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| | Address | | 7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 300 | | Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4836 | | (Montgomery Co.) | | | |
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Cynthia A. Groomes, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Immigration Law, Business Immigration, Employment Visas, Employment Authorizations, Labor Certification, Investor Visas, Permanent Residency Visas, Political Asylum, H-1B, J-1 Waivers, Immigration Expert Witness. | | Year Established: 1999 | Firm Profile:
Ms. Groomes represents a broad array of immigration clients including families, business executives, educators, medical professionals and others seeking employment visas and citizenship. | | Firm Size: 1 | Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Cynthia Groomes Katz (Member) born Bronx, New York, January 20, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Barnard College of Columbia University (B.A., Foreign Area Studies, 1986); Duke University (J.D.; LL.M., International and Comparative Law, 1992). Recipient: Asked to Chair Advocacy Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), D.C. Chapter, August 2007; Asked to Co-Chair Immigration Section of Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland, July 2007; Day Coordinator, AILA National Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 2007; Named, "Advocate of the Year", AILA, D.C. Chapter, 2007; League of Korean Americans (LOKA) Volunteer Of The Year Award; Amalia Del Rosario Award from the Spanish Department, Barnard College of Columbia University. Staff Editor, Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law, Duke University School of Law. Featured Speaker: Northern Virginia Area Council of ORT America, March 2, 2008; Immigration Legislation & Law, Maxwell School, N.Y., November 2, 2007; Brandeis University National Women's Committee Event, October 22, 2008. Frequently Present, Host, and Serve as a Panelist, Various AILA/Bar Association Functions/Events. Featured Guest: Public Service TV show "Law School for the Public", November 6, 2007; TV Interview on Immigration/Naturalization Delays, COX (National TV News Organization), August 8, 2007; TV Interview on Crackdowns/Raids by Alison Burns, COX Broadcasting (Washington Bureau), July 5, 2007. Engagements: Representing AILA, lead delegations to Capitol Hill Senate/Congressional meetings, April-July 2007; Representing AILA, testified before Maryland State Senate Committee during public hearings. Providing Legal Consultations, Second Opinions, and both in-person and transactional representation of clients: U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Department of Justice; U.S. Department of State; DHS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS); DHS U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (Immigration Court); DOJ EOIR Board of Immigration Appeals; Federal Courts; U.S Embassies and Consulates. Served to: Criminal Defense Bar; Family Law Bar and other Civil Bars. Previous Employment: The Legal Aid Society, New York City; National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL), Washington, D.C.; Admissions Officer, Barnard College of Columbia University. Past Member: Board of Directors of the Center for Multicultural Human Services; U.S. Department of Justice Executive Officer for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals; U.S. Department of Justice Executive Officer for Immigration Review (Immigration Court); U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Current BIW Board Member and Past President, Barnard in Washington Alumnae Association. Member: Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland (Co-Chair, Immigration Section); District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Advocacy Committee Chair, Washington, D.C. Chapter); Women's Bar Association of Maryland; Montgomery County Women's Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization; Nationality; Citizenship; Permanent Visas; Labor Certifications; Visas; Political Asylum; Detention; Deportation; Removal Proceedings; Appellate Work; Aggravated Felony Representation; Criminal Immigration Matters; Enforcement; Ancillary Cases; Contracts; Landlord and Tenant Law; Criminal Law; Consumer Law; Family Law; Traffic Violations; Bankruptcy; Immigration Law. Email: Cynthia Groomes Katz |
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