Immigration

Vincent P. Martin heads the Immigration Practice Group at Martin Law. As an immigrant himself, he has a personal appreciation for both the benefits of being a U.S. citizen, as well as, the legal process of acquiring lawful immigration status in the United States. Vincent represents employers, business personnel, and investors with work visas, families seeking to sponsor other family members for permanent resident green card status, students, asylees, and those facing deportation with all areas of immigration law. Vincent has helped countless clients with work visas, family visas, and deportation defense. Prior to forming Martin Law, Vincent was the lead immigration attorney at one of the top 50 largest law firms in Minnesota. Vincent has articles published in Hearsay, Gaming and Leisure Magazine, The Defender, Directions Magazine, The He Moi, among others. He is a sought after source for local news outlets when issues of business and family immigration issues arise, such as being interviewed as an Immigration Expert by Fox Business - John Stossel Show, by the Arizona Republic newspaper, and by the Star Tribune newspaper. Vincent was also selected as a Super Lawyer, Rising Star by Minnesota Law & Politics on multiple occasions. No more than 2.5% of Minnesota lawyers are named to the Rising Stars list.

Hans Burgos is currently a top AV Preeminent rated immigration attorney by Martindale.com and a former immigration prosecutor. Attorney Burgos received his law degree in 1987 from the Catholic University of Puerto Rico. His experience started in 1987 when he was hired by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), currently known as USCIS under the Attorney General’s National Honor Program. By 1988 Attorney Burgos became a Federal Prosecutor for the INS in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Later on, in 1990 he also performed as a prosecutor for the INS in the states of Florida, New York, Louisiana, and Texas. He held this position as a trial attorney for eleven years, representing the United States in deportation proceedings conducted before immigration courts. From 1999 through 2012, Attorney Burgos established and worked at Burgos & Sosa, P.A. a top AV-rated immigration law firm by Martindale.com in Miami, Florida. Attorney Burgos is a Founder and Partner at the law firm of Hans Burgos, P.A. in Coral Gables, Florida. Moreover, he regularly serves as an Expert Witness in U.S. federal courts. Attorney Burgos is a member of the International Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, and is fluent in English and Spanish.

Attorney Ana Mendez Mencini is an experienced Itasca immigration attorney with a history of strong advocacy in service to her clients. As the daughter of a Colombian immigrant, Ms. Mencini understands the many challenges immigrants face while dealing with immigration matters. She has the knowledge and experience needed to guide clients through the often-difficult immigration process. To schedule a confidential consultation with Attorney Mencini, visit her website or call 630-875-1700.

Mr. Dixler concentrates his practice to immigration, visa law, citizenship since 1993. He remains a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association's Chicago and Rome Chapters. Many clients are family immigration clients, because he encourages family visas over employment-based visas, where possible. Others are foreigners or permanent residents with DUI, criminal arrests or convictions. Criminal attorneys contact him about the immigration consequences of a criminal record to their foreign clients. He has significant experience with waivers of inadmissibility for crime, fraud and unlawful presence and lectures on this topic. Mr. Dixler successfully defends clients in the Immigration Courts, Board of Immigration Appeals and Federal Courts. He has filed successful lawsuits against the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Service in Federal Court to challenge unreasonable delays with adjudication, naturalizations and name checks. He is functionally bilingual in Spanish and is a Chicago Native also originally from Central Rogers Park

