Practice Area: Immigration & Nationality Law, with a focus in assisting foreign nationals to temporarily or permanently immigrate to the United States. Representation includes U.S. and international companies, acclaimed artists and athletes, executives, investors, families, and others seeking to work and live in the United States. It is my goal to provide innovative, leading, and dedicated service.
Specialties:BUSINESS IMMIGRATION for: Athletes & Entertainers; Advanced Degree Professionals; Extraordinary Ability Visas; Investors & Export/Import Traders; Multinational Employees; Specialty, Professional, Skilled & Non-Skilled Workers; Student & Training Visas. CONSULAR PRACTICE: Admissibility Problems; Visa Issuance Delays and Problems. FAMILY IMMIGRATION: Battered Spouses, Children, or Parents; Fiancé(e); Immediate Relatives; Legalization. DEPORTATION DEFENSE.
About: Based in Miami, Florida, Mr. Harris is an attorney and managing partner of HarrisLaw, P.A. As an attorney practicing federal immigration law, he is permitted to represent immigration clients around the world. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from Nova Southeastern University Law Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 2007. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and English from the University of Florida in 1999. As well, Mr. Harris studied Political Science for two years in the nation’s capital at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Before being admitted by the Florida Bar in 2007, Mr. Harris spent over seven years working for highly distinguished immigration law firms. During this time, he was educated and trained by some of the country’s leading experts, authors and attorneys in the field of Immigration and Nationality Law.
Mr. Harris is a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law. Among all attorneys eligible by the Florida Bar, currently only 6% are board certified, which is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in an area of expertise.
Mr. Harris has significant experience taking part in the representation of highly complex immigration matters, including:
Business Immigration cases for investors, executives, acclaimed artists and athletes, academic professors, and multinational industry companies, including Eckerd Pharmacies, Accentmarketing Communications, V.Ships Group, Wallem Group, Kindred Healthcare, and the Safra Group, among many others.
EB-5 Investment Immigration matters concerning various companies seeking to qualify under the EB-5 Regional Center Program, which allows foreign nationals to obtain a green card in exchange for a minimum investment of $500,000. Mr. Harris also represents individual EB-5 investors seeking to invest in the Regional Center Program or in their self-owned U.S. businesses.
Family Immigration matters involving U.S. citizen petitioners and families in complex legalization, abused spouse cases, good faith marriage waivers, and other family immigration issues.
Deportation Defense matters for detained and non-detained clients. Mr. Harris has successfully obtained various forms of relief for his clients, including: Cancellation of Removal, Motions to Terminate, Motions to Reopen, and Release on Recognizance (without Bond) for detained clients. Mr. Harris has also advised criminal defense attorneys on the immigration consequences of certain crimes and plea deals, such as food mislabeling, theft, and controlled substances offenses.
Mr. Harris is currently an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the nation’s largest network of immigration attorneys in the U.S., and the AILA South Florida Chapter.
Summary:
Admitted to Florida Bar, 2007
Juris Doctor Degree, Nova Southeastern University, 2007
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science & English, University of Florida, 1999
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) , Member since August 2006
Contact Information:
E-Mail: [email protected]
Office: (305) 792-8677
Fax: (305) 675-6195
Office:
4500 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 310
Miami, Florida 33137