Atty. Kellie E. MacDonald
Kellie MacDonald has significant experience representing immigrants and immigrant family members living abroad and in the United States in a wide range of matters before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, including family petitions and applications for adjustment of status, naturalization, asylum, and U visas.
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Kellie E. MacDonald is a immigration attorney based in Portland, Maine, practicing at Pierce Atwood LLP. Admitted to practice in United States, Massachusetts, United States, New York, and United States, Maine. Educated at Harvard University (J.D., 2015) and Tufts University (B.A. summa cum laude, 2008). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Immigration Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Included in Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” for Immigration Law (2021- present) (2026). Serands clients in Portland, ME and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Kellie MacDonald has significant experience representing immigrants and immigrant family members living abroad and in the United States in a wide range of matters before U.S
- Citizenship and Immigration Services, including family petitions and applications for adjustment of status, naturalization, asylum, and U visas
- Kellie also has represented detained and non-detained immigrants in removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, with a focus on asylum, criminal-immigration issues, and custody determinations
- She has conducted all aspects of case litigation, including trials, bond hearings, competency hearings, and evidentiary submissions
- Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Kellie was an immigration staff attorney for Catholic Charities’ Refugee and Immigration Services in Massachusetts
- She previously worked as part of the Immigrant Rights Program at the American Friends Service Committee in New Jersey, the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau in Massachusetts, the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition in Washington, D.C., and the Immigration Impact Unit at the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Massachusetts
- Kellie graduated from Harvard Law School in 2015 with recognition for performing over 2,000 hours of pro bono legal work
- She was also one of 25 new lawyers selected for participation in the Immigrant Justice Corps, a two-year immigration law fellowship dedicated to providing high-quality legal assistance for immigrants facing deportation in the New York City area
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Practicing law in Maine. Legal matters in Maine are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Portland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Maine state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Maine brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Maine courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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