Bonita B. Hwang Cho is principal at Cho Immigration Law, where she specializes in immigration and nationality law. Her practice includes employment-based immigration, national interest waivers and extraordinary ability visas. She also handles family-based immigration, citizenship matters, asylum, and deportation defense. The firm is woman and minority-owned. She received her J.D. degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law and her B.S. degree in Business Administration at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Ms. Cho has been practicing law for over 28 years in Chicago and has been a member of multiple bar associations in various capacities. She was the first female president of the Korean American Bar Association in 2000, and is also a member and past co-chair for the Asylum Committee, EOIR Committee, and Conference Planning Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She has also previously chaired the Immigration Law Committee for the Young Lawyers Division of the Chicago Bar Association and co-chaired the Solo/Small Firm Committee of the National Asian and Pacific American Bar Association. Ms. Cho is currently a board member of the Asian American Law Foundation. Throughout her career, Ms. Cho has been asked to speak on various immigration topics. She has been a panelist for a Refugees and Asylum Seminar at Northwestern University School of Law. She has given presentations to students at National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, Illinois; at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Illinois; at Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago; and at DePaul University. She has also addressed members of NAAAP (“National Association of Asian American Professionals”). Ms. Cho has spoken at various conferences as well. She has spoken at seminars at the Chicago Bar Association, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago, the Association for Corporate Counsel America, the American Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the International Association of Korean Lawyers. Outside of the legal world, Ms. Cho has spoken on the topic of immigration and immigrants’ rights. Remy Bumppo Theatre Company of Chicago performed a show titled, An Immigrant Class as part of their thinkTank series. After the performance, Ms. Cho presented a post-show discussion regarding the legal challenges facing immigrants and the businesses who wish to hire them. And in the spring of 2009, Ms. Bonita Hwang Cho was interviewed by ABC7 for a segment titled “Asian Influences: Dream America” and gave her input on Asian immigrant issues. Ms. Cho has also appeared on the Illinois State Bar Association’s Illinois Law cable program on CAN-TV Cable Channel 21. Mentorship of younger attorneys has also been important to Ms. Cho. In 2010, she provided training for volunteers at the Chinatown Pro Bono Clinic on immigration issues. She has also participated in the Korean Women’s International Network, U.S. Eastern Region Leadership Conference, held at the Union League Club in Chicago. At this conference for Korean American women and girls, she spoke on family, career and service. Ms. Cho in 2014 also spoke at a leadership forum sponsored by the Council of Korean Americans, the Korean American Bar Association, the Korean American Coalition of Chicago, the Korean American Association of Chicago, and Kollaboration Chicago. The panel was entitled “The Legal Profession in Today’s World: Different Paths to Success.” Ms. Cho has even spoken to high school students at Epic Academy in Chicago taking an Immigration Reform Intensive Seminar. At this time, Ms. Cho continues to serve as a mentor to young attorneys through the Korean American Bar Association. Ms. Cho also strives to stay involved in the community. Currently, she is on the Board of Directors at Cornerstone Counseling Center of Chicago, a non-profit that provides mental health services to various communities in Chicago. Within CCCOC’s mission statement is a social justice tenet to provide mental health counseling even to those who cannot afford it through a sliding fee scale. She is also an active member of her church and is involved with the Women’s Committee, Newcomers’ Committee and Facilities Committee. Throughout the years, she has also provided pro bono legal services through Korean American Community Services. In addition to all of the above professional and community activities, Bonita Cho enjoys CrossFit, Pilates, and spending free time with her husband and her two children.

At The Shulman Law Group, LLC, our staff of immigration attorneys, fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French appreciate the dynamics of immigration law and how it has changed over the past few years. Now more than ever, we understand the immigration law process to be confusing, time-consuming, and frustrating. We help clients define their immigration law strategy, taking into consideration long-term goals, while successfully dealing with short-term needs.

Mr. Meza is the founder and lead attorney of The Meza Law Firm, PLLC. A bilingual practitioner fluent in both English and Spanish, he focuses his legal work on immigration and criminal law. Since establishing his firm, Mr. Meza has represented numerous immigrants and U.S. citizens, adults and juveniles, facing criminal charges, offering a deep understanding of the unique legal hurdles immigrants encounter when arrested. His combined knowledge of immigration and criminal proceedings allows him to take immediate steps to help clients protect their legal status and future in the United States. Over the years, Mr. Meza has managed hundreds of cases, guiding individuals and families through both the immigration process and the criminal justice system. He is a determined advocate committed to helping clients preserve their rights and remain with their loved ones. Known for his negotiation skills and passionate approach, Mr. Meza provides steadfast representation rooted in integrity and compassion. He believes every client deserves to be treated with dignity and given the highest level of care and attention. A lifelong resident of Fort Worth, Texas, Mr. Meza draws personal insight from his family’s immigrant experience—his mother and wife both came to the United States from Mexico. This connection fuels his drive to serve the immigrant community. He attended both Catholic and public schools in the Fort Worth and Arlington areas before earning his law degree from Texas Southern University School of Law in Houston. To speak with Mr. Meza about your case, call The Meza Law Firm at 817-732-6392 or complete our online contact form.

