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Bashir Ghazialam, Attorney At LawUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) (B.A., Political Science); Whittier Law School (Juris Doctorate (J.D.), 2000); Oxford University (International and Comparative Law Institute, 1999).. Mr. Ghazialam was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee at age 13.. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 2001. Mr. Ghazialam is authorized to practice before the Supreme Court of California, the Federal District Courts in the Southern, Central, and Northern Districts of California, as well as immigration courts all over the United States of America. He is also admitted in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.), where he litigates lawsuits and mandamus actions against the U.S. government as well as its agencies.. Mr. Ghazialam founded the Law Offices of Bashir Ghazialam, A Professional Corporation, in 2002. Initially, his area of focus was limited to civil and criminal law litigation; however, since the majority of his clients were immigrants, he naturally developed an interest in immigration law. Mr. Ghazialam's two decades of diverse legal experience has manifested itself into his present practice portfolio, which is immigration law and Defense Base Act law (which is an extension of the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act).. Moreover, Mr. Ghazialam's dedicated and extensive legal experience, as well as hundreds of hours of Continuing Legal Education throughout the years has enabled him to develop a vast network of legal experts and other professionals who specialize in key areas of law that have met all sorts of the firm's legal needs. As a result, our firm has a growing list of Of Counsels and other Affiliates that are very knowledgeable and up to date in their respective areas of practice. Therefore, you can rest assured that Mr. Ghazialam will be there to guide you toward the right direction when any kind of legal need arises in the future, from family law, to criminal defense, civil litigation and beyond.. Before embarking on his legal career, Mr. Ghazialam was an English teacher as well as a court interpreter. He spent one year in China teaching English at a university there. He paid his way to college by parking expensive luxury and sports cars at fancy restaurants as well as very much appreciated financial aid and scholarship opportunities.. During law school, Mr. Ghazialam worked as a Certified Law Clerk for the Orange County District Attorney's Office, where he gained invaluable experience assisting in prosecution of all sorts of misdemeanors and felonies. He also was authorized to conduct Preliminary Hearings. Also while studying law, Mr. Ghazialam clerked for an employment, wrongful termination, and civil rights law firm.. After graduating from law school and shortly after taking the bar exam (which he passed on his first try), Mr. Ghazialam landed a job at a very busy mass torts civil litigation and civil rights law firm where he worked on hundreds of cases under the supervision of senior attorneys. His duties included drafting and filing lawsuits, drafting motions, writing discovery and objections, taking and defending depositions, trial preparation, mediations and settlement conferences, as well as courtroom trial experience. As a new attorney, Mr. Ghazialam displayed so much enthusiasm and confidence that on the day after being sworn in as an attorney, his boss assigned him to take the deposition of a defendant doctor as a well as a defense expert in a medical malpractice case in Fresno, California.. Between 2003 and 2006, while continuing to run his law practice, Mr. Ghazialam served several stints in dangerous and high stakes overseas missions. He served as a Legal Consultant with the Afghanistan Judicial Reform Commission, which was then charged with helping draft Afghanistan's post-Taliban Constitution. In addition, Mr. Ghazialam was hired by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, based in Geneva, Switzerland, along with a team of other legal scholars and experts, to work on a special report relating to the status of Rule of Law and Justice Reform in Afghanistan in 2004. He also worked as a legal consultant with the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), based in Rome, Italy, and returned to Kabul, Afghanistan (his place of birth) to help open a Kabul office. Mr. Ghazialam also served as Legal Advisor to Afghanistan's Minister of Justice. Moreover, Mr. Ghazialam worked as a Legal Advisor to the U.S. State Department as well as the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.. Mr. Ghazialam's present representation of his immigration clients include, but is not limited to, asylum seeking, removal and bond proceedings, victims of crime, trafficking, and domestic violence related cases, "special immigrant visas," family immigration, adjustment of status, consular processing, waivers of inadmissibility, and naturalizations. He also handles appeals in front of the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as lawsuits, habeas, and mandamus actions in Federal District Courts. He also has a successful track record in Labo Law as well as Social Security Appeals.. Mr. Ghazialam's present representation of his DBA clients include injured Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and other war contractors, such as interpreters, advisors, analysts and other personnel.. Mr. Ghazialam is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG), as well as many other active legal advocacy groups. He has also been a member of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, the San Diego County Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys Association, and the American Bar Association. Mr. Ghazialam also receives invitations and serves as a judge at the University of San Diego Mock Trial Competition.. Mr. Ghazialam has also served as general counsel as well as board member for several non-profit humanitarian and educational organizations, including Afghanistan Relief Organization, Sister Cities International, Sister Cities of San Diego, San Diego-Jalalabad Sister Cities Committee, and the Afghan Community Islamic Center (ACIC).. Mr. Ghazialam and his firm also provides hundreds of hours of pro-bono legal services to indigent and deserving clients, mainly asylum seekers who have been caught up in this administration's ongoing war against immigrants, mainly asylum seekers and refugees.. Lastly, In addition to always participating in continuing legal education seminars and conferences all over the country, Mr. Ghazialam also serves as mentor to many junior attorneys, helping them navigate the complex and ever-evolving immigration law system. He also frequently gets hired by other attorneys to make special court appearances as well as to serve as co-counsel on their immigration as well as other federal litigation cases.. On his spare time, he remains physically active keeping up with his 3 young, energetic and fast growing boys.

