Firm Profile
The Law Office of Edward S. Reisman specializes in immigration and nationality law. This includes the areas:
- Acquiring lawful permanent residence (the "green card")
- Family visa petitions and employment-based visas
- Temporary non-immigrant visas such as intra-company transferees and treaty investors
- Exchange visitors
- Asylum and representation in removal (deportation) proceedings
- Appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals and to federal courts
- Naturalization (acquiring U.S. citizenship)
- Abused spouses of U.S. citizens who wish to remain the United States
History
The Law Office of Edward S. Reisman specializes in the immigration and nationality law of the United States. This involves both providing legal counsel to individuals and companies and representation before the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, and the U.S. State Department.
Much of my practice involves a thorough investigation of the client's situation and the options and possibilities to stay in the United States. Foreign tourists frequently come to discuss whether and how they might be able to remain here. By examining each client's situation (family members in the United States; family history of prior visa petitions; special work-place skills that might shorten the wait-time for a visa, etc.), the client and I can come to a better understanding of what meets the client's needs in terms of both short-term visas for, and permanent residence in, the United States.
Another area in which I specialize can be likened to "fighting City Hall." Often, the Department of Homeland Security will deny someone's petition or application and include in its notice, "There is no Appeal from this Decision." Well, sometimes they're right, but sometimes they're wrong, too. People come to my office because they have been caught in the gears of our government's bureaucracy, and a proper response to an agency denial can lead to obtaining the necessary relief for an alien in the United States.
Sometimes an alien will find that s/he has received a Notice to Appear before an Immigration Judge. Often this notice will provide a date and time for the alien to appear before an Immigration Judge. (FREE LEGAL ADVICE: YOU MUST GO WHERE THEY TELL YOU AND WHEN, OR ELSE YOU MAY BE ORDERED DEPORTED IN YOUR ABSENCE). In Immigration Court, an alien is in "Removal Proceedings." This changes the type of remedies that are available for an alien to stay in the United States. I provide representation before the Immigration Courts in Los Angeles, and I also handle appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.