Attorney Michelle Reyes, Esq. earned her Juris Doctor degree from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York. She is licensed in the State of Florida, the Federal Middle District of Florida, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Federal District of Puerto Rico. She is also an approved FINRA arbitrator. She has more than 15 years of experience in legal areas including immigration, criminal defense, family law, contracts, policy, compliance and regulations. She currently mainly practices immigration law in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Being a licensed attorney is Atty. Reyes' second career. Before law school, she worked as a Vice President in a Fortune 500 company within the financial sector in its global vendor compliance department where she was responsible for contract review and management, regulatory compliance policies, and vendor management for 7 years before she decided to attend law school. While in law school, she was the Editor-in-Chief of the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel (ACTEC) Law Journal, the President of the International Law Society, and the Secretary of the Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA). She was sponsored by the International Academy of Family Lawyers where she spent significant time in the United Kingdom (London and Leeds) and was mentored by high profile international family lawyers. She also worked in immigration law firms, participated in the criminal defense and immigration law clinics, and clerked for a local judge in Huntington, NY. She was also a merit scholar recipient, a Puerto Rico Bar Association scholarship recipient and a Kadane Fellow. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Certificate in International Studies, and Certificate in Cuban Studies from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL as a Bright Futures Scholar and Verizon Scholar. While in university, she studied abroad in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. During her free time, she is involved in local non-profits, including her own, 100xPR or providing services to pro bono immigration organizations. She is a mother to two boys, two rescue dogs (a white German Shepherd and a Chihuahua Dachshund), is a proud wife, is an avid reader and enjoys a healthy and active lifestyle.

We are good at what we do because we are passionate about justice. We are a full-service law firm, practicing in all aspects of Immigration, Family, Criminal, Personal Injury & Probate Law including Business Visas, Family based petitions, removal and deportation, investment visas, asylum applications, waivers, vawa petitions, all appeals and federal court litigation. Divorces, child custody, child support, adoptions, post-divorce issues and appeals. Felonies, misdemeanors, Estate Administration, Will Contests, Personal Injury...any and all aspects of any of these areas of law. We understand the struggles our clients face each day in this complicated system that they find themselves in. We have also personally gone through the family, Personal Injury and Probate court system and have experienced the frustrations that clients face with their attorneys and the court system. This makes us sensitive to your needs and insightful on the nuances that most lawyers may not be aware of. We have the knowledge and the resources to fully support your needs -- no matter how varied or complex. We are passionate about the practice of law and take pride in our performance. Here at THE OKOH-BROWN LAW GROUP, your goals are our goals and we strive to meet your needs. We are timely and responsive and will not take your case and neglect you like some of the other firms do. We are small enough to give you the one on one attention you deserve and large enough to give you the quality of representation that you need. Please use this site to learn more about the practice as well as our base of quality services. With The Okoh-Brown Law Group, YOU CAN WIN.

Pradeek Susheelan, Esq. attended the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), earning a Master's in Law (LL.M.) with certifications in Social Justice & Public Interest Law, and Public Law & Regulation. Mr. Susheelan represents large corporate clients as Of-Counsel at the Martindale-Hubble AV-Preeminent rated Corporate Immigration Law Firm ‘Fakhoury Global Immigration’ (FGI). FGI represents some of the world’s largest employers, and has a team of 100 attorneys and support staff, across six locations (California, New York, Florida, Texas, Mumbai, and HQ-Michigan). Mr. Susheelan represents clients in Immigration Court as Of Counsel at The Fogle Law Firm that has won more cases than any other firm in the hardest U.S. Circuit Court for immigrants and has offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Charleston. The Fogle Law Firm has the distinction of having their petition for Certiorari granted by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019 for an immigration case. Mr. Susheelan assists start-ups, small businesses and individual foreign nationals seeking Permanent residence, Temporary Status, and U.S. Citizenship through his solo practice. Mr. Susheelan is a member of the New York Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, chapters of Northern California, Santa- Clara, CA (Silicon Valley), Southern California, New Jersey, and New York. Mr. Susheelan is an immigrant to the United States and was born in the United Kingdom. He attended School in Bangalore, India, and has lived in London, Kuwait, Dubai, Atlanta, and New York. In London, Mr. Susheelan attended the Prestigious Inns of Court School of Law that counts amongst its alumni Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Jawaharlal Nehru and four British Prime Ministers including Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher. He is a member of the Bar of England & Wales and a Barrister of the Honorable Society of the Inner Temple. He is also a member of the Berkeley Law Society. Before setting up his solo practice Mr. Susheelan was a partner at the law firm of Stewart & Susheelan, PLLC, and at the 35-year-old SYSS Law firm focused on representing the IT sector in immigration matters. Mr. Susheelan has been a speaker on Labor certification at the American Immigration Lawyers Association and ILW conferences. He is a contributor to the 2017-2018 PERM book. Mr. Susheelan has served as a moot court judge of the National Immigration Law Competition upon the invitation of NYU Law School. He has been a volunteer attorney at the ACLU's Immigrant Rights Project. When time permits he volunteers at the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant where he represents Asylum seekers.