Best U.S. Immigration Attorneys

Chavez & Valko, LLP is a Dallas-Fort Worth immigration law firm with offices in both cities. The firm practices only U.S. immigration law. Clients range from families and startups to Fortune 500 companies, NFL players, and Olympians.

Nicolas Chavez is board certified in immigration law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He and his partner, Martin Valko, have advised the Mexican Consulate General in Dallas since 2011. Valko is also the Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic to Texas.

Main practice areas:

• Family and citizenship cases
• Business, talent, and investor visas
• Deportation defense and appeals
• DACA and asylum

All clients get free access to Lawpilot Guardian, an emergency alert app for arrests or detentions.

Interview representation is a core strength at Lee & Garasia, LLC in Metuchen, New Jersey. The firm's New Jersey immigration attorneys prepare clients for marriage, adjustment of status, and naturalization interviews. They also attend those interviews in person in Newark, Mount Laurel, Cranbury, and Philadelphia.

Many clients arrive with hard histories, such as overstays, unlawful entry, criminal charges, or a past deportation. Through hardship waivers, the team has helped many obtain work permits, green cards, and citizenship.

The firm has served clients for more than two decades. It also files O and P visas for athletes and speaks English, Spanish, Hindi, and Turkish.

Bruce Dizengoff spent more than 20 years working for ICE and the former INS. He served there as a federal prosecutor and attorney supervisor. Today he is the lead Philadelphia immigration lawyer at the Law Offices of Dizengoff and Yost.

His inside knowledge of how government lawyers think shapes each defense. The firm handles removal cases, bond hearings, and appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Partner Hunter Yost focuses exclusively on immigration, including DACA renewals and divorce-related issues.

Clients get a free consultation by phone or in person, plus flexible payment plans. The staff is bilingual in Spanish. Additional offices operate in Hammonton and Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Silicon Valley companies, investors, entertainers, and families have relied on MJ Law since 1985. Gabriel Jack partnered with Michael Muston in 2000 to form the current firm. Their San Jose immigration lawyers focus on business and work visas for the region's tech sector.

Typical filings include:

• H-1B, L-1, and O-1 work visas
• E-1/E-2 treaty and EB-5 investor petitions
• O-1B and P visas for artists and performers
• K-1 fiancé visas and marriage-based green cards

MJ Law is among the most reviewed immigration firms in San Jose.

Brian D. Lerner is a Long Beach immigration attorney with more than 30 years of practice. He holds the State Bar of California's Certified Specialist credential in immigration and nationality law. Few lawyers in the state have earned it.

Lerner is licensed in California, Texas, and Michigan and admitted to several federal appeals courts. He does much of his work in immigration court. That includes removal proceedings, detention and bond, and motions to reopen. Humanitarian cases include U visas, T visas, and Convention Against Torture claims.

Consultations are run by phone or video for clients across the country. His YouTube channel has drawn millions of views.

Mana Yegani helped detained travelers at Houston's airport during the first Trump travel ban. That work earned her an Unsung Hero Award. Reuters, the BBC, and The New Yorker covered it.

As a Houston immigration lawyer, she handles airport detention, ICE holds, immigration bonds, and deportation cases. Family petitions, consular processing, and work visas round out the practice. Clients work with her directly, and her team speaks Farsi, Spanish, and Russian.

Immigration Law Group, LLC is a Portland, Oregon practice focused on marriage green cards and K-1 visas. It has helped hundreds of international couples reunite in the U.S.

Clients reach attorney Elliot Yi directly by phone, email, or text. Files are not handle files. Monthly payment plans help with filing fees, and the office is minutes from the USCIS Portland Field Office.

Svetlana Prizant immigrated to the U.S. herself. Today she runs Prizant Law, a boutique NYC immigration firm in Forest Hills, Queens. Super Lawyers has named her a Rising Star.

Clients come from Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Caribbean. The caseload includes LGBT visa processing, VAWA self-petitions, and removal cancellation. The firm also serves many clients in Florida and Arizona.

Davis & Associates is a Texas immigration law firm with offices in Dallas and Houston. Founder Garry Davis is board certified in immigration and nationality law. He has led the firm since 2007. Its motto, "Families, not Files," reflects a staff where many have gone through immigration themselves.

Beyond family and work visas, the attorneys advise employers on compliance audits. They also file habeas corpus and mandamus petitions in federal court.

Los Angeles immigration lawyer Todd Becraft has focused only on immigration for more than 20 years. His bilingual office handles asylum, cancellation of removal, and family-based cases. When a judge rules against a client, the firm appeals to the BIA and the Ninth Circuit. It also takes TPS, U visa, and provisional I-601A waiver cases.

Rachel L. Rado is a Boston immigration lawyer and an active member of AILA. Her firm takes family petitions, deportation defense, and humanitarian cases across Massachusetts. Survivors of abuse and trafficking can pursue VAWA and T visa relief here. The firm also files O-1, P-1, and E-2 visas for artists, athletes, and investors.

Vi Nanthaveth came to the U.S. as a refugee and later became an attorney. She founded Nanthaveth & Associates in Austin in 2008. The Austin immigration attorney and her team handle family, employment, and business cases. Services include PERM labor certification, TN visas, and K-1 fiancé visas. The office speaks Thai and Lao, and KVUE News has featured her as an immigration resource.

Julia Sverdloff is a Chicago immigration attorney and an immigrant herself. Sverdloff Law Group, P.C. serves clients in all 50 states from its Chicago and Northbrook offices. The team speaks Ukrainian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian, among other languages. Cases range from 204(c) marriage fraud findings to RFE and NOID responses.

Ramesh and Anita Gurnani have practiced only immigration law for more than three decades. Their Edison, New Jersey office focuses on family petitions, employment-based cases, and naturalization. Small and mid-sized businesses rely on the firm to hire qualified workers from overseas.

EB-5 work for investors and regional centers sets this Long Island immigration firm apart. Partners Sonal Gogia and Sneha Raj run Gogia & Raj Law, PLLC in Hicksville. They also handle treaty visas, H-1B petitions, and removal cases. They offer late-evening and weekend appointments.

Navy veteran and former prosecutor Sidonie Parr founded Empowerment Legal, PLLC in Orange Park, near Jacksonville. The firm takes immigration cases nationwide, along with VA claims and Florida family law. Her criminal law background helps immigrants facing charges.

Colombo & Hurd is an Orlando immigration firm for professionals, founders, and investors. It reports more than 10,000 approvals. Key services include EB-1A and EB-2 NIW self-petitions, investor visas, and federal immigration lawsuits.

Goldstein Immigration Lawyers specializes in stalled cases and has offices in Boston and Los Angeles. The firm files federal mandamus lawsuits to push USCIS toward a decision. It also handles family and employment visas.