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Firm: Vazquez & Poudat, PLLC

401 W. Colonial Drive , Orlando , Florida 32804

Practice Areas: Immigration

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.

Firm: Colombo and Hurd PL

301 E Pine St., Ste. 450 , Orlando , Florida 32801

Practice Areas: Immigration

Salvatore “Sal” Picataggio, practices family and business immigration law, assisting and representing clients in family-based immigration (spouse, parent/child, sibling), investments (E-2 Treaty Investor and EB-5 Immigrant Investor), H-1B and E-3 specialty occupations, L-1 and EB-1 multinational executives and managers, EB-1 aliens of extraordinary ability, applications for citizenship and naturalization, and more. He has practiced Immigration law exclusively since 2011 and joined Colombo and Hurd in 2019.. Sal also practices heavily in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, where he assists with investor petitions and applications for permanent residency, Regional Center Applications, Regional Center Amendments, and EB-5 project infrastructure, compliance, and best practices. Sal is the Top Contributor and an “EB-5 Verified” Attorney on .. Sal is a member of the Florida Bar, the Orange County Bar Association and its Immigration and Naturalization Committee, Invest in USA, the Global Council of the Orlando Regional Realtor Association, and the Central Florida Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.. Sal participates with and gives presentations to international chambers and business groups such as the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce, British American Chamber of Commerce, Orlando Regional Realtor Association and Global Council, World Trade Center Orlando, and more.. Sal graduated from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in May, 2011. Sal’s studies included a diverse array of topics including intellectual property law, government law, and land use and environmental law. Sal returned to the University of Florida as co-adjunct professor of Business Immigration Spring of 2017.. At his time at the Levin College of Law, Sal was a member of the John Marshall Bar Association General Board as Director of Technology and Director of Public Relations. He was the Event Coordinator and a Student Ambassador for the Introduction to Law School and the Profession program. He was also the Vice President, Live Music Showcase Coordinator, and performer for the Music Law Conference.. Sal graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida in 2008, where he majored in Public Relations and minored in Business Administration. He was a member of the Public Relations Student Society of America and the drummer for the University of Florida Jazz Band.. Education. Juris Doctor – University of Florida Levin College of Law. Bachelor’s Degree (Public Relations) – University of Florida. Bar Memberships. State of Florida. Professional Organizations. Florida Bar. Orange County Bar Association Immigration and Naturalization Committee. American Immigration Lawyers Association Central Florida Chapter. Invest in USA. Orlando Regional Realtor Association Global Council. Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce. British American Chamber of Commerce Orlando. Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce

Firm: Law Office of Walter Stratton Bagg

PO Box 141227 , Orlando , Florida 32814

Practice Areas: Immigration, Real Estate, Criminal Defense, Family, Consumer Protection

Walter is licensed to practice law in the state of Florida and the Federal Middle District Court of Florida.. He attended undergrad at Cornell University graduating with honors with concentrations in economics and international labor.. Walter graduated from Florida State University College of Law, cum laude. While in law school he was a member of the Journal of Transnational Law and Policy, received certificates in Legal Research, International Law, and Pro Bono Service. In the last summer of law school, Walter worked for the State Department in San Jose, Costa Rica as a member of the the International Narcotics and Legal Team in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.. Walter has private sector legal experience working as a case coordinator for Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP in New York City for over four years. His focus was on litigation and white collar crime, where he gained extensive experience working on numerous trials across the east coast and the Midwest.. Walter also worked on Capitol Hill for the late Senator Edward Kennedy where he worked on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee.. Walter relocated to Orlando, Florida and volunteers his time on pro bono cases with Community Legal Services of Mid Florida and received the Guardian of Justice Award in 2014 and 2015. Walter is one of the inaugural attorneys to work the self-help center at the Orange County Court House to assist under represented clients. After Moving to Central Florida, Walter has been actively working on Immigration matters and has successfully handled many cases before the Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and USCIS. Walter is co-chair of the Orange County Bar Association Immigration and Nationality Committee and is a board member for the Orlando Center for Justice, a non-profit law firm that provides legal services in the field of immigration and family law. Walter is an active speaker and gives presentations through the Orange County Bar Association. Walter has been named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

NA , Orlando , Florida 32835

Practice Areas: Immigration

Firm: Vazquez & Poudat, PLLC

401 W. Colonial Drive, Suite 7 , Orlando , Florida 32804

Practice Areas: Immigration

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.

