Immigration Attorneys
40,259 verified immigration attorneys across the United States. Immigration attorneys help with green cards, visas, citizenship, asylum, and deportation defense. Find a verified immigration lawyer for your case.
Alexander Joseph Segal is a lawyer practicing immigration and naturalization, business immigration, employment immigration and 18 other areas of law. ...
Shalini Sharma McCormack is a lawyer practicing family law, divorce, premarital agreements and 42 other areas of law. Shalini received a B.S. degree f...
Eric Martin Johnson is a lawyer practicing asylum, business immigration, citizenship and 18 other areas of law. Eric received a B.S. degree from Flori...
Sheri A. Benchetrit is a lawyer practicing criminal law, family law, hague treaty law and 3 other areas of law.
Madeline F. Ellis is a lawyer practicing immigration law.
Eugene A. Schoon is a lawyer practicing immigration, agriculture, healthcare and 13 other areas of law.
Christopher Helt, Esq. was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Loyola Academy, Loyola University Chicago (graduating cum laude), and Loyola Univers...
Mr. James David Robinson is a lawyer practicing personal injury, wrongful death, automotive products liability and 22 other areas of law.
Ted J. Chiappari is a lawyer practicing immigration and nationality.
Mr. Bruce B Barth is a lawyer practicing employee benefits and compensation, mergers and acquisitions, managed care and health insurance and 5 other a...
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Hao “Howard” Li is a distinguished attorney and global expert dedicated to financial and real estate investment, immigration law, and tax advisory. Wi...
Mr. Matthew Whiddon Peterson is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, criminal law, immigration and 6 other areas of law.
Omid John Esmailzadegan is the Managing Shareholder at Omid John, P.A. He has extensive experience handling class action, antitrust, and consumer prot...
Miguel Alberto Surun Santos is a lawyer practicing criminal law, immigration, personal injury. Miguel has been licensed for 4 years.
Keith S. McCarter, Esq. is a lawyer practicing general practice, immigration, personal injury and 45 other areas of law.
Daniel is a licensed Florida attorney with years of criminal defense experience, first as a public defender and then as a private defense attorney. Th...
Zachary C Ashby is a lawyer practicing adoptions, child custody, collaborative family law and 5 other areas of law. Zachary received a B.A. degree fro...
Sara Fairbrother Davis is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, family, government and administrative and 5 other areas of law. Sara has been licensed...
Sylvia M. Montan is a lawyer practicing immigration.
Babak Rafiei is a lawyer practicing intellectual property law, contracts, entertainment & sports and 12 other areas of law. Babak received a B.A. degr...
George Kenneth Gomez is a lawyer practicing immigration and nationality law, family-based immigration, k-1 fiance visa and 20 other areas of law. Geor...
Nelson Antonio Madrid is a lawyer practicing immigration law, asylum, family-based immigration and 7 other areas of law. Nelson received a B.S. degree...
Gentian Sholla is a lawyer practicing immigration law, business immigration, employment authorizations and 20 other areas of law. Gentian has been lic...
Adrienne Jeannette Vaughan is a lawyer practicing immigration and naturalization. Adrienne received a B.A. degree from University of Massachusetts in ...
Paul Joseph Consbruck is a lawyer practicing recognition of foreign adoption and re-adoption, international adoptions, immigration of foreign-born min...
University of San Diego (L.L.M., International Law, 2001; Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 2000); University of Arkansas (B.S.B.A., 199...
Claudia J. Joseph is a lawyer practicing arbitration transactions, civil litigation, contracts and 23 other areas of law.
Kevin Lederman is a lawyer practicing family and employment-based immigration, immigration & naturalization. Kevin received a B.Com. degree from Unive...
Mr. Robert George Nadalin is a lawyer practicing immigration, temporary work visas, citizenship and naturalization and 9 other areas of law.
Paul J. Alvarado graduated from The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1987.
Leslie Tuttle DiTrani is a lawyer practicing immigration. Leslie received a B.A. degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1986, and has been l...
Over 50 years of experience, I have successfully represented thousands of clients who were charged with all types of crimes ranging from DWI to Murder...
