Attorney Ekaterina Huff is an immigration lawyer with substantial experience handling all greencard, visa, and naturalization matters. Notably, Ekaterina passed the bar exam after completing just one year of law school studies in the United States. Early in her legal career, she held an internship at Yoon & Huff, PLLC where she gained various hands-on experience with the firm’s immigration matters. Today, Ekaterina is an immigration attorney and co-founder of Huff Law where she provides diligent and meticulous representation on all U.S. immigration matters. She focuses her practice solely in U.S. immigration law. Since U.S. immigration law is federal law, she is able to handle U.S. immigration cases from any state or country in the world. She has represented foreign national clients from many countries throughout the world. Ekaterina is known for her experience handling complex greencard, visa, and naturalization cases.

Stuart P. Huffman graduated from Central Missouri State University with a bachelor in Science for Criminal Justice and a minor in psychology in 1997. He then went to the University of Missouri-Kansas City and graduated with a J.D. in 2000. Mr. Huffman, while in law school, was a law clerk for Wyandotte County Circuit Court in 1999 and then Jackson County Associate Court in 2000. While a law clerk, he worked directly with Judges to research legal issues and draft legal pleadings. After graduation, he desired employment where he could have the ability to try cases. After passing the bar exam in 2000, he started employment with the Missouri State Public Defender's office in 2001 at the Springfield Missouri Office. He was assigned to be in the trial division and handled all manner of misdemeanor and felony cases. His responsibilities included but were not limited to handling routine court appearances, filing motions on behalf of clients, client conferences, both in the jail and at his office trying felony and misdemeanor bench and jury trials. While at the Public Defender's office, Mr. Huffman had the opportunity to be the primary attorney for numerous felony cases. In September of 2002, Mr. Huffman left the Public Defender's office and became an associate at the law firm of Whiteaker & Wilson P.C., located in Springfield Missouri. There, he continued to handle criminal cases ranging from traffic to murder in the first degree but also had the chance to handle civil litigation and worker's compensation cases. Mr. Huffman became a partner in 2008 and continues to operate in that capacity with Richard Davis and Brandon Potter. Over time, Mr. Huffman practice changed to where he now handles almost exclusively criminal cases. He practices criminal defense in federal, state and municipal courts located in Springfield Missouri and the surrounding regions. Mr. Huffman is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL). He is also a member of the National Trial Lawyer's Top 100 Lawyers and the American Society of Legal Advocates. The Missouri Bar selected Mr. Huffman as a Lon O. Hocker Trial Advocacy Award recipient (2009). His peers have recognized him as a Missouri and Kansas Rising Star in 2011 and 2012 Missouri Superlawyer magazine.

Vincent Hughes is an alumni of Trinity Law School (Santa Ana, CA) and passed the California Bar Examination on his very first attempt. Prior to becoming a licensed attorney, Mr. Hughes spent years in the legal field beginning with a Paralegal Degree (Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA) and working at multiple law firms with varying practice areas. In law school, Mr. Hughes interned with the Orange County Superior Court as a DRPA-certified mediator in the small claims and civil harassment courts. Also, while in law school, he obtained certified law student status and appeared in many matters under the direct supervision of his supervising attorney. While waiting on his Bar Examination results, Mr. Hughes obtained the title of Provisionally Licensed Lawyer and gained court experience in Criminal, Traffic, and Civil matters, including participating in many traffic trials. During his tenure as a student at Trinity Law School, Vincent obtained American Jurisprudence awards in many classes, including: Criminal Law, Contracts, Legal Research and Writing, Civil Procedure, Business Associations, and Advanced Exam Approaches and Skills. American Jurisprudence awards are prestigious awards presented to the law student who demonstrates outstanding scholastic achievement in a particular course. Vincent's experience is wide-ranging and includes extensive knowledge in criminal law, traffic-related matters, and civil matters. In addition to his courtroom experience, Mr. Hughes is highly skilled in both legal research and writing and oral advocacy.

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