Elizaveta Samorukova has been the firm's founder and lead attorney since 2007. Elizabeth was born in Odessa, but spent her entire childhood in Chukotka, Russia. After graduating from a Russian school, at the age of 17, Elizabeth came to the United States as an exchange student. She lived with an American family, immersed herself in an American environment, and attended an American school. Having received a diploma from an American school, Elizabeth successfully entered a local college in the State of Florida, and then to the University. Elizaveta holds a Juris Doctor ( JD ) degree and a Certificate of Specialization in International Law from Stetson Law School in 2004. In addition, Elizaveta Samorukova holds a Masters in Business Administration (“ MBA ”) from from Stetson University in 2004 and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration ( Bachelor Degree ) with a minor in International Business from the University of Central Florida ( University of Central Florida ), 2001. And this whole educational process took not much, not a little - 8 years! And what is most interesting, while Elizabeth was going through all her education, she went through various immigrant visas. It all started with an exchange student visa, J-1. Then Elizabeth had an L-2 visa, since Elizabeth's father had been doing business in the United States for some time. Then Elizabeth switched to an F-1 student visa (because L-2 can only be up to 21 years old). After graduation, Elizabeth found a job, and, accordingly, transferred to a work visa H-1B. Apparently, therefore, immigration law became a vocation for Elizabeth, as she personally faced all the difficulties of obtaining various visas and a US green card. A few more years later, Elizabeth opened her personal law firm, which has continued to help immigrants from all over the world since 2007. Now Elizabeth has long been a US citizen, Elizabeth has been licensed to practice law in Florida since 2005. She has also been eligible to practice before the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida since 2006. Lawyer Samorukova is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Florida Bar Association and the American Association of Russian-Speaking Lawyers. In 2021, Elizaveta released a book - "HOW TO MOVE TO LIVE IN THE USA", written by immigration lawyer Elizaveta Samorukova and business broker Nikolai Safonov. This step-by-step guide describes in detail all the legal ways to immigrate to the United States, as well as: how the business immigration process works; how to overcome endless doubts in making decisions about moving to America; how to minimize risks; and how to save resources: time and money. Since 2018, Elizaveta has been organizing and speaking at various international seminars on immigration to the United States. Elizabeth has conducted a series of educational lectures on American immigration law for residents of the US, Ukraine, Russia, and China. In 2022, Elizaveta hosted a large number of charity seminars and provided free assistance to Ukrainians who fled and suffered in connection with the hostilities in Ukraine. Since 2017, Elizaveta Samorukova has been participating in question and answer sessions on Russian Radio and on the popular immigration forum RUBIK. Ms. Samorukova provides expert opinions on immigration issues in the reports of the Voice of America, an online information resource that offers news, analytics, and reporting on the United States and the countries of the post-Soviet space. Voice of America broadcasts in forty-five languages ??of the world with an audience of over 115 million people. Also, Elizaveta acts as an expert on immigration issues on the RTVi TV channel - international media in Russian. Since 2015, Elizabeth has been conducting business immigration seminars for investors interested in obtaining visas and residence permits in the United States through the acquisition of an existing business in America.

Shay grew up in Alexander City, Alabama and has been practicing law for more than 45 years. After establishing his career as a trial lawyer at another prominent firm, Shay came to Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton LLP as a full partner in 1994. In all his years of practice, Shay has tried hundreds of complex jury trials throughout Alabama, both in state and federal courts. Although he has handled cases involving almost every area of civil trial litigation and tort liability, he has dedicated his practice primarily to the representation of individuals and families who were victims of medical malpractice and healthcare negligence. Shay has been the recipient of numerous record million/multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements throughout most of Alabama. During the course of his career, he has obtained several hundred Million/Multi-Million Dollar jury verdicts and settlements. In 2022, Shay received one of the top 20 largest verdicts in the United States – $21,000,000 in a medical malpractice case. For Shay, the personal relationship he develops with his clients is just as important as their professional relationship, and he believes that gaining his clients’ trust and friendship ultimately helps him serve their needs even better. Shay is deeply dedicated to serving the Birmingham community. For years, he has volunteered alongside his wife, Colleen, at The Red Barn, which provides equestrian therapy for special needs children as well as others with disabilities and special circumstances.

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Sampson graduated from Morehouse College and sought a career in the law. He has since practiced law for more than 35 years, building a national trial practice and reputation in the fields of personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice litigation. Sampson has represented the City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia in major litigation, and has prosecuted catastrophic injury cases resulting in several record setting, seven figure verdicts in state and federal court. Additionally, Sampson has successfully represented Fortune 500 corporations in major litigation. Throughout his career, Sampson has often been tapped to serve government, the Bar, and the community. He was appointed by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin to a special panel to evaluate the Atlanta Municipal Court and the City Court of Atlanta. He is also a Special Assistant to the Attorney General for the State of Georgia, having been appointed by Attorney General Thurbert Baker. He was the first African American inducted into the Georgia Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.