Scott Ruston Fuller is a lawyer practicing immigration, commercial. Scott received a degree from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1980, and has been license...
Mr. Andrew Corlett Schuh is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, administrative, regulatory and 38 other areas of law.
Julia Carrie Nemecek is a lawyer practicing immigration. Julia received a degree from National Taiwan Normal University, and has been licensed for 22 ...
Ms. Asiyah Sarwari is a lawyer practicing immigration law, asylum, family law.
Attorney Gwendolyn L. Smith is the Founder/Owner of The Law Office of Gwendolyn L.
Neil Bryan Shouse is a lawyer practicing civil rights, constitutional law, criminal defense and 18 other areas of law. Neil Bryan received a A.B. degr...
Mr. Don Huy Nguyen is a lawyer practicing bank foreclosures, commercial leasing, commercial real estate acquisitions and 15 other areas of law.
Mr. Chad Neil Pemberton is a lawyer practicing labor and employment law, latin american bar activities, law practice management and 4 other areas of l...
Ralf D. Wiedemann is a lawyer practicing immigration and nationality law.
Kseniya Smychkouskaya is a lawyer practicing appeals, commercial, copyright infringement and 2 other areas of law. Kseniya has been licensed for 12 ye...
Kamelia Jalilvand is a lawyer practicing personal injury, car accidents, boat accidents and 28 other areas of law. Kamelia received a B.S. degree from...
Radha Rothrock is a lawyer practicing tax appeals, immigration, bankruptcy. Radha received a degree from Houston College of Law, and has been licensed...
Karim Hamir is a lawyer practicing estate planning, child support, civil litigation and 4 other areas of law. Karim has been licensed for 23 years.
Recipient, CALI Awards for Fair Employment Practices and ADR/Labor & Dean's Distinguished Service Award.
Ms. Heather Ann Crews is a lawyer practicing immigration law.
Nadine B Amaya is a lawyer practicing immigration, family-based visa petitions (including same-sex marriages), family of green card holders (permanent...
Nita Kundanmal is a lawyer practicing immigration law, employment-based visas, family-based visas and 9 other areas of law. Nita received a B.A. degre...
Martin Perez is a lawyer practicing immigration law, family immigration law, visas and 8 other areas of law. Martin received a B.A. degree from Southe...
Jaye Antoinette Lowe is a lawyer practicing immigration, labor certification, deportation and 2 other areas of law. Jaye received a B.A. degree from H...
Valarie H. McPherson is a lawyer practicing immigration.
Valarie Hope Mc Pherson is a lawyer practicing immigration. Valarie received a B.A. degree from American University, Washington, D.C. in 1996, and has...
For over 25 years, Rob has helped hard-working West Texas families to achieve justice for injuries received from the negligence of others. Rob is Boar...
Jane W. Goldblum is a lawyer practicing immigration.
Garabed Kendikian is a lawyer practicing business law, contract, criminal and 36 other areas of law. Garabed received a B.A. degree from Villanova Uni...
Bridget Rene Penick is a lawyer practicing employment and labor law, litigation, immigration law. Bridget received a B.A. degree from Central College ...
Douglas K. MacLean is a lawyer practicing criminal defense, dui & dwi, drug crimes and 19 other areas of law.
Magali Sosa is a lawyer practicing real estate, immigration law, labor certifications and 2 other areas of law. Magali received a B.A. degree from Int...
What is Immigration Law?
Immigration Law is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, immigration law sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way immigration law works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Immigration Law attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Immigration Law lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 40,259 verified immigration law attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in California.
When do you need an Immigration Law attorney?
Most people contact an immigration law lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for immigration law representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by an immigration law lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 40,259 immigration law attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose an Immigration Law attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing an immigration law lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of immigration law experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does an Immigration Law lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay an immigration law lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for immigration law attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side immigration law work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing immigration law needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about immigration law
How quickly can an immigration law lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a immigration law lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many immigration law attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does an typical immigration law matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are immigration law lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between immigration law and the related practice areas?
Immigration Law overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find immigration law attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the immigration law roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Immigration Law Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Immigration Law by State
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