC, received her Law Degree from The University of Tirana Law School in Tirana, Albania in 1997, and her Master of Laws Degree from the Magistrates’ School in Tirana in 2000- the first school of its kind in Albania founded with the support of the European Union. She served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Court of First Instance in Tirana, Albania from 1998-1999 and was thereafter appointed as a judge for the Fier Court of First Instance in Albania where she worked for about three years handling both criminal and civil matters. While attending the Magistrates’ School and working as a Judge in Albania, Mrs. Cini completed several training courses offered by various organizations in Europe such as the European Council of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France; Judicial institutions in Stuttgart, Germany; Zurich, Switzerland; the Legionowo Academy in Poland and the Superior International Institute of Criminal Sciences in Syracuse, Italy with focus on Human Rights, judicial system and fighting against organized crimes. In addition, she participated in professional enhancement programs and obtained certifications in the field of International Secured Transactions, International Public and Trade Law.Mrs. Cini joined the firm and became part of our litigation team in 2005. Having completed an LL.M law degree at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2013, she passed the Ohio Bar in 2014, and joined the firm as an associate attorney. Long familiar with Fabiola Cini’s excellence, the firm was pleased to invite her to shareholder status in 2016. Mrs. Cini represents clients in a variety of immigration cases including but not limited to litigation in Federal District Courts, Courts of Appeals, Board of Immigration Appeals, Immigration Courts, Department of State and USCIS offices throughout the country . She is also part of the office management.. Mrs. Cini has served as Treasurer for AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) Ohio Chapter Executive Committee and as Ohio Chapter AILA asylum liaison.. She has earned Avvo Client’s Choice Award multiple times and has been included in the 2025 and 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for her expertise in Immigration Law (top 5% of legal practitioners in private practice throughout the United States). She has also been listed in the Lawyers of Distinction Directory 2025 as a Featured Lawyer.. Classes & Seminars• Adjunct Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law teaching Immigration Law. Languages• English• Albanian. Professional Associations• Member of American Immigration Lawyer Association since 2016• State of Ohio Bar, May 2014. EducationCleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, OhioLL.M. – 05/2013School of Magistrates, Tirana, Albania, Master of Laws (Magistrate [Judge])2000University of Tirana School of LawLaw Degree – 1997Various training seminars and certificationsInternational Secured Transactions, International Public and Trade LawOther certifications and professional trainings 1999-2002. Bar Admissions• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2023 (with jurisdiction over federal appeals arising from the states of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee)• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2020 (with jurisdiction over Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the Virgin Islands)• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2020 (jurisdiction over federal cases originating in the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia)• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2020• Ohio Bar, 2014• Pro Hac Vice admission in other District Courts

Ms. Svetlana Schreiber was born in Romania. She came to the US when she was 12 years old and spent the next decade in New Jersey where she obtained her BA in comparative literature from Douglas College, New Brunswick, NJ in 1973 (where she was president of her class for two years).. She was admitted to a PhD program at Rutgers University which she commenced in 1973, but then marriage caused her to move to Ohio where she completed a MA degree in the same subject at Kent State University, where among other things, she taught a course in Romanian.. She attended John Marshall Law School at Cleveland State University and received a JDL in 1981. She has been in private practice since that time, specializing in domestic relations, personal injury, worker compensation and social security cases. The firm also handles Constitutional work, specifically First Amendament litigation, discrimination, police and government misconduct and major criminal cases.. Since 1990, Ms. Schreiber has become the primary attorney for the extensive Romanian community, being one of the few lawyers in the country to speak Romanian fluently. As a result of her involvement with the Romanian community she expanded her practice to include immigration law.. She is a member of AILA (Association of Immigration Lawyers), of its Ohio Chapter, of the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Cuyahoga County Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association where she is also admitted to practice.. An article in the New York Times describing the plight of Romanian stowaways who were incarcerated in Elizabeth New Jersey, drew her attention and caused her to organize a multi state effort to bring legal help to these asylum seekers. She was fortunate to elicit the help of Bishop Nathaniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church and of Armand Scala of the Romanian American organization known as CORA and throughout 1985 -1986, she devoted much of her time, pro bono, to successfully litigate on behalf of these young men and women. She subsequently became a member of CORA (Congress of Romanian Americans). She is currently the acting Chairperson of the Cleveland Chapter of the Romanian American Chamber of Commerce.. She is married and resides in Cleveland Hts., Ohio and has two grown sons both living in New York City. Since 1986 Ms. Schreiber was heavily involved with the ClevelandPublic Theatre where she sat on the Board of Directors for fourteen years. The recent addition of grandson Tobias has enriched her life immeasurably.

