Provide legal services in the areas of immigration, benefits (SSI, SSD, Medicaid), shelter rights, and elder law.

Direct representation of non-citizen survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking before USCIS and EOIR including Violence Against Women Act Self Petitions, Battered Spouse Waivers, Adjustment of Status Applications, U visas, T visas, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Asylum, and Cancellation of Removal applications.

Represent clients before the Social Security Office of Disability Adjudication and Review.

Solo practitioner in the areas of immigration, social security disability, nonprofit formation, family law and real estate. Represented employee in race discrimination case before EEOC.

• Provide immigration services to clients, and serve as legal representative on a broad spectrum of immigration issues.• Conduct research in a variety of areas including the consequences of crimes and eligibility for non-immigrant work visas.• Accompany clients to immigration interviews such as naturalization and adjustment interviews (Stokes and initial interviews)

Provide limited scope representation to pro se litigants in family, divorce, consumer debt and landlord tenant cases. Specifically, volunteered with the uncontested divorce programs in Kings County and NY County and the housing and consumer debt help center in NY County.

• Directed all aspects of a private practice specializing in immigration law• Prepared employment based permanent resident petitions (Reduction in Recruitment, Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Researcher, National Interest Waivers and Labor Certificationincluding PERM) and nonimmigrant work petitions (H-1B and L-1)• J-1 Visa Waiver – No Objection Letter• Attended adjustment and naturalization interviews• Assisted corporate clients in immigration strategic planning• Prepared family based petitions• Assisted clients in preparing for immigrant interviews at US consulates abroad• Wrote motions to reopen/reconsider in adjustment cases• Prepared I-601 Waiver applications• Prepared VAWA applications• Conducted seminars at local churches and mosques• Supervised two employees