Firm: Law Office of Raphael M. Scheetz
Practice Areas: Immigration
Raphael (Ray) Scheetz founded the Law Offices of Raphael M. Scheetz in 1994, which focuses on the practice of criminal defense and immigration cases.. He was one of the first lawyers in Iowa who specialized in the practice of immigration law. He has represented hundreds of American citizens and immigrants who have matters with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.. The cases included American citizens who marry or intend to marry a person living in a foreign country or who want to petition for their children, parents, or brothers or sisters that live outside of the United States.. Mr. Scheetz has successfully navigated his clients through the immigration process before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, Immigration Court, and Board of Immigration Appeals.. Mr. Scheetz has also successfully represented hundreds of persons accused of Federal and State criminal offenses. He has been lead defense counsel in approximately ninety jury trials in State and Federal court and reached “not guilty” verdict for clients accused of white collar felonies, such as bank fraud, infringement of copyrights, bankruptcy fraud, wire fraud, offenses involving internet pharmacy violations, to name a few.. Mr. Scheetz has also represented persons accused of crimes such as drug possession, manufacture and/or distribution, domestic assault, firearm offenses, arson, kidnapping, first degree murder, and theft, which you can read about on our success stories page.. Areas of Practice. Why the merging of criminal defense and immigration law is beneficial to the client?. Tens of thousands of people are deported every year from the US who have been convicted of crimes — people that are living legally in the United States, have US citizen spouses and children, and are deported for minor crimes such as marijuana possession or possession of a drug pipe.. Persons who have been arrested and are not US citizens need a lawyer who has knowledge of both criminal defense and immigration law. Mr. Scheetz can advise you the best ways to avoid deportation if you are charged with a crime, no matter how minor or serious. Mr. Scheetz can fight for you in criminal court to avoid a conviction, or structure a plea agreement that will give you the best opportunity to avoid deportation and remain in the United States with your loved ones.. Bar Admissions. Education. Professional Associations and Memberships. Mr. Scheetz is a member of the American Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, the Linn County Bar Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and he serves as the current Vice President of the Historical Society of the Federal Court for the Northern District of Iowa.. Call us for a consultation:. Toll Free:Office:Fax:
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Firm: McCarthy Law, PC
Practice Areas: Immigration
Allison’s practice focuses on criminal defense, criminal defense for immigrants, criminal appeals, family-based immigration, removal defense, immigration benefits for victims of domestic violence and other crimes (Violence Against Women Act and U-visa), Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), immigration benefits for juveniles (Special Immigrant Juvenile visas and related guardianships), immigration appeals, and family law cases. Allison is proficient in Spanish, and many of her clients are Spanish-speaking only. In addition to her private practice, Allison is the clinical teaching fellow for Drake University Law School's Refugee Legal Clinic.. Allison McCarthy is a May 2007 graduate of the University of Iowa. During her undergraduate years, she participated in the A. Craig Baird Debate Forum as a policy debater, and studied abroad in Amsterdam. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A. With Distinction in International Studies. Allison is also a December 2009 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law. During her time at the University of Iowa College of Law, Allison participated in the school’s VAWA project, helping immigrant victims of domestic violence apply for immigration benefits. Allison also participated in the Skylark Project, in which she helped prepare a successful application for commutation of sentence for a domestic-violence victim serving a life sentence for a first-degree kidnapping conviction. Allison wrote for the Journal of Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, and her article, “The May 12, 2008 Postville, Iowa Immigration Raid: A Human Rights Perspective,” was published in the journal’s winter 2010 issue.. Allison previously worked with Vondra & Malott, PLC in Iowa City, Iowa and West Des Moines, Iowa, and also has worked as a judicial law clerk for the Iowa Supreme Court and a public defender in the Louisville, Kentucky area.. Allison is an active member of the Iowa State Bar Association.
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Firm: Mason & Gager, P.L.C.
Practice Areas: Immigration
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Firm: Dentons Davis Brown, P.C.
Practice Areas: Immigration
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Firm: Belin McCormick
Practice Areas: Immigration
.... Read full bio. Employment-Based Immigration. Marina is passionate about increasing diversity in the workplace and helping employers hire and retain the best talent from around the globe. She represents employers across the spectrum, from multinational corporations to start-up companies, in a broad range of sectors, including high-tech, biotechnology, finance, marketing, industrial manufacturing, engineering, healthcare, and agriculture. In addition to corporate entities, she represents hospitals, educational institutions, and religious organizations in bringing workers to the U.S. on a temporary and permanent basis.. Her specialty includes non-immigrant and immigrant visas, PERM, I-140, and Adjustment of Status applications. She has successfully prepared H-1B, TN, L-1, E-1, E-2, O-1 and other visa petitions for professionals, intracompany transferees, investors, researchers, physicians, scientists, professors, artists, and individuals of extraordinary ability. Marina assists companies in sponsoring their employees for a permanent resident status through the PERM labor certification process, Schedule A pre-certification, EB-1 petitions, and National Interest Waivers.. Marina also has extensive appellate experience and has successfully represented matters before the Administrative Appeals Office and the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals.. Family-Based and Individual Immigration. Marina represents individuals in consular process matters, family-based petitions, applications for adjustment of status, and naturalization. She helps individuals bring their family members to the U.S. on a temporary and permanent basis. She has successfully assisted in applying and obtaining tourist and fiancé visas, asylum, family-sponsored green cards, and U.S. citizenship. She has also successfully represented clients in removal proceedings before the Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the U.S. District Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. I-9 Regulatory Compliance. In her practice, Marina provides counsel and training to employers on workplace compliance, including Form I-9 employment eligibility verification process, internal company practices, procedures, policies, and hiring manuals, E-Verify program, and self-audits. She represents employers in external I-9 audit responses and related worksite enforcement issues.