Jessica Larson joined Okuh & Ibara-Cech Law, LLC as Of Counsel in September 2023. Prior to joining Okuh & Ibara-Cech Law, LLC, Jessica was Of Counsel at MJB Immigration and a partner at Benos & Larson, LLC. Jessica has been in private practice, focusing exclusively on immigration law, since 2012.. Jessica’s practice focuses on removal defense, asylum, family-based immigration, naturalization, and related appeals. Jessica has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2020 and was selected as an Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2017 through 2022. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and serves as the chair of the AILA Ohio Chapter’s EOIR Liaison Committee.

With more than 15 years of experience in the areas of immigration law and hundreds of successful cases, the Law Office of Svetlana Kats will work with you, your employer, or your family members until successful completion of your case.. We look forward to assisting you and your company with any immigration legal

I am the partner attorney at Sarmiento Immigration Law Firm.. I represent clients in several areas of immigration including removal defense, family immigrantion, naturalization matters, and employment immigration with a focus on PERM Labor Certifications, NIW, Schedule A Immigration for Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, I-140, H-1Bs, L-1, O-1 and TN visas. I obtained my JD from Case Western Reserve University.. Prior to working for Sarmiento Immigration, I worked for two immigration law firms and gained experience in the business immigration field, family based immigration areas, and deportation defense.  While I was in law school, I served as a judicial extern for Honorable Solomon Oliver, Jr. at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.. I always had a passion for immigration law and is wholeheartedly dedicated to serve people who are in need of help regarding their immigration matters.  I have resided in Korea, Canada and the U.S. throughout his life.  I am fluent in Korean both in speaking and writing.

Heather Drabek Prendergast is a member of Aljijakli, Kosseff & Prendergast, LLC, a boutique immigration law firm with offices in Cleveland, OH and New York, NY. Her practice focuses on: complex removal defense including trials, appeals, and federal court litigation; employment-based immigration for skilled professionals; family-based immigration; asylum; and naturalization. Ms. Prendergast is one of 21 Directors elected to serve on the Board of Governors for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), a national association of more than 15,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. From 2015 to 2018, Ms. Prendergast chaired AILA’s National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Liaison Committee where she met with senior ICE leadership in Washington, D.C. to resolve issues faced by immigrants and their legal counsel when dealing with the agency. She regularly speaks about immigration issues at local, regional, and national conferences, and serves on several conference planning committees as well as AILA’s Department of State Liaison Committee. Ms. Prendergast is an Adjunct Professor at Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law where she teaches Immigration & Nationality Law. She is a graduate of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in Cleveland, OH and Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, and is admitted to practice in Ohio, New York, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is an avid equestrian and runner.