Firm: Executive Office for Immigration Review - EOIR

3535 Lawton Road , Orlando , Florida 32803

Practice Areas: Immigration & Naturalization , Immigration

Hon. Stuart F. Karden is an Immigration Judge with the Executive Office for Immigration Review in Orlando, Florida.  EOIR is part of the Department of Justice.. Judge Karden is a past-president of the South Florida Chapter of AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) and past Chair of the Florida Bar Immigration and Naturalization Certification committee.

Firm: SilzerLaw Chartered

1277 N Semoran Blvd , Orlando , Florida 32807

Practice Areas: Immigration

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.

Firm: HAWM LAW PLLC

641 N. Rio Grande Avenue , Orlando , Florida 32805

Practice Areas: Immigration

Sasha Watson is Chair of the Immigration Practice Group at HAWM Law, PLLC. In this capacity, Ms. Watson concentrates on assisting individuals and organizations with all aspects of the immigration process. As an immigrant, Sasha has gone through almost all stages of US immigration from non-immigrant visas through naturalization and can relate to immigrants and their families in a unique and intimately familiar way. Moreover, she has been admitted as a testifying expert on behalf of the Florida Bar on immigration related issues. As an immigration attorney, Ms. Watson has consulted on international immigration reform projects on behalf of international countries evaluating and reforming their own immigration policies. Additionally, she handles matters involving business litigation, auto accidents and catastrophic personal injury on behalf of individuals throughout the State of Florida. Ms. Watson also serves as a legal and business consultant throughout the Caribbean. She has consulted on various consultancies funded by the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Organization of American States (OAS). Sasha is committed to serving the Florida community and routinely handles pro bono matters for individuals and families that would otherwise not be able to afford legal representation. - See more at: #

424 E Central Blvd , Orlando , Florida 32801

Practice Areas: Immigration

I went to law school in Orlando, FL and graduated in 2019. Prior to law school, I built numerous dotcom companies and have significant business, eCom and sales experience. My transparent style of communications and ability to clearly explain complex topics makes me a great fit for your legal needs. You can schedule a call with me directly using a Calendar link on my site.. What began as an inter-family joke in 2015, Sahil Vijay Patel decided to change the course of his successful eCommerce career and obtain his Juris Doctorate.. Sahil grew up in Jersey City, NJ, born from immigrant parents who struggled financially, he decided at an early age that he wanted to help others. He went to high school in Jersey City and Piscataway, New Jersey – he earned his Bachelor of Arts from Kean University in English.. In 2006, Sahil’s father, Vijay H Patel at the age of 47, suddenly passed, and Sahil took his family’s trajectory at the helm. He created numerous successful start-ups, many of which went on to do millions in revenue, one of which won the coveted 2015 Inc Magazine “Inc 500/5000,” award, placing 366 of the top 5000 companies in the world with revenue of over $10 Million and a growth rate of over 2300%.. In late 2015, he decided to let it all go and go back to his roots of helping others.. After winning the 2015 Inc 5000 award, he closed his successful eCommerce company and moved to Orlando, FL to become a bright eyed – bushy tailed, 1L (first year) at the Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law. Just like all law students – he juggled contracts, torts, civil procedure, property and evidence along with legal writing.. During the pursuit of his Juris Doctorate at the Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, Sahil worked with dozens of pro se petitioners at the Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy Clinic, spent dozens of hours volunteering with the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program and mentored numerous students who went to start successful law practices. From 2018 to 2022, Sahil also served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer for a non-profit, The Commission on Local Debates, which was established as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization to set a higher standard for debates in local races. Not looking for glory, Sahil also secretly spent countless hours preparing thousands of meals for the homeless at The Daily Bread, a nonprofit in Orlando, FL. Sahil has completed over 1000 verified hours of community service in Central, FL and is committed to promoting pro bono services... Sahil has also helped create over a dozen law firms in the US through mentorships and paid consultations.. Currently, Sahil Vijay Patel is the founder and manager of Sahil Vijay Law, PLLC which offers a slew of quick services and traditional legal solutions. Sahil speaks Gujarati, Hindi and is learning Spanish.