Gunda J. Brost is an immigration attorney (immigration lawyer) in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Gunda is originally from Oldenburg, North Germany, holds a law degree from Hamline University School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota (May 2006). Gunda went to law school solely because of her keen interest in immigration law - she always knew she wanted to practice in that area. She was inspired by the plight of immigrants she encountered while she was teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, such as exploitation of undocumented workers and families torn apart by an immigration system in which there seemed no protection. Gunda was admitted to the Iowa bar in 2007. Gunda is a former model and a world languages teacher, with experience teaching English as a Second Language, German, French, and Latin. Gunda's legal experience includes working part-time as a law clerk and later an associate for immigration attorney Antunez de Mayolo law office (2003-2012), being a student director for the Minneapolis Public Defender's office (2005), as well as representing clients in mediation proceedings in Hamline's mediation clinic (2005). Gunda is fluent in English, French and German, and she is conversant in Spanish. Besides her law degree, Gunda holds a B.A. from Wartburg College and a Master's Degree from Middlebury College, Vermont. As a fun fact, Gunda was a former Ms. Nebraska. In her free time, she enjoys reading, foreign movies, dancing, art, music and traveling.

Tristan Gunn is a practicing attorney and partner at the law office of TAPIA-RUANO & GUNN, PC. (TRGPC). He focuses his practice in the area of removal defense before the Chicago Immigration Court and Family-Based immigration. His practice includes applications for permanent residency in the US and through consular processing abroad. His practice also includes waivers of inadmissibility, U visas, applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Naturalization.. Mr. Gunn has been named by Illinois Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for 2018. He has also been recognized as an “Emerging Lawyer” by the Leading Lawyer’s Network in 2017 and 2018. Mr. Gunn was also named a “Top Lawyer” by Chicago Lawyer Magazine in 2017.. Tristan attended law school at Depaul University College of Law and graduated with his Juris Doctorate in 2011. Tristan became a member of the Illinois Bar in 2012 and has been practicing immigration law ever since. Tristan is bilingual in English and Spanish. Tristan is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has been an active particiapnt in the Chicago Chapter.. At TRGPC virtually all areas of immigration law are practiced with few exceptions. Attorneys primarily provide services relating to applications for Legal Permanent Residency through Adjustment of Status and Consular Processsing, Naturalization, U Visas, VAWAs, preparing inadmissibility waivers, DACA applications, non-immigrant visas, defense in removal proceedings, and asylum. Attorneys also handle a variety of employment based applicaitons.

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David is a graduate of the State University of New York at Farmingdale and obtained his law degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School.  Before joining Gottfried & Gottfried, LLP, David worked for a small personal injury firm on Long Island as a trial attorney.  He is admitted to practice in the State of New York.. Presentations / Conferences. David spoke at the 2022 American Immigration Lawyers Association Rome District Council convention, on the topic of: Diplomatic Visas.. David spoke at the 2017 American Immigration Lawyers Association National convention in New Orleans, on the topic of: From Diplomacy to Residency: Diplomatic Visa Holders Changing Status from NIV to LPR.. David is a also a frequent speaker on a wide range of immigration law topics. He is an active participant and speaker on United Nations and G-4 issues and at local area colleges, including Baruch College, and CUNY Brooklyn.. Professional Associations. Member American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) since 2008.. Selected to 2018 - 2022 New York Metro Rising Stars Being selected to Rising Stars is limited to a small number of attorneys in each state. As one of the few attorneys to garner the distinction of Rising Stars, David Gottfried has earned the respect of peers as one of the top-rated attorneys in the nation.. Areas of PracticeAll areas of immigration and naturalization, family immigration law, and business immigration. David has successfully represented numerous O-1 and E-11 first preference extraordinary ability individuals in the sciences, arts and sports. Working with married couples to obtain their green card is the best.. Education. B.S. State University of New York at FarmingdaleJuris Doctor State University of New York at Buffalo

