Our latest featured speaker is Elina Magaly Santana from Santana Rodriguez Law, P.A.!

Elina will speak at our upcoming Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions program on June 18, 2024. This course caters to attorneys specializing in immigration and criminal law. If you’re not familiar with the latest ramifications of criminal convictions for your immigrant clients, this program is a must for you! Elina previously spoke at our Immigration 101: The Nuts and Bolts program in 2023, and our Immigration: Waivers – An Introduction program in 2018.

Elina Magaly Santana, Esq. is a Shareholder and Co-founder of Santana Rodriguez Law, P.A. She is licensed in the state of Florida, the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Attorney Santana is the firm’s lead Immigration Law Practitioner. She focuses her practice on representing foreign clients in affirmative petitions with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”), as well as providing direct representation at interviews and in deportation proceedings before the U.S. Immigration Courts. She handles Family-based and Marriage-based Residency, Naturalization, Acquired and Derivative Citizenship, Deportation Defense (including Asylum, Cancellation of Removal, and Waivers), and Appeals for previously denied cases. Attorney Santana has also represented many detained clients in bond proceedings and reasonable/credible fear interviews. Furthermore, Attorney Santana has successfully argued for Stays of Deportation for clients with humanitarian reasons why they cannot return to their countries.

She is dedicated to representing the immigrant community nationwide and travels often for her clients’ cases. She has represented clients in courts nationwide, including Miami, FL; Orlando, FL; Hartford, CT; New York, NY; Buffalo, NY; Charlotte, NC; San Antonio, TX; Harlingen, TX; Atlanta, GA; Cleveland, OH; San Francisco, CA; Newark, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; Tacoma, WA; and Kansas City, MO, among others.

Attorney Santana earned her Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law, where she served as an editor for the Public Interest Law Journal. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in both Sociology and Spanish Literature at New York University with high honors. She is fluent in English and Spanish and loves to travel throughout the world.

Attorney Santana also had the honor of serving as a judicial intern at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida under the supervision of the Honorable William C. Turnoff in Miami, Florida.

Attorney Santana volunteers in the local South Florida community by accepting pro bono cases through several local organizations. She also previously volunteered with the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (“ProBAR”) in Harlingen, Texas, where she worked with detained and previously abused children seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile visas.

Attorney Santana is the President-Elect of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) South Florida Chapter. She simultaneously sits on the CLE Due Process Committee for AILA National. She is an active Business Network International (“BNI”) member and Florida Lawyers’ Network (“FLN”) member. She is also a Trustee member in the Coral Gable Chamber of Commerce, a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners (“NAWBO”), a member of the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce (“WCC”).

Attorney Santana is a U.S. Citizen born in Miami, Florida. She is the child of Cuban Immigrants who immigrated in the 1960s. As such, her personal connection to the plight of immigrant families is a personal one. She previously lived in New York, New York, Boston, Massachusetts, and briefly in Madrid, Spain.

We are so glad to have her join us!

Our latest featured speaker is Juliana G. Lamardo from the Law Offices of Juliana G. Lamardo, P.A.!

Juliana will speak at our upcoming Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions program on June 18, 2024. This program is for both immigration and criminal law attorneys – if you are not up on the latest consequences of criminal convictions for your immigrant clients, you need to take this course! Juliana previously spoke at our Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions in 2022. Julian is a frequent speaker at our seminars, and has also spoken at past Immigration 101 programs, including the one held in 2023, which you can find here.

Juliana G. Lamardo was born in São Paulo, Brazil. When she was 8 years old, her parents made the difficult decision to leave Brazil in search of a better life. Juliana’s father obtained an L-1A visa and moved the entire family to the United States. In 1994, Juliana became a lawful permanent resident and then a U.S. Citizen in 2001. Juliana experienced the immigration process firsthand and knows how apprehensive it can be.

Juliana attended Florida International University in Miami and earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration in 2003. Following her mother’s footsteps as an attorney, Juliana attended law school at Barry University School of Law in Orlando, Florida. She graduated in 2007. It was in law school where her desire to help other immigrants came to life.

Juliana opened the Law Offices of Juliana G. Lamardo in 2016. She was previously a Senior Associate Attorney with a private immigration law firm for over six years, where she handled thousands of cases. She concentrates in the areas of deportation defense, bond hearings, deferred inspections, family-based residency, Citizenship, and naturalization.

Juliana has represented clients in removal and bond proceedings before the Immigration Court, before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on family-based petitions, applications for residency, and applications for Citizenship, as well as various waivers for criminal activity. She has also appeared before the Customs Border Protection (CBP) for deferred inspections.

She is a frequent speaker at various immigration-related seminars including the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Pincus Professional Education, and the Association for the Studies of the Cuban Economy (ASCE). She was also a regular guest speaker on Almavisión radio (87.7 FM) on issues related to immigration.

She has been licensed by the Supreme Court of Florida and the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida Division since 2008. She is also a member of the Florida Bar and is licensed to practice immigration in all 50 states.

Juliana is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. She understands the complexities associated with immigration procedures and she applies her knowledge and background to competently assist those who wish to build a life in this country.

We are so glad to have you join us again Juliana!!

Our latest featured speaker is Jennifer Rozdzielski from JR Immigration Law Group!

Jennifer will speak at our upcoming Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions program on June 18, 2024. This course caters to immigration and criminal law practitioners alike. If you’re not abreast of the latest ramifications of criminal convictions for your immigrant clientele, enrolling in this program is imperative! Jennifer previously spoke at our Immigration 101: The Nuts and Bolts program in 2023, and our Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions program in 2022.

Jennifer Rozdzielski specializes in immigration deportation defense, family immigration and Federal litigation. She has represented hundreds of clients in Immigration Court and has successfully litigated applications for cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, NACARA, waivers and asylum. Additionally, she has obtained bond and immigration benefits for numerous detained clients. She also represents clients before the USCIS in diverse matters including family-based petitions, unlawful presence waivers, and naturalization.

Jennifer is one of a small percentage of immigration attorneys who is a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, State Bar of California.

Jennifer first discovered her passion for immigration law while externing with the Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Phoenix, Arizona. This work provided her with unique insights into deportation matters.

We are so glad to have her join us!

Our latest featured speaker is Sabrina Damast from the Law Office of Sabrina Damast, Inc.!

Sabrina will speak at our upcoming Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions program on June 18, 2024. This program is for both immigration and criminal law attorneys – if you are not up on the latest consequences of criminal convictions for your immigrant clients, you need to take this course! Sabrina previously spoke at our Crimmigration: Identifying and Mitigating the Immigration Consequences of Convictions in 2022, our Immigration 101: Visa Processing program in 2017, and our Immigration 101 program in 2016.

Sabrina Damast practices in the areas of immigration and nationality law and post-conviction relief. Before opening her own law practice, Sabrina served as a judicial law clerk in the Los Angeles Immigration Court and worked as an immigration attorney in private practice. As a law clerk, she conducted research and wrote more than two hundred decisions for dozens of Immigration Judges. She developed an expertise in all forms of deportation defense, including applications for asylum, permanent residence, NACARA, fraud waivers, and criminal waivers. As an attorney in private practice, she solidified these skills by representing clients threatened with deportation.

Sabrina is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, swing dancing, and musical theater, and she is the leader of a local Girl Scout troop. Sabrina is a member of the New York and California Bars and is admitted to the Central District of California, the Southern District of California, the Northern District of California, the Eastern District of California, the Western District of Arkansas, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. She frequently publishes articles, teaches CLEs, and gives presentations on immigration law. Sabrina is a California certified specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law.

We are so glad to have her join us!