Criminal Law

• Traffic Violations
  We are very concerned that this second Executive Order will result in local police starting to feel empowered to pull people over who do not “look American” for “traffic violations.” This second Executive Order gives them a lot of power to arrest and remove people that they “think committed acts that constitute a chargeable criminal offense” (they do not even have to be charged or convicted of committing these acts) and/or in the judgment of the officer “pose a threat to the public safety or national security of the U.S.” If someone finds himself in this situation and does not have his immigration documents on him to prove he is here legally, he can be arrested and possibly put into removal proceedings.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Nathalia is a Legal Assistant for the Law Office of Julia L. Stommes. Her work experience includes working as an Associate Attorney for a civil and corporate law firm in Brazil where she managed a high-volume caseload and represented small to medium-sized companies in multiple types of litigation. She assists with preparing all nonimmigrant, immigrant, and J-1 applications.

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Family Immigration
  Our focus is business immigration, but we regularly assist our clients with their family-based immigration needs as well. The success of most international hires or transfers often depends on how happy their dependents are in the U.S. We have found that a happy family makes a happy worker! We prepare and file the following family-based applications...
• Green Cards
• Business Immigration
  We are excited to announce that we have joined our business immigration practice with the world's largest immigration law firm: Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP!
• Investor Visas
  Julia is the Managing Partner of the Law Office of Julia L. Stommes. She has practiced immigration law for over 25 years. Her expertise is counseling start-ups through Fortune 1000 companies on all aspects of their business immigration issues. She specializes in E-2 investor visas. In addition, she has prepared and filed hundreds of H-1B, L-1, TN, E-3, and PERM Labor Certification Applications. Moreover, she counsels Foreign Nationals on their overall immigration strategy and planning, providing them with Consultations and/or Second Opinions from their employer's primary immigration counsel and/or advising on strategies or alternatives when separating with current employers. She advises US Citizens with Foreign National fiances/fiancees and/or spouses with short-term and long-term planning, and US Citizen/Permanent Resident couples with their