Sumaiya Khalique

Sumaiya Khalique, Esq. is an Immigration Attorney, who practices all areas of immigration law, and including Removal Defense and Business Immigration. In particular, Ms. Khalique focuses on asylum cases and extraordinary ability visas.

As an immigrant herself, Ms. Khalique is aware of the many difficulties immigrants face in navigating the complexities of the legal system, and the limited access to resources immigrants have without legal status. That is why she is passionate about representing her clients and committed to helping them obtain legal solutions.

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Ms. Khalique began her legal career in the area of criminal law in Sydney, Australia and the United States. In Sydney, she worked on criminal cases on appeal before the New South Wales Supreme Court, and assisted underprivileged and disadvantaged youth who faced criminal charges at the highly respected Shopfront Youth Legal Center. In the United States, she gained experience in the Kings County District Attorney's Office and the Nassau Legal Aid Society in New York. Over the past few years, she has gained invaluable experience in immigration law working as an Immigration Attorney for the Smotritsky Law Group, PLLC, under the mentorship of Mr. Stanley Smotritsky. 

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Ms. Khalique is admitted to the New York State Bar. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Barnard College, Columbia University, and a Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University School of Law. Ms. Khalique is fluent in Bengali and speaks Spanish.