Paul P Szeto
About Paul
Attorney Paul Szeto served as a Trial Attorney and Assistant
District Counsel for the New York District of the former Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS, whose functions have since been transferred to
DHS) from 1994 to 1999. As a government
attorney, Mr. Szeto personally handled hundreds of immigration cases. In addition to handling immigration and
nationality cases inside and outside of the courtroom, he also offered legal
advice to immigration inspectors and adjudicators. Towards
Practice areas
Languages spoken
Mandarin, Cantonese
Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | Currently registered | 2005 | 06/26/2017 |
| NJ | Active | 2004 | 07/15/2017 |
| CA | Inactive | 1994 | 03/21/2017 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
avvo contributions
| Legal answers | 27 |
| Legal guides | 0 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Performance Rating Award | U.S. Department of Justice | 1996 |
| Edward L. Dubroff Memorial Award | American Immigration Law Foundation | 1994 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Attorney | Law Office of Paul Szeto, LLC | 2004 - Present |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County Bar Association | Co-Chair, Immigration Law Commmittee | 2012 - Present |
| New Jersey State Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| New York State Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member | N/A |
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| In the Matter of F_L_ | Waiver of inadmissibility & green card granted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Middlesex Advocate, Vol.27 No.3 | An Introduction to the U.S. Immigration Process | 2012 |
| www.ILW.com | The I-485 Inventory Numbers Require Attention | 2009 |
| www.ILW.com | Child Status Protection Act: Delays Are Actually Better For Some | 2006 |
| School name | Major | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Hastings College of the Law | Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1994 |
| San Francisco State College | N/A | N/A | 1989 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Immigration Court Proceedings, An Introduction (Moderator) | Immigration Court Proceedings (Moderator) | 2014 |
| Employment-Based Immigration | Employment-Based Immigration | 2013 |
| County Bar CLE Class | Immigration Consequences of Municipal Court Convictions | 2013 |
| Immigration Options for Graduate Students, Scientists, and Engineers | Immigration Options for Graduate Students, Scientists, and Engineers | 2005 |
Attorney endorsements
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Mitchell Ignatoff, Criminal defense Attorney
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Otto Lee, Intellectual property Attorney
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I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer for his utmost integrity and professionalism. He has worked as an attorney for the US Immigration and Naturalization Service prior to his private practice helping immigrants. I have personally known him for over twenty years and he has two decades of specialized expertise in immigration matters.
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Contact
Law Offices of Paul Szeto LLC
190 Route 27
Edison, NJ, 08820-3538
Unknown (732) 632-9888