860-240-6081.
Named “Attorney of the Year” by the CT Law Tribune in 2019, Dana is an Immigration attorney representing both business and individual clients with green card applications, H-1B visas, foreign investor visas (EB-5, E-2 and L-1 visas), naturalization/ citizenship, religious worker visas, as well as various other employment- and family-based immigration matters.
Listed as "40 Under 40" most influential up-and-comers by the CT Magazine in 2020, a 2011 and 2012 Rising Star by the SuperLawyers Magazine, a designation reserved to 2.5% of the attorneys in each state. Selected among "New Leaders in the Law" by the CT Law Tribune in 2012. Listed among the 2010 Women in the Law High Achievers by the Connecticut Law Tribune. For her leadership within the Greater Hartford Community, Ms. Bucin has been honored as a “40 Under Forty” award recipient by the Hartford Business Journal in 2009.
AV-Preeminent Peer Review Rated on Martindale-Hubbell http://www.martindale.com/Dana-R-Bucin/3972400-lawyer.htm
Practice areas
Business Immigration; Family Immigration; Naturalization
17 years
Venture Capital Financing; Startup companies; Corporate Formation
17 years
Languages spoken
French, Romanian, Spanish
Murtha Cullina, LLP
280 Trumbull Street
12th Floor
Hartford, CT, 06103
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265 Church Street
9th Floor
New Haven, CT, 06510
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Stamford, CT, 06901
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White Plains, NY, 10606
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99 High Street
20th Floor
Boston, MA, 02110
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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MA | Active | 2012 | 09/16/2019 |
DC | Good Standing | 2006 | 02/22/2021 |
NY | Currently registered | 2006 | 02/24/2022 |
CT | Active | 2005 | 05/16/2022 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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40 Under 40 Most Influential | Connecticut Magazine | 2020 |
Annual Justice Celebration Honoree | United Action Connecticut | 2019 |
Attorney of the Year | Connecticut Law Tribune | 2019 |
Attorney of the Year Award Finalist | Connecticut Law Tribune | 2019 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2018 |
Honorary Consul of Romania to Connecticut | Foreign Affairs Ministry of Romania | 2018 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2017 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers Maganize | 2016 |
Annual Immigrant Day Honoree | CT Immigrant and Refugee Coalition | 2016 |
AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015 |
Entrepreneurship Foundation Team Placement 3rd Place | SC2 Challenge (EDA and City of Hartford) | 2015 |
AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2014 |
2013 SuperLawyers | SuperLawyers Magazine | 2013 |
AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2013 |
2012 New Leaders in the Law | Connecticut Law Tribune | 2012 |
AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2012 |
2012 Connecticut Rising Star | SuperLawyers Magazine | 2012 |
2011 Connecticut Rising Star | SuperLawyers Magazine | 2011 |
Women in the Law High Achievers | Connecticut Law Tribune | 2010 |
40 Under Forty | Hartford Business Journal | 2009 |
Honorary Society | Phi Beta Kappa | 2002 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Murtha Cullina, LLP | 2017 - Present |
Shareholder | Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, PC | 2015 - 2017 |
Associate | Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. | 2007 - 2014 |
Associate | Brown & Welsh, PC | 2005 - 2007 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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CT Immigrant and Refugee Coallition | Board of Directors | 2018 - Present |
Honorary Consulate of Romania to Connecticut | Honorary Consul | 2018 - Present |
World Affairs Council of CT | Board of Directors | 2017 - Present |
CrossRoads Venture Group | Board of Directors, Hartford Chapter | 2011 - Present |
MetroHartford International Business Council | Chair, EB-5 Committee, French Committee | 2010 - Present |
CEENET (Central and Eastern European Network) | Founding Member | 2010 - Present |
World Affairs Council of CT, Young Profesionals Committee | Chair | 2008 - Present |
American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member | 2004 - Present |
Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, International Law Committee | Chair | 2010 - 2011 |
Association of Romanians in New England | Board member | 2010 - 2012 |
Meritas Leadership Institute | Member | 2008 - 2009 |
Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association | Board Member | 2006 - 2008 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Hartford Business Journal | Denial rates for skilled-worker visas skyrocket in CT | 2019 |
Connecticut Law Tribune Magazine | CT Law Tribune Names Attorney of the Year | 2019 |
biLawyer.ro (Portalul Avocaturii de Business din Romania) | De vorba cu romanca nominalizata la Titlul de "Cel Mai Bun Avocat al Anului" | 2019 |
HORA in America | Consulul Onorific în Connecticut aduce faima României la concursul Avocatul Anului | 2019 |
Bloomberg | Foreign Students Sour on America, Jeopardizing a $39 Billion Industry | 2019 |
InvestCEE | An Interview with Lawyer and Honorary Romanian Consul Dana R. Bucin | 2019 |
Hartford Courant | Cuban National Released From ICE Custody In Significant Immigration Win | 2018 |
Bloomberg Businessweek | Visa Headaches Discourage Foreign Applicants to U.S. B-Schools | 2018 |
Financial Management Network | On the Immigration Frontlines - What You Need to Do | 2018 |
Hartford Business Journal | Visa Delay Adds Uncertainty For CT Immigrant Entrepreneurs | 2017 |
UKS Client News Alert | SEC Lifts Ban on General Solicitation | 2013 |
Hartford Business Journal | CT realty investors open first EB-5 visa center | 2013 |