Firm: Symphorien-Saavedra Law, PA

Po Box 1627 , Orlando , Florida 32802

Practice Areas: Immigration

Immigration attorney Melissa Trivino has been practicing alongside Mr. Symphorien-Saavedra since January 2020. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration in 2010 from the University of Phoenix in Charlotte, North Carolina. A child of Colombian and Ecuadorian parents, Mrs. Trivino is personally connected to immigration stories. Prior to attending to law school, Mrs. Trivino worked as an immigration paralegal for many years. This experience inspired her to explore the field of immigration law further and ignited within her a passion and desire to help the immigrant community.. In 2019, Mrs. Trivino relocated to Central Florida and received her Juris Doctorate degree from Barry University School of Law. While in law school, Mrs. Trivino served as a Student Attorney in the Advanced Immigration Clinic and received early exposure to immigration-related matters ranging from family based petitions, cases under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and Asylum applications to representing clients before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Immigration Court. Mrs. Trivino also served as Treasurer for the Counsel for Children Association and was a member of the Hispanic American Law Student Association.. Melissa Trivino is fluent in Spanish and is a member of the Florida Bar and the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association. Mrs. Trivino resides in Central Florida with her husband and three children. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, listening to music, and traveling.

Firm: Colombo & Hurd, PL

301 E. Pine St #300 , Orlando , Florida 32801

Practice Areas: Appellate , Immigration & Naturalization , Workers Compensation, Immigration

Rusten C. Hurd is an AV Rated Orlando immigration attorney and founding partner at the law firm of Colombo & Hurd, PL. In over sixteen years of legal practice, Mr. Hurd has garnered experience with a wide variety of immigration matters including investor visas, business immigration, removal litigation, family petitions and naturalization and citizenship matters. As the husband of an immigrant, Mr. Hurd is fully cognizant of the importance of this process to his clients. To visit the Spanish and Portuguese language versions of our website, click  or . Mr. Hurd also has successfully appeared before immigration judges throughout the United States concerning a variety of removal issues.. Mr. Hurd has been awarded an AV rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. An AV rating is the highest such rating available to any single lawyer for skill and integrity and the rating is reserved for attorneys designated as outstanding in their field.. Mr. Hurd also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to performing appellate work before appellate courts throughout the state of Florida as well as the Board of Immigration Appeals. Mr. Hurd has had noteable appellate success both with the Board of Immigration Appeals and with Florida Appellate Courts. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Hurd has served as Guardian ad Litem for troubled children and was recognized by the Legal Aid Society of Orange County for his service and contributions.