Zabrina Reich is a Partner at Serotte Reich, LLP, a full-service U.S. and global immigration law firm with an international reputation. Zabrina handles a wide array of immigration matters including family and employment-based immigration (immigrant and non-immigrant), adjustment of status, waivers and border/admissibility issues, immigration consequences of criminal convictions, visa denials, conditional residency and Naturalization. Her experience includes working with clients in a diverse range of industries including but not limited to: professional sports, music and entertainment, fashion, healthcare, education, technology and business.

My experience representing clients began in 2009, when I began working as a student attorney in the University of Arkansas School of Law Immigration Clinic.  While there, I worked under the supervision of a licensed immigration attorney and was able to work with clients on a variety of cases, including removal defense, asylum, I-751 petitions, and appeals to the BIA.. I graduated from law school in May 2010 and was admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Arkansas in September 2010.  That same month, I began working with the law firm of Matthews, Campbell, Rhoads, McClure & Thompson, P.A. in Rogers, Arkansas.  Since then, my focus has been almost exclusively on immigration matters.. In February 2012, I launched my own firm, Bogart Immigration Law, LLC, based in the Kansas City Metro area and focusing on all areas of immigration law.  In September 2014, I joined Petty & Associates, PLLC in Dallas, TX.  While in Dallas, I helped manage the firm's marketing and expansion into new markets while my practice focused primarily on immigration-related litigation.. As part of the firm's expansion, I returned to Northwest Arkansas in October 2015 to open an office for Petty & Associates, PLLC, doing business as Arkansas Immigration Associates. In September 2016, I joined Joyce Law Firm in Fayetteville where I managed the firm's immigration practice and marketing strategy.. On New Year's Day 2018, I re-launched my own firm, Bogart Immigration, PLLC, focusing most of my time on removal defense and other immigration-related litigation and family unification.  Over the course of 2018, we added a humanitarian and naturalization practice group.  Beginning in January 2019, we added criminal defense and business & investor immigration practice groups.  In total, we have four attorneys, five paralegals, and additional support staff.. Within immigration law, I focus my practice on removal defense, appeals, federal immigration litigation, and family unification, particularly consular processing and adjustment of status.  I love being in Northwest Arkansas and helping out in any way I can.

I have dedicated my career to representing families and individuals in their immigration pursuits.  My number one priority is finding ways to keep families together.  The goal of our practice is to provide superior representation in an honest and caring environment.  Every client receives personalized attention as we work to find the best solution for their case given their personal story and circumstances.  Please contact us today to schedule your free initial consultation.

Recognized by The Washington Post as one of "seven leading lawyers" in Washington, D.C., Ms. Pederson has been dedicated to the practice of immigration and nationality law for over thirty years. Ms.Pederson has successfully represented thousands of clients - including renowned physicians, Fortune 500 companies, television networks, entertainers, and healthcare providers of all sizes - and is masterful at resolving complex immigration issues. Ms. Pederson is a leading advocate for the rights of J-1 Physicians in the United States and has been key to the passage of legislation to their benefit. She is also the publisher of J-1 Physician News and lectures nationally and internationally to foreign physicians. She seeks solutions for her clients beyond the immigration laws and does not hesitate to seek assistance from the White House and Congress if necessary. She has been a key advocate on the restoration of the National Interest Waivers for J-1 Physicians and in increasing the Conrad State 20 J-1 Waiver Program within the Conrad State 30 Program. Ms. Pederson served as president of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and as an elected director of the national Board of Governors of AILA for 18 years. She has served as a chairperson of the Physicians Task Force of AILA for many years and has also served as chairperson of the AILA Visa Office Liaison Committee and Refugee Committee. In 1997, she received the Edith Lowenstein Award for excellence in the advancement of the practice of immigration law. The national media has recognized Ms. Pederson's expertise in immigration law and called upon her to comment on important issues and legislation. Ms. Pederson has been interviewed by CNN, ABC News, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Washington Times and The Legal Times of Washington, D.C., to name a few.