Hartford Business Journal | EB-5 Immigrant Investor-related article | 2011 |
Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) | Immigration Law Presentation | 2009 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Boston University School of Law | Juris Doctor | 2005 |
Ohio Wesleyan University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2002 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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The New Britain Area Interfaith Conference | Undocumented Immigration from an Interfaith Perspective | 2019 |
MEWS Lunch and Learn | Immigration Issues 101 for Startups and Small Businesses | 2019 |
CT Startup Podcast | US Immigration for Investors and Entrepreneurs | 2019 |
CT Innovations VentureClash Webinar Series | U.S. Visa Options for VentureClash Companies | 2018 |
Yale School of Management | Visa Options After Graduation (Entrepreneurship Focus) | 2018 |
UConn SAGE | Visa Options After Graduation | 2018 |
Columbia University Business School | Visa Options After Graduation | 2017 |
CCM Annual Convention | Hot Topics in Municipality Law (Immigration/ Sanctuary Cities) | 2017 |
The Big Connect | Making Your Business Attractive to Foreign Investors: Visa Programs & Options That Will Help | 2017 |
Quinnipiac Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Visa Options for Foreign Students and Entrepreneurs | 2017 |
UConn PEP | Presentacion Sobre Leyes de Inmigracion | 2016 |
VentureClash Podcast | Visas for International Entrepreneurs | 2016 |
CERC FDI | Immigration Options for Brazilian Investors and Entrepreneurs | 2016 |
Polish National Home of Hartford | Visa Options for Polish Nationals | 2016 |
Columbia University Workshop for International MBAs | Visa Options After Graduation | 2016 |
CT Innovations VentureClash | VentureClash Entrepreneurship Podcast | 2016 |
Fairfield University International Student Presentation | Visa Options After Graduation (Entrepreneurship Focus) | 2015 |
World Affairs Council Panel on Immigration | Global Conversation Series: The U.S. Immigration Crisis | 2015 |
SC2 Challenge | Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Hartford | 2015 |
WNPR: Left Out Of Visa Waiver Program, Polish Visitors Ask: 'Why Not Us?' | Visa Waiver Program (Poland) | 2015 |
WRYM Radio | Visa Options for Polish Nationals | 2015 |
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | Visa Options After Graduation (Entrepreneurship Focus) | 2015 |
University of Bridgeport Entrepreneurial Center | Visa Options After Graduation (Entrepreneurship Focus) | 2015 |
UConn TIP Seminar Series | Entrepreneurship & Immigration | 2015 |
Quinnipiac University Immigration Law for Foreign Students | Visa Options After Graduation (Entrepreneurship Focus) | 2015 |
Middlesex Community College Immigration Law class | Immigration Law and Policy | 2015 |
UConn SAGE Workshop | Visa Options After Graduation (Entrepreneurship Focus) | 2015 |
St. Michael's Ukrainian Church Annual Celebration | Immigration Options for Ukrainian Nationals | 2014 |
West Indian Social Club Presentation | Immigration Options for West Indian Nationals | 2014 |
Boardroom Series | Foreign Investments into US Ventures: Incentives and Structures | 2014 |
Deferred Action Renewals | DACA Renewals | 2014 |
Boardroom Series | Foreign Investments into U.S. Ventures: Incentives and Structures | 2013 |
Polish Business Event | Immigration Options for Polish Investors and Entrepreneurs | 2013 |
Funding Sources and Incentives for Investment in Connecticut | EB-5 Foreign Investor Program | 2013 |
Human Resources Council | Immigration and the Hiring Process | 2013 |
Labor & Employment Law Seminar | Immigration Law Updates | 2012 |
International Business Strategy Group | Post-Graduation Visa Options | 2012 |
Community Presentation Series | Immigration Law for Romanians | 2011 |
Immigration Incentives for Foreign Investors | EB-5 Investor Program | 2011 |
Norwich City Hall Meeting | EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program | 2011 |
Annual Conference of the Regional Assemblies of God Churches | Current Topics in Immigration Law | 2010 |
Boston Romanian Professionals (at Ameriprise) | Immigration Law 101: What You Should Know About Employment- and Family-Based Immigration | 2010 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Release of Detainee | Secured Release |
Release of Detainee | Secured Release |
L-1A "New Office" Multinational Manager Visa | Approved |
E-2 Foreign Investor Visa Granted | Approved |
Asylum | asylum granted |
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Oleg Gherasimov, International law Attorney on Jan 6, 2016
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Ms. Bucin is a fine, knowledgeable and effective attorney. She is an asset to the legal community. I endorse this lawyer.
John O'Brien, Immigration Attorney on Oct 2, 2014
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An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community, I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a lawyer who knows the law and truly cares about protecting the rights of her clients and getting them the most favorable result possible.
Oleg Gherasimov, International law Attorney on Jan 6, 2016
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Ms. Bucin is a fine, knowledgeable and effective attorney. She is an asset to the legal community. I endorse this lawyer.
John O'Brien, Immigration Attorney on Oct 2, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community, I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a lawyer who knows the law and truly cares about protecting the rights of her clients and getting them the most favorable result possible.
Christian Lassen, Unknown Attorney on Sep 1, 2013
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Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community.