Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Grzeca Law Group's team of legal professionals also work closely with criminal defense attorneys to evaluate potential plea bargains to avoid immigration consequences and to maximize a non-citizen's chance for relief from removal. Grzeca Law Group regularly advises clients and criminal defense attorneys of the immigration consequences of criminal convictions.
• Misdemeanors
• Murder
  An applicant for citizenship must be a person of "good moral character" during the required permanent residency period. Persons who have been convicted of aggravated felonies (committed on or after November 29, 1990), or who have ever been convicted of murder, are permanently barred from applying for citizenship on this basis. Any applicant with a criminal record should consult an immigration attorney prior to applying for citizenship, because many crimes that make a permanent resident ineligible for citizenship also make him or her deportable as well. However, not all crimes result in a permanent bar to citizenship, and not all crimes will prevent a finding of "good moral character."

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Family Immigration
  GLG has experience with a wide range of family immigration matters, including representing individuals and families in the process of obtaining lawful status in the U.S. We also assist with removal cases when a non-citizen has overstayed a visa or entered the United States illegally, or committed a crime, to the most complex cases involving multiple appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals and Federal Court of Appeals. We have also educated the legal community on relevant changes in the law including the implications of Padilla v. Kentucky, a Supreme Court decision holding that criminal defense lawyers must advise noncitizen defendants of the immigration consequences of their plea.
• Employment Immigration
  The first employment-based immigration preference category (EB-1) is considered the most favorable for a number of reasons. Labeled "Priority Workers," foreign nationals who qualify for this category are exempt from the Labor Certification stage of the permanent residence process. This category is allotted 40,000 visas annually and receives top priority in the allocation of all employment-based visas.
• Business Immigration
  Jerome G. Grzeca, Managing Partner of Grzeca Law Group, S.C., has practiced business immigration law for thirty years in both Washington, D.C. and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has extensive experience providing legal services to the international business community for the hire and transfer of key personnel around the world. He has represented clients in the hospitality, healthcare, biotechnology, mining, energy, information technology, automotive, transportation logistics, architectural, professional services, academia and manufacturing industries, among others.
• Student Visas
  Are for foreign nationals wishing to pursue a full-time course of academic study at an accredited institution in the U.S., and are generally valid for the duration of the study program. F-1 students may receive employment authorization after one year.
• Work Visas
  Preliminary activities prior to accepting a U.S. position such as a job interview, house hunting, school visits and banking activity. However, please be advised that such visits immediately preceding a work visa (H,L,E) at a U.S. Consulate or Embassy overseas may be strictly scrutinized by Consular Officers.
• Investor Visas
  The EB-5 investor visa program has become very popular in recent years, with longer adjudication times and, in some cases, a backlog for immigrant visa availability. Grzeca Law Group provides guidance to EB-5 applicants on each of these requirements and advises investors through each step in the immigration process. For detailed information on EB-5 criteria, processing times and more, please contact our office.