Atty. Michael Gary Kohler
Michael was hired by the U.S. Department of Justice out of law school through the Attorney General Honors Program as a law clerk for the Executive Office for Immigration Review at the U.S.
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Michael Gary Kohler is an Attorney based in Melville, New York, practicing at Law Offices of Michael Kohler, PLLC. They have 30+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1996. Their practice focuses on citizenship, employment, immigration, and family immigration. Admitted to practice in New Jersey (1996) and New York (1999). Educated at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1996) and State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1992). Active member of Nassau County Bar Association American Immigration Lawyers Association. Serands clients in Melville, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Michael was hired by the U.S
- Department of Justice out of law school through the Attorney General Honors Program as a law clerk for the Executive Office for Immigration Review at the U.S
- Immigration Court in New York
- From 1997-2003, Michael was an Assistant District Counsel for the Immigration and Naturalization Service representing the government in deportation and removal proceedings
- With the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, Michael was assigned to the Enforcement Law Division within the headquarters of U.S
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement focusing on customs and other law enforcement matters
- Michael opened the Law Offices of Michael Kohler, PLLC in 2008 to assist individuals and businesses with their immigration law needs
- Since that time, Michael is proud to have worked with clients from more than 80 countries and territories throughout the world embodying the spirit of Crosby, Stills & Nash in their song, Wooden Ships: "If you smile at me, I will understand, cause that is something everybody everywhere does in the same language
- Michael is married with three children, is a past-president of Midway Jewish Center in Syosset, NY and is a proud member of the Plainview Fire Department
- PRO BONO AILA Military Assistance Program – providing free legal services to immigrant relatives of U.S. military members Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence – assisting immigrant victims of domestic violence obtain immigration benefits Trial Judge, NYS Bar Association Mock Trial Tournament
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Immigration attorneys help with green cards, visas, citizenship, asylum, and deportation defense. Find a verified immigration lawyer for your case.
Michael Gary Kohler is one of 40,633 immigration attorneys indexed nationally. Browse immigration attorneys in New York →
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Why local counsel matters in New York
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 Melville 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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