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New Jersey Immigration Lawyers
8 distinguished immigration law attorneys in New Jersey, each reviewed by the Lawyers of Distinction Selection Committee.
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John D. Perez
Distinguished LawyerImmigration Law
41-51 Wilson Ave suite 2a, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
John D. Perez, the son of Spanish immigrants, has been practicing law since 1987. Mr. Perez received his undergraduate degree from William Paterson College and his Juris Doctor from the University of Bridgeport, School of Law. Mr. Perez is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in New Jersey, including the New Jersey Supreme Court, U.S. Immigration Courts, Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Federal District Court for District of New Jersey, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court. John D. Perez is very active in the Immigration Law and Federal Bar communities. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA") and was the past treasurer for its New Jersey Chapter. Most importantly, Mr. Perez has been selected by AILA as a Mentor and is recognized as an Immigration Litigation expert. As a Mentor, he donates his time in assisting immigration practitioners with questions regarding complex issues in immigration law and litigation. Mr. Perez is also the current President of the Federal Bar Association's New Jersey Chapter and, most recently, completed an unprecedented 16-year term as a member of New Jersey's Committee on Character. The New Jersey Supreme Court first appointed him in 1992 to serve on the Committee. In addition to his work as a practitioner and Mentor, Mr. Perez has been a speaker at several immigration law seminars throughout the United States. At one of the seminars, Mr. Perez was asked to inform and educate New Jersey Superior Court judges on issues relating to criminal aliens. He also made a presentation to the New Jersey Essex County Office of the Public Defender relating to various immigration issues. Moreover, he was a panelist at the Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Section's symposium on "Asylum and Procedure" held in Key Biscayne, Florida. Most recently, Mr. Perez served as Moderator for the Annual Federal Bar Association New Jersey Chapter's Immigration Law Seminar held in Newark, New Jersey. As a nationally-renowned immigration attorney, Mr. Perez has personally represented clients before the USCIS and EOIR across the United States. Mr. Perez conducts all consultations for Perez, Perez & Perez, P.C. Mr. Perez handles all of the Firm's Deportation and Removal cases before the U.S. Immigration Courts throughout the United States. Mr. Perez also prepares the Firm's EOIR appeals including appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Federal District Court for District of New Jersey, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Perez was named to New Jersey’s SUPER LAWYERS, Immigration Section, in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
read moreJohn D. Perez
Distinguished LawyerImmigration Law
41-51 Wilson Avenue, Suite 2A, Newark, NJ 07105
John D. Perez, the son of Spanish immigrants, has been practicing law since 1987. Mr. Perez received his undergraduate degree from William Paterson College and his Juris Doctor from the University of Bridgeport, School of Law. Mr. Perez is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in New Jersey, including the New Jersey Supreme Court, U.S. Immigration Courts, Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Federal District Court for District of New Jersey, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court. John D. Perez is very active in the Immigration Law and Federal Bar communities. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA") and was the past treasurer for its New Jersey Chapter. Most importantly, Mr. Perez has been selected by AILA as a Mentor and is recognized as an Immigration Litigation expert. As a Mentor, he donates his time in assisting immigration practitioners with questions regarding complex issues in immigration law and litigation. Mr. Perez is also the current President of the Federal Bar Association's New Jersey Chapter and, most recently, completed an unprecedented 16-year term as a member of New Jersey's Committee on Character. The New Jersey Supreme Court first appointed him in 1992 to serve on the Committee. In addition to his work as a practitioner and Mentor, Mr. Perez has been a speaker at several immigration law seminars throughout the United States. At one of the seminars, Mr. Perez was asked to inform and educate New Jersey Superior Court judges on issues relating to criminal aliens. He also made a presentation to the New Jersey Essex County Office of the Public Defender relating to various immigration issues. Moreover, he was a panelist at the Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Section's symposium on "Asylum and Procedure" held in Key Biscayne, Florida. Most recently, Mr. Perez served as Moderator for the Annual Federal Bar Association New Jersey Chapter's Immigration Law Seminar held in Newark, New Jersey.
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Patrick McGuinness
Distinguished LawyerImmigration Law
120 W 7th St suite 212, Plainfield, NJ 07060, USA
Patrick C. McGuinness has established a solo practice law firm in 2005 which he has grown to include two attorneys and six full-time paralegals and support staff. His goal has been to offer a wide range of professional but reasonably priced legal services to the immigrant community. Mr. McGuinness is a graduate of Siena College (1984) and Brooklyn Law School (1997) and has been an admitted attorney in New Jersey and New York for over twenty (20) years. After graduating college, Mr. McGuinness spent two summers in the Dominican Republic learning Spanish and began what has turned out to be a life-long quest to better understand Latino culture. He then spent one winter in El Paso, Texas as a volunteer for a non-profit organization providing sustenance and legal support to individuals entering the United States from Central American and Mexico who were seeking a better life and/or fleeing violence. After graduating from law school in 1997, he worked as a litigator at a major New York law firm for approximately five (5) years before returning to his roots specializing in immigration law. Mr. McGuinness has diverse experience in the immigration area ranging from assisting individuals in: obtaining O-1, H-1B and L-1 employment visas; securing amnesty in the 1980s; and defending against deportation and removal. He established a solo practice law firm in 2005 which he has grown to include two attorneys and six full-time paralegals and support staff. His goal has been to offer a wide range of professional but reasonably priced legal services to the immigrant community. Mr. McGuinness firmly believes the United States has greatly benefited from its immigrants and he is committed to assisting them through the labyrinthine immigration system and otherwise helping them in successfully adjusting to life in this country.
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