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Firm: Barten Law, P.C.
Practice Areas: Immigration
JoAnn Barten has worked as an immgration lawyer since 1998. She handles nearly every type of U.S. immigration application process including employment, family, victims, citizenship and removal case. She often fixes legal mistakes by others or helps with lengthy delays. Her clients are global and she is available to meet by phone and in person.
Contact: +1 (515) 512-5048
Firm: Malott Law, PLC
Practice Areas: Immigration
Jessica Malott is the owner and managing partner of Malott Law, PLC, and practices primarily in immigration. Jessica earned her Juris Doctor, with honors, in 2006 from Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. During law school, she worked as an intern at the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) and was Editor-in-Chief of the Drake Law Review. Since graduating, Jessica has worked as a law clerk, federal government attorney, law school career advisor, and private practice attorney.. In her current practice, she focuses primarily on removal defense in Immigration Court and family-based immigration; however, she also takes an assortment of other cases, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), U Visa, Special Immigrant Juvenile visas and related guardianships, and immigration-related family law cases. Jessica speaks Spanish, and the majority of her clients are native Spanish-speakers.. Prior to law school, Jessica attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City and graduated in 2002 with a double major in Spanish and Communication Studies. During her undergraduate education, she studied abroad in Spain, and later worked as an intern at a Washington, DC-based non-profit that primarily served Latino clients who were homeless or diagnosed with a substance abuse and/or mental health condition.. Jessica is admitted to practice in Iowa and is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
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Firm: Norris Law Firm Pllc
Practice Areas: Immigration
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Firm: HBM Law Offices, LLC
Practice Areas: Immigration
We are a boutique immigration law firm based in the heart of the United States. With love, grit, and integrity over the past 12+years, we have nurtured HBM to be a place of hope for fellow immigrants.. Our client reviews are HBM's only form of marketing. Why?. Because we only take on a handful of new cases per month in order to maintain our high level of success and exceptional customer service. This business model is by design that puts the client in the center. To learn about our strong work ethic, expertise in immigration law, and genuine care for our clients (present and past), we invite you to read our reviews.. If HBM's values resonate with your values, do call us to schedule a consultation. If we can help and capacity permits, we would love to be your legal counsel in your immigration journey.
Contact: +1 (515) 416-6392
Firm: Brost Law Office
Practice Areas: Immigration
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.
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Firm: Vondra Law Office PLC
Practice Areas: Immigration
Compassion and reliable guidance in your time of crisis: If you’re seeking justice in a court of law, you need an attorney who will pay attention to your story. You want an attorney who listens to you and understands that truly comprehending the facts of your case is often the difference between winning and losing.. I will give you honest advice and guidance to help you make some of the most important decisions of your life. I will happily seek justice for you by going to trial, even under the extreme pressure that often accompanies legal cases.
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Firm: Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville & Schoenebaum, PLC,
Practice Areas: Immigration
As an associate attorney at BrownWinick, I enjoy taking on the legal questions that seem too complicated to answer. Relying on my background in engineering and problem solving, I have taken those skills and applied them to a wide-range of technical and nuanced areas of law, all while maintaining the goal of walking alongside clients and providing guidance that is practical and helpful from both a business and legal perspective.. I strive for efficiency but also know that in order to minimize the risk of complicated problems, you have to dig in for some hard work. No matter how complicated the issue, I believe in thoroughness, doing things right, and preparing for the “what-ifs”. My goal is that clients feel that I am their partner who is going to provide straight-forward answers and realistic outcomes.. Using my engineering degree for intellectual property and data privacy law is obvious, but I also use that same training to help companies sponsor individuals for employment-based visas. Immigration is more than law for me; it is something I encounter every day, thanks to my Canadian husband. Not only do I have the legal expertise, but I have been in your shoes as you navigate those uncertainties. The practice of immigration law is something that not only requires knowledge, but compassion and empathy.. I am a 2013 graduate of the University of Iowa, with B.S. in Chemical Engineering and in 2016, I received a J.D., with honors, from Drake University Law School and was admitted to practice in Iowa. I was also Editor in Chief of the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law during law school. I am a registered patent attorney and am active in bar associations, as well as the American Agricultural Law Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
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Firm: Iowa Migrant Movement For Justice
Practice Areas: Immigration
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Firm: Hashmi Law Firm P.L.C.
Practice Areas: Immigration
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Firm: Davis Brown Law Firm
Practice Areas: Immigration
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Firm: Barten Law, P.C.
Practice Areas: Immigration
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Firm: Iowa Justice For Our Neighbors
Practice Areas: Immigration
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Firm: Antunez De Mayolo Law Office
Practice Areas: Immigration
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Firm: University of Iowa Faculty Judicial Commission
Practice Areas: Immigration
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Firm: The Bernard Firm
Practice Areas: Immigration
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