Criminal Law

• Burglary
  A conviction for a felony, serious misdemeanor and three or more misdemeanors render an individual ineligible for deferred action, unless exceptional circumstances can be demonstrated (this has not been defined yet). A felony is defined as a crime for which a sentence of more than one year may be imposed. A significant misdemeanor is any misdemeanor involving burglary, domestic abuse, sexual abuse or exploitation, unlawful firearm possession or use, driving under the influence or drug distribution or trafficking. It is also any misdemeanor where the sentence is more than 90 days of imprisonment not including suspended sentences, pretrial detention or time spent under an immigration detainer. A minor traffic offense is not considered a misdemeanor for purposes of this application.
• Misdemeanors
  Has not been convicted of a felony, serious misdemeanor, three or more misdemeanors or otherwise pose a threat to the national security or public safety of the US; and

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Family Immigration
• Employment Immigration
  The most common way of securing legal permanent residency through employment is by filing a labor certification application, the first stage in most employment-based immigration cases. This requires recruitment by the United States employer to test the labor market in order to determine if there are any available, willing, able and qualified United States workers.
• Work Visas
  “Attorney Kornfeld has deep knowledge concerning the intricacies of obtaining necessary work visas. She is detail focused and expeditious about supporting her clients”