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Mercedes S. Cano is the sole proprietor of the Law Office of Mercedes S. Cano. She has extensive experience in the area of immigration law, and more specifically in matters involving deportation, immigration petitions with criminal issues and criminal defense in both immigration and criminal courts. She has represented immigrants abused by United States citizens or permanent legal residents. Ms. Cano has successfully represented immigrants in immigration courts in and out of
New YorkState and before the Board of Immigration Appeals. Her practice advising immigrant communities helped her emerge as a practical and efficient business consultant for business negotiating leases, contracts, and the purchase and sale of corporations.
Community Service: In 1999, with funds from the Initiative for Public Interest at YaleUniversity, Ms. Cano formed a not-for-profit organization that provided her with her first immigration cases. After forming a community center in JacksonHeights, Queens, New York, she created an immigration clinic that helped over 1700 immigration families. The research and handling of these immigration cases gave rise to the immigration, criminal and family practice she fervently developed after leaving the community center.
She was published by the New York City Law Review, Volume Twelve, Fall 2008 in the collaborative article titled “Public Interest Practice Section Notes from the Field: Challenges of Indigent Criminal Defense.”
Ms. Cano received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature cum laude from Queens College and her Jurist Doctorate from CUNY School of Law. In 2011 she became an Adjunct Professor at CUNY School of Law in a special project as a consultant to immigration and criminal defense attorney after a landmark decision (Padilla v. Kentucky) decision by U.S. Supreme Court requiring defense attorneys to advise their clients on immigration consequences. She has lectured attorneys through Continuing Legal Education lectures on immigration consequences in criminal and family courts, specifically to defense attorneys in the private bar and to Assigned counsel attorneys in the Bronx Family Court. She has made presentations to business groups, churches, schools, hospitals and not-for- profit organizations on immigration, criminal and family issues. She is the President of the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Queens County Bar Association, the New York State Association of Criminal Defense, National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business, Count Me In/Make Mine a Million, National Association of Professional Women and Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
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100 Park Ave.,, Suite 1600, New York, NY, 10017
40-26 82nd Street, Jackson Heights, NY, 11373
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Posted by Olivier | August 09, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
AMAZING, EXCELLENT GREAT PERSON !!!!!!!!
AMAZING, EXCELLENT GREAT PERSON !!!!!!!! I strongly recommend Attorney Mercedes Cano and her staff. I don’t know if one review will be enough to describe and explain the Skill, the Patience, the knowledge and the Professionalism of Mercedes Cano. First of all my case wasn’t easy, it was a lot of h...
Posted by Marco Antonio | December 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
100% Recommended
I got married in July 2013. Soon after, my husband and I we were looking for a good lawyer to represent us for our immigration case since I came to this country with a C1 visa many years ago and I overstayed. Many years had to past for me to finally start fixing my immigration status: marriage equal...
Posted by anonymous | July 23, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Immigration/Criminal Case
Ms. Cano was very thorough in absolutely every aspect of the case. She made me and my family extremely comfortable throughout the entire process. Our process took about 3 years but there was always contact and updates. We were never left in the dark and all options, whether good or bad, were explaine...
Posted by Joel | July 10, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Change of Status Job
My wife and I met with Mercedes in March of 2015. We also met with a few other lawyers that month to plan for her change of status after our wedding. Originally we had just met for a consultation but her consultation was so thorough and confident and up to date that we decided it would be worth it to...
Posted by Fam. Acosta Duarte | June 28, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Excellent, and professional lawyer
Damos Gracias a Dios primeramente y luego a la Dra. Mercedes S. Cano y su equipo de trabajo por su excelente labor, atenciones, gestiones, eficiente seguimiento y dedicación en todo el proceso de residencia de nuestra familia, la Dra. Cano es una excelente profesional, altamente responsable, amable,...
"An outstanding and well respected attorney in the legal community. I would recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone needing legal representation."
"I was a student intern at the Law Office of Mercedes S. Cano in the summer of 2010. I was very impressed by her knowledge and style of practice, and her passion for helping the community. Located in the heart of Jackson Heights, Queens, Mercedes had a bustling office and often took client walk-ins with diverse issues. She never turned anyone away and always offered to help people in need. While working for Mercedes, I assisted in researching mandatory detention and bond, criminal immigration issues including CIMT and aggravated felonies under NY and NJ statute, and other complicated matters involving removal proceedings, inadmissibility issues, and transactional work. I also assisted Mercedes with preparing a CLE course she gave on Padilla v. Kentucky. Mercedes' commitment to helping the community through her legal expertise is impressive. Her passion for social justice is apparent in the work that does. She handles each case professionally, effectively, and with compassion."
"Mercedes Cano is respected in the legal community. She has extensive experience in helping clients obtain legal status in the United States."
"I endorse this lawyer.Mercedes is an experienced hardworking attorney who performs extensive legal research to provide her clients with the correct legal advice, and then zealously advocates for them in Court."
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2011
Women's History Month Awardee, NYC Commission on Women's Issues
2011
Honoree, Queensborough President and NYC City Council
2007
Distinguished Public Award, CUNY School of Law
2003
Awardee for Outstanding Contribution to Public Interest Law, CUNY Public Interest Law Association
2002
Maria Abella de Ramirez Award, Queens Hispanic Parade
2000
Echoing Green Fellowship, Echoing Green
2000
Union Square Award, Fund for the City of New York
1999
Initiative for Public Interest Award, Yale University
2003 - Present
Sole proprietor, Law Office of Mercedes S. Cano
1999 - 2003
Director, Centro Comunitario y de Asesoria Legal
1999 - 2000
Legal Assistant, Law Office of Steven C. Hermann
2013 - Present
Latino Lawyers Association of Queens CountyPresident
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Deportation terminated and client and family now are all documented.
Client was granted asylum.
Client is now a legal permanent resident.
1999
JD - Juris Doctor
1996
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2013
2013
The Impact of American Immigration Reform In The Dominican Diaspora
2012
Immigration and Criminal Defense
2010
Immigration and Criminal Law
2010
CLE on Padilla v. Kentucky
2013
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Spanish
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