Atty. Cianna A. Freeman-Tolbert
Cianna Freeman-Tolbert joined Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP as an associate attorney in 2017. Ms.
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Cianna A. Freeman-Tolbert is a Partner based in Albany, New York, practicing at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP. They have 18+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2008. Their practice focuses on immigration. Admitted to practice in Georgia (2008), Texas (2014), and New York (2017). Educated at Georgetown University Law Center Juris Doctor (—) and University of Michigan Bachelor of Arts Political Science and Anthropology (—). Active member of Affiliations Ms, Freeman-Tolbert is admitted to practice in New York State, Georgia and Texas, and AILA, She is a member of the Capital District Women's Bar Association, Albany Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Serands clients in Albany, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Cianna Freeman-Tolbert joined Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP as an associate attorney in 2017
- Ms. Freeman-Tolbert focuses her practice on all aspects of immigration law, including family-based, employment based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa processing, and immigration litigation
- Her experience includes removal/deportation defense and immigration litigation
- She represents clients, who have immigration enforcement-related issues, criminal issues, and previous immigration violations, before the Executive Office for Immigration Review and Board of Immigration Appeals
- Ms. Freeman-Tolbert also handles waivers of inadmissibility, family-based immigration petitions, and other complex individual cases, such as affirmative asylum, VAWA, and U-Visa applications
- Professional/Community Ms. Freeman-Tolbert serves as a Board Member of the American Red Cross, Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus (RISSE), and Africa Community Exchange (ACE) for Liberia
- Additionally, Ms. Freeman-Tolbert periodically appears as a panelist on the WAMC Roundtable Program
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Albany are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York 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 New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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