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Cynthia Groomes Katz | New York Immigration Lawyer

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Cynthia Groomes Katz

Cynthia Groomes Katz

Law Offices of Cynthia A. Groomes, P.C.

Immigration, Deportation, Visa, General Practice, Nationality/Citizenship|TPS|Removal/Deportation

Experience: 30 years
Language(s): English, Spanish
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About Cynthia

Cynthia Groomes Katz is a solo practitioner and founder of Law offices of Cynthia A. Groomes, P.C.  In addition to general immigration practice, her areas of specific focus are: proceedings involving Detention/Deportation/Removal, including appellate work and Aggravated Felony Representation, Criminal Immigration Matters/Enforcement and related ancillary cases.  She has also served the Criminal Defense Bar, Family Law Bar, and other Civil Bars as either consultant/co-counsel or expert witness, as appropriate, on procedures, immigration related consequences of suspected criminal conduct and in plea negotiations, implications of family law actions, and/or other matters as related to immigration law.

Prior to focusing on immigration law, she has worked for The Legal Aid Society in New York City and the National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL) in Washington DC.  Mrs. Katz is fully bilingual - competent in Spanish at a professional level.  Her various travels abroad have included living in Scandinavia and in South America.
She is an alumna of Barnard College of Columbia University (A.B. in Foreign Area Studies - Latin America).  She received her J.D. and LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from Duke University School of Law, where she was Staff Editor of Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law.  

Mrs. Katz is admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States,
Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Federal and State Bars of Maryland, and The District of Columbia Bar.  She is Chair of the Advocacy Committee of the District of Columbia Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Co-Chair of the Immigration Law Section of the Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland, and Board of Directors member and Past President of Barnard in Washington. She is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Multicultural Human Services and has been repeatedly recognized for her pro bono work by the League of Korean Americans (LOKA).  She has been the recipient of LOKA’s Volunteer of The Year award and is the recipient of the 2007 Advocacy award from AILA – DC.  Mrs. Katz has been interviewed, regarding immigration law matters, on network television news programs and has been a featured guest on the Public Service TV show Law School for the Public.  She also addresses various conferences, groups and organizations on general immigration issues, as well as on topics of specific interest or concern to the respective audience.

Consultations incur a charge. Teleconference consultations available and encouraged. Inquire for a second opinion on your immigration case!

Experience

Founding Attorney

Law Offices of Cynthia A. Groomes, P.C.

April, 1999 - Present

Bethesda, MD

Associate

Law Offices

1996-1999

Vienna, VA

n/a

Legal Aid Society / NAPIL

Prior to 1996

NYC / DC

Admission

Verified Washington DC

1998

Verified Maryland State Bar

1995

Education

Duke University School of Law

LL.M. (International Comparitive Law)

1992

Duke University School of Law

J.D. (Law School)

1992

Barnard College of Columbia University

A.B. (Foreign Area Studies - Latin America)

1986

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Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Charter Member, Maryland Immigration Litigation Committee –
    2009 / present
  • Chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Advocacy Committee –
    2008 / 2010
  • Chair Bar, Association of Montgomery County, Immigration Law Section –
    2008 / 2009
  • Co-Chair, Bar Association of Montgomery County, Immigration Law Section –
    2007 / 2008
  • CLE Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association –
    2005 / 2006
  • Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Member, Bar Association of Montgomery County
  • Member, District of Columbia Bar
  • Member, Maryland Bar Foundation
  • Admitted:
  • -US Supreme Court
  • -US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • -Federal and State Bars of Maryland
  • -District of Columbia Bar
  • Former Chair – Advocacy Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Former Chair - Immigration Law Section, The Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD
  • Past President and member Board of Directors: Barnard in Washington (BIW)
  • Past Member - Board of Directors: Center for Multicultural Human Services.
Honors / Awards
  • Advocate of the Year - American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington D.C. Chapter
  • Amelia Bel Rio Award - Barnard College
  • Volunteer of the Year Award - League of Korean Americans
  • Staff Editor - Duke University School of Law, Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law