I have a busy immigration practice on the southside of Milwaukee.. Although I handle all types of family-based immigration, I do a lot of consular processing cases (i.e. the immigrant must go to interview outside the U.S.) particularly through the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez.  Most consular processing cases also involve the hardship waiver to overcome inadmissibility.. I also handle removal proceedings and naturalizations.

Dhanani Law Firm was founded by Atlanta immigration lawyer Rahim Dhanani. His passion for helping others immigrate to the U.S. is deeply connected to his roots. His parents emigrated from Bangladesh, seeking the American dream for themselves and their children.. A graduate of Emory University’s prestigious law school, Rahim is immensely appreciative of the opportunities he’s had in America.   He has chosen to dedicate his career to helping others who seek a path to U.S. citizenship.  His law firm isn’t just a business; it’s a personal mission.

Gina M. Fraga was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was awarded a bachelor’s degree with honors and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida.  Mrs. Fraga is licensed to practice law in the State of Florida by the Florida Supreme Court and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Southern District Court of Florida. In addition, she is authorized to practice Immigration Law in the United States and its territories within the jurisdiction of the Federal Government.. Mrs. Fraga began exclusively practicing in the field of Immigration Law as an Associate for The Law Office of Wayne M. Levine in Lake Worth, Florida, a boutique immigration law practice that specialized in the area of Immigration and Nationality Law. After successfully defending many cases before the Federal Immigration agencies and creating a special bond with her clients she opened Fraga Law, P.A. where she devotes her entire practice to the area of Immigration and Nationality law. Fraga Law, P.A. is able to provide honest, affordable and personalized attention to its clientele. In addition, Fraga Law, P.A. is able to assist immigrant families obtain available resources offered by community organizations and to secure legal representation in other areas of the law that are crucial for the immigrant population, such as traffic infraction, criminal and personal injury attorneys.. Mrs. Fraga is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is passionate about providing pro bono legal assistance to children and women who are the victims of domestic abuse. In addition, she has opened an office in Puerto Rico to give back to the community where she grew up in.

Cindy R del Rosario practices in immigration law including visa applications, removal defense, and citizenship application.  Cindy is very passionate in helping clients obtain lawful status in the United States.  As an immigrant, Cindy understands the complexity of our immigration process and she is very keen on advocating for her clients while navigating our immigration process.

Penni  A. Frank is a Senior Associate Attorney at Webber Law Firm, LLC.  She telecommutes from her home in Charlottesville, VA, where her husband is a graduate student.  Penni graduated from Bethel University (St. Paul, MN) with a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and earned her law degree at Hamline University School of Law (St. Paul, MN).  She is licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Minnesota and because immigration law is federal law, she is permitted to represent clients throughout the United States and worldwide on U.S. immigration law matters.  In fact, many of Penni’s clients live and work outside the United States.. While at Bethel, Penni spent a semester studying abroad in the Middle East, and while in law school, she spent a summer studying in Galway, Ireland.. While in law school, Penni gained experience in immigration law at a small St. Paul immigration law firm (Guyton Law Office) and a large downtown Minneapolis law firm (Fredrikson & Byron).  Penni also volunteered for Centro Legal and Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights.. Prior to joining Webber Law Firm, Penni served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard A. Zimmerman of the 9th Judicial District in Brainerd, Minnesota.. At Webber Law Firm, Penni handles many of the firm’s family-based immigration law matters, including K-1 fiancé visa petitions, I-130 petitions for spouses and other relatives, and N-400 naturalization applications.  She also has extensive experience with R-1 and I-360/EB-4 religious worker cases.  Penni’s clients include individuals and couples, local churches and congregations, small religious groups, as well as large national denominations and major interdenominational mission organizations.  Throughout her career Penni has represented dozens of individuals in consular processing immigrant visa cases as well as INA Section 319(b) N-400 naturalization cases, using special provisions of the U.S. immigration law which provide for ‘fast track’ U.S. citizenship processing for certain qualified individuals, including spouses of U.S. citizen missionaries serving outside the United States.  Penni also has experience with I-131 re-entry permit applications and related strategies to retain U.S. permanent resident status.  Penni has published an article on 319(b) naturalization, which appears in a national publication on immigration law options for religious workers.. Penni is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