Firm: Law Office of Roy L. Wolgamuth

PO Box 781985 , Orlando , Florida 32878

Practice Areas: Immigration

Firm: COLOMBO & HURD, PL

301 E. Pine Street , Orlando , Florida 32801

Practice Areas: Immigration

Firm: Mubarak Law

250 North Orange Avenue , Orlando , Florida 32801

Practice Areas: Immigration

Immigration and International Business Attorney. Attorney Nayef A. Mubarak is a lifelong resident of central Florida. He attended Dr. Phillips High School before going on to earn his Bachelors degree in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Central Florida. Mr. Mubarak spent time working as a mutual fund accountant with the Bank of New York before enrolling in law school at Barry University School of Law. While at Barry, Mr. Mubarak developed an interest in international law, spending two summers studying abroad in Madrid, Spain and Florence, Italy. This opportunity enriched Mr. Mubarak's experience in the areas of international human rights and criminal procedure. Mr. Mubarak served on the law school's Moot Court Honors Board and participated in the Immigration Clinic, advocating for indigent clients in USCIS and Immigration Court proceedings.. Nayef Mubarak first joined the NeJame Law Firm while still a student, serving as a legal intern for the Criminal division. After gaining admission to Florida Bar in 2010, he spent a short time working with another law firm as an associate attorney in foreclosure defense. He returned to the NeJame Firm as an Associate with the Firm's growing Immigration division, assisting clients with family reunification, deportation, VAWA cases, asylum, naturalization, adjustment of status, and other immigration matters.  Mr. Mubarak has also handled J-1 waivers based on exceptional hardship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) petitions, and Temporary Protected Status cases for Syria, El Salvador and Haiti.. In 2016, Attorney Mubarak founded the Mubarak Law firm.  At Mubarak Law, your future is our priority. Attorney Mubarak handles business, immigration, and personal injury.  He is trilingual, as he is an Arabic speaking and Spanish speaking attornery.. Attorney Mubarak’s practice has naturally progressed into the realm of international business and corporate law.  Mr. Mubarak represents many clients with businesses throughout the world, often times consulting companies on acquisitions, company formations, business plans,  treaty compliance, and the structuring of investment models.  Often times, Mr. Mubarak’s immigration and business law skills are needed for his unique clientele, his background in business and finance have provided him with the necessary skill set.  Attorney Mubarak currently represents foreign nationals with their Eb-5 investments as well.. Nayef Mubarak devotes much of his free time to community service. Mr. Mubarak also volunteers with mosques and churches in the central Florida region.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Arab American Community Center (AACC) in Orlando, where he strives to educate the diverse central Florida community about important immigration laws and other political issues. Attorney Mubarak is a proud advocate for immigration reform. In August of 2013, he was appointed as the Media Liaison for the Central Florida chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (). Mr. Mubarak has discussed the need for immigration reform through interviews and blogs, including Central Florida News 13.  Attorney Mubarak also serves on the Arab-American Citizenship Advisory Board for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.  He has previously volunteered his time with such organizations as Junior Achievement, and continues his involvement with the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association and the free legal clinics at his alma mater, Barry University.. In January of 2013, Mr. Mubarak was invited by the White House for a "Strategy Session with Arab-American Community Leaders." Attorney Mubarak was joined by other "Arab-American" leaders from across the country. The group of roughly 15 individuals met with Administration officials to discuss immigration reform and the concerns of Arab-Americans regarding the reform. The individuals also reviewed the President's blueprint for immigration reform, discussed possible timelines for the change to occur, and core areas of immigration law where reform must be made. It was an honor for Mr. Mubarak to attend such a meeting; specifically the opportunity to voice the concerns of those whom do not have a voice in our political system.. LANGUAGES: English, Arabic and conversational Spanish

Firm: Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, PA

P.O. Box 2809 , Orlando , Florida 32802

Practice Areas: Immigration

Firm: COLOMBO & HURD, PL

301 E. Pine St , Orlando , Florida 32801

Practice Areas: Immigration

Michael Mendez, is a partner at the immigration law firm of Colombo & Hurd, PL., where he leads the firm’s deportation defense practice in cases involving Requests for Asylum, Withholding of Removal, Cancellation of Removal and Waivers of Grounds of Removability.  Since Mr. Mendez worked for the Public Defender’s Office of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, where he obtained valuable skills with regard to criminal defense law, Mr. Mendez specifically has an abundant amount of experience concerning immigration cases involving criminal matters.  Throughout his years of practice, Mr. Mendez has had the privilege to successfully litigate deportation cases throughout the state of Florida and the United States.  He has notably won deportation cases before all currently presiding Immigration Judges in Orlando, Florida.  Mr. Mendez believes that in life sometimes we make bad choices; however, we all deserve a second chance no matter where we come from.  Such is the case of one of Mr. Mendez’s clients who had a 20 year old drug conviction, which made him deportable.  Other attorneys had told his client he did not have a winnable case; however, Mr. Mendez carefully reviewed the case and found a way to avoid his deportation.. Mr. Mendez is equally qualified to represent clients in appeals and other immigration matters such as family based petitions, fiancé visas, naturalizations, and adjustment petitions.  Mr. Mendez will go to any length to try and obtain the best results for his clients, including international travel.  Mr. Mendez once had a visa case he was handling where his client had been denied a visa four consecutive times in Mexico.  He personally traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico and persistently advocated for his client resulting in the granting of her visa after years of failed attempts.. Mr. Mendez’s fluency in Spanish and his experience with not only the Immigration Court, but also immigration enforcement authorities such as Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs & Border Protection (CBP) and ICE Investigations Unit has resulted in the successful representation of clients while being investigated by the foregoing authorities.. Mr. Mendez was born in Queens, N.Y. of parents who migrated from the Dominican Republic.  Throughout his youth he witnessed the struggles his parents made to remain in this country and achieve the American dream.  Seeing his immediate and extended family go through complications with the immigration process has provided Mr. Mendez with the ability to relate to his clients on a personal level.  Aside from other speaking engagements, Mr. Mendez had the honor of serving as a panelist at the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies Conference, where he educated judges throughout the state of Florida on the legal technicalities of U.S. immigration law.

Firm: Law Offices Of Zubaida Iqbal, LLC

1320 N Semoran Blvd., STE 202 , Orlando , Florida 32807

Practice Areas: Immigration