Kim Alabasi has practiced in the area of Immigration since 2004.  Notably, Mrs. Alabasi speaks Spanish fluently. She earned her undergraduate degree in Spanish/Sociology from Marquette University and later went on to work in Mexico, first as a teacher in Puebla, Mexico for two years, followed by a job with the non-profit group IMIFAP in Mexico City, Mexico.  Mrs. Alabasi worked for 7 years as bilingual clinical social worker with the Hispanic Unit of the Center for Families & Children in Cleveland prior to obtaining her law degree in 2003 and starting Alabasi & Associates in 2006.  In addition, in 2013, she joined Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. as their Of Counsel, Immigration Attorney.. Mrs. Alabasi has been selected by the Consulate General of Mexico in Detroit, Michigan to serve in the Mexican Government’s Program of Legal Assistance to Mexicans.  In addition, Mrs. Alabasi has conducted presentations within the community and assisted several Lake County residents in applying for the new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which assists young immigrants.  Mrs. Alabasi is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and currently serves on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Liaison Committee.. Immigration Services for Businesses. Assist businesses of all sizes with their immigration needs.  Services include the processing of work visas for all types of employees, including seasonal and agricultural workers, H-1b or "specialty occupations", academics, and medical professionals.  Applications can be processed both for workers already in the U.S. who wish to change or adjust their status as well as for those potential applicants outside of the country wishing to consular process.  Employment-based immigration services can be provided for both temporary and permanent employees as well as visas for intra-company transferees and foreign investors and entrepreneurs.  Representation and assistance with I-9 compliance and audits is also provided.. Immigration Services for Individuals. Immigration services that cover the broad spectrum of individual needs, including family-based petitions, applications for permanent residence or "green card" status, applications for citizenship, travel documents, consular processing of non-immigrant visas, such as student, and visitor/business visas.  Assistance with Investor visas, employment-based visas, and intra-company transfers for individual employees.  Services also include the filing of asylum applications, refugee family reunification applications, special immigrant juvenile status applications, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals applications.  Representation of foreign nationals who are involved in removal proceedings before the immigration court or who wish to appeal their cases to the Board of Immigration Appeals is also provided, in addition to representation of individuals who are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  Services also include the representation and assistance with interviews required by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services for the full range of employment and family-based petitions

JP Sarmiento, Esq. is the founder and managing attorney of the Sarmiento Immigration Law Firm. Mr. Sarmiento is an immigrant himself, having first entered the United States as an F-1 Student when he was 18. He concentrates his practice on all areas of immigration law, from different types of non-immigrant visas, family, marriage, and employment-based green cards, citizenship and naturalization applications, and asylum and deportation defense. He has broad experience representing foreign nationals from 50 different countries and various small and midsized businesses. He has been to over 25 Immigration Courts and Offices all over the country representing clients for immigration hearings and interviews.. Mr. Sarmiento is authorized to practice immigration law in all fifty states and is admitted to the Ohio Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. He obtained his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law where he received an Excellence in Research and Writing award. Mr. Sarmiento also spent a summer as a judicial extern for Judge Mitchel R. Goldberg at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. He obtained his Bachelors Degree in Economics and Finance, summa cum laude and top of his class at that program, at the Southern New Hampshire University.. In addition to his practice, Mr. Sarmiento maintains an “Immigration Law Blog” designed for foreigners in need of a clear and simplified explanation of immigration law that could help them assess their own situation. He also was a full-time equity trader prior to law school and is still an avid trader on the side.

Attorney Viktoriya Dyrda is a talented lawyer with an intense passion for justice, which serves her clients well. Her dedication and willingness to step into the courtroom sets her apart from other lawyers. Viktoriya’s thorough and carefully crafted approach to every case provides clients with the guidance to make well-informed and strategic decisions in their cases. Ms. Dyrda is a vigorous advocate, and offers clients unfiltered and forthright advice on the best course of action. She is compassionate in defending her client’s rights.. Attorney Dyrda earned her Juris Doctorate from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies & Management from the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University.. Before becoming a lawyer, Viktoriya served as a legal intern with the Law Office of Attorney Nate N. Malek, LLC in Cleveland; as a Senior Law Clerk with the law firm of Ciano & Goldwasser, LLP in Cleveland; and as a clerk for the Honorable Judge Robert C. McClelland in Cuyahoga County. Ms. Dyrda was also recognized for her excellence during law school for her service with the Community Advocacy Law Clinic of Cleveland.. Aside from her law practice, Viktoriya enjoys ballroom dancing, travelling and yoga. Originally from Ukraine, Attorney Dyrda speaks fluent Ukrainian and Russian. With her experience as a translator, she can readily assist clients from Eastern Europe in understanding the legal nuances of the American criminal justice system.