Mahsa Khanbabai is founder of Khanbabai Immigration law and has dedicated her legal career to immigration issues, representing individual, nonprofit, educational and business clients. Her desire to help international students stems from her father’s experiences in the U.S. as a J1 medical resident from Iran and her own experience of applying for permanent residence and citizenship.. Attorney Khanbabai has been in practice for over 21 years and currently serves as an elected Director of American Immigration Lawyers Association Board of Governors.  She holds a number of leadership positions including the prestigious Department of State Liaison Committee, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and AILA Law Journal board of editors. She is former chair of the AILA New England Chapter. She is a member of the International Medical Graduate Taskforce and authors an article on international medical graduates and the J-1 Waiver process for the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education publication on Immigration Law and AILA's Waiver Handbook.. Locally, Attorney Khanbabai serves on the MetroSouth Chamber Executive Committee as Vice President Community Relations and the Easton Human Resources Board Chair. She is adjunct professor at Stonehill College teaching a course on Immigration Law.

Reza Mazaheri is a founding partner of Sethi & Mazaheri, LLC.. Mr. Mazaheri represents individuals in immigration and criminal proceedings in New Jersey. His most recent experience as a NJ prosecutor brings trial and litigation expertise in criminal matters including appeals and domestic violence cases. Prior to working as a prosecutor, Mr. Mazaheri served as a judicial clerk in the criminal division of the Essex County Superior Court of NJ for the Honorable Judge Jerome M. St. John. He served as a faculty research assistant and a student attorney at the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic at Seton Hall Law Center for Social Justice and interned at the South Brooklyn Legal Services. In addition to his extensive commitment to providing public interest based legal services, Mr. Mazaheri worked in the Middle East, North Africa division of Human Rights Watch and is fluent in Farsi. Mr. Mazaheri received his BA from State University of New York at Stony Brook in Political Science and his JD from Seton Hall University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

Michael Ruttle graduated summa cum laude (top 5%) from Whittier Law School in 2012, with a concentration in International & Comparative law. There, he served as President of the Moot Court Honors Board, and was a member of the Whittier Law Review. During law school, Michael participated in the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Portland, Oregon, where he was recognized as one of the top oral advocates. Michael graduated with a B.A. from California State University, Long Beach in 2006.. Prior to law school, Michael spent years living and working abroad. In Seville, Spain, Michael worked as a translator/interpreter where he worked with major international organizations, including NATO. In Costa Rica, Michael continued working as an interpreter, but also worked as a teacher and consultant to employers doing business with U.S. corporations.. Currently, Michael serves his clients with Business Entity Formation, Business Transactions (international & domestic), Immigration issues associated with those transactions, and protects consumers under the California Lemon Law. He is licensed to practice in all California courts, and is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association – International Law Section.. Michael lives with his wife in Redondo Beach, California where they both enjoy surfing, martial arts and playing music. A linguist at heart, Michael speaks fluent Spanish, is conversant in Portuguese, and currently studying Czech.

Being From An Immigrant Family Himself, Owais Qazi Understands What It Means To Fulfill The American Dream.. Owais Qazi has been practicing immigration law for over a decade. In this field, his focus has been on business immigration which includes employment and investment immigration to the United States. Over the years, he has represented hundreds of corporate and individual clients in their pursuit of E-2, H1B, labor certification, employment based immigration petitions such as advanced degree professionals (EB2), and skilled workers (EB3). He has worked extensively with IT professionals, architects, engineers, designers and various other professionals. Owais has handled some of the most complex employment based immigration cases requiring requests for evidence, successor in interest scenarios, company's ability to pay issues, and effects of mergers and acquisitions on immigration petitions. Aside from business immigration, Owais also possesses a deep understanding of family based immigration issues such as consular processing of immigrant visas, adjustment of status, waivers, removal of conditions and battered and abused spouse cases under Violence Against Women's Act. Owais is also experienced with appellate work in the federal court system having represented cases before the District Courts and appearing before the United States Court of Appeals before the 9th Circuit. Owais is admitted to the Central District of California, and the District of Colorado. Owais obtained his law degree from Whittier Law School in 2004 and prior to that he obtained a bachelors of science degree in business administration from University of California Riverside.. Languages:. Urdu, Hindi(spoken)Conversational Spanish. Memberships And Admissions:. Supreme Court Of CaliforniaU.S. District Court For The Central District Of CaliforniaU.S. Court Of Appeal For The Ninth CircuitU.S. District Court For The District Of ColoradoAmerican Immigration Lawyers AssociationLos Angeles County Bar Association. Education:. Whittier Law SchoolUniversity Of California Riverside