Lawyer since 1998. Won top 5% Application Awards, Author, past US Professor, Excellence & Compassion
Dr. Tamara Relis is a Visa and Immigration attorney. She has been a lawyer since 1998 and has repeatedly won awards for producing strategic applications involving legal research in the top 5% of hundreds of others submitted. She has represented over 100 cases in courts as a trial lawyer (barrister/litigation), and has worked as a US Law Professor of Evidence, Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, as well as a postdoctoral legal fellow at Columbia Law School and London School of Economics.
She is the author of Clients' Perceptions in Litigation and Mediation (Cambridge University Press 2009, 2011), which focuses on how lawyers and the legal system must improve to meet clients' needs, and The Purchase of Human Rights (Oxford University Press, 2017, forthcoming).
At RelisLaw PLLC, we do things differently. Your situation and your needs are our prime focus, to provide you with a most positive experience in the processing of your case. Your case will be vigorously and meticulously pursued through every available avenue to enable you to enjoy the vast array of opportunities USA and North America have to offer.
We assist clients, their businesses and their families located around the world, in all areas relating to visiting, working, performing, doing business, investing, claiming asylum, fighting removal, or immigrating to USA or Canada.
In working with Dr. Tamara Relis and her team, you will receive not only excellence and integrity in the quality of your representation, but highly personalized, compassionate service from a team who are committed to you, your business and your loved ones.
We take on only a limited number of new clients each month to enable us to care for you as part of our family, for your current visa process as well as for all of your legal needs thereafter. You will have a long-lasting relationship with us throughout your journey, with a team that truly cares about you and your life.
Practice areas
Languages spoken
English, French, Spanish, Italian
RelisLaw PLLC
43 West 43 Street, Suite 135
New York, NY, 10036
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NY | Currently registered | 2016 | 12/09/2020 |
Legal answers | 12 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Work in International Human Rights, Movement of People | British Academy Award | 2016 |
Career Development Award | Research Council Fund | 2006 |
Postdoctoral Legal Research Award for Human Rights Work | British Academy | 2006 |
Award for Work on Clients' Rights and Problems in Legal Systems | Economic Research Council Award | 2005 |
Provosts Office Seed Fund Award | Columbia University Law School, New York | 2004 |
Law Teaching Prize | London School of Economics, Law Dept. | 2003 |
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Title | Company name | Duration |
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Owner | RelisLaw PLLC | 2016 - Present |
Research Fellow | London School of Economics | 2015 - Present |
Trial Lawyer | Licensed Practice for the Bar Counsel | 2002 - Present |
Attorney, Solicitor | Licensed To Practice In England & Wales | 1998 - Present |
Visiting Researcher | New York University School Of Law | 2012 - 2013 |
Visiting Research Fellow | London School of Economics, Law Dept | 2009 - 2013 |
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Asst. Professor of Law | Touro Law Center, New York | 2009 - 2014 |
British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow | London School of Economics, Law Department | 2006 - 2009 |
Legal Research Fellow | London School of Economics, Law Dept | 2005 - 2015 |
Postdoctoral Legal Fellow | Columbia University Law School | 2005 - 2009 |
ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow | London School of Economics, Law Department | 2005 - 2006 |
Attorney Trial Lawyer | Plowden Buildings Chamber, Temple, London & Clerksroom | 2003 - 2004 |
Pro Bono Work | Mary Ward Legal Center | 1996 - 1996 |
Attorney | GSC Solicitors | 1996 - 1998 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member | 2015 - Present |
New York City Bar Association | Member | 2015 - Present |
New York County Bar Association | Member | 2015 - Present |
Law Society of England and Wales | Member | 1998 - 2015 |
Bar Council of England and Wales | Member | 1998 - 2015 |
Law and Society Association- Human Rights | Member | 1998 - 2015 |
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Law and Society Association- CRN South Asia | Member | 1998 - 2015 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Oxford University Press | THE PURCHASE OF HUMAN RIGHTS: STANDARDS AND LEGAL PLURALISM IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH | 2017 |
Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law | The Unifying Benefits of Studies in Legal Pluralism | 2016 |
United Nations Development Programme Press | CEDAW Permeation in Mahila Panchayats and Nari Adalats’ in EXPERIENCE IN ACCESS TO JUSTICE: ENGAGING WITH NON-STATE JUSTICE SYSTEMS & CONDUCTING ACCESS TO JUSTICE ASSESSMENTS | 2012 |
Cambridge University Press | PERCEPTIONS IN LITIGATION AND MEDIATION: LAWYERS, DEFENDANTS, PLAINTIFFS AND GENDERED PARTIES | 2011 |
Human Rights Quarterly | Human Rights and Southern Realities | 2011 |
Pittsburgh Law Review | “It’s Not About The Money!”: A Theory On Misconceptions Of Plaintiffs’ Litigation Aims | 2007 |
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Harvard Negotiation Law Review | Consequences Of Power | 2007 |
JAPAN ASSOCIATION OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF LAW (JASL) UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO | Lawyers and Clients: Disparate Conceptions of Dispute Resolution in Litigation-Linked Mediation | 2004 |
Kyoto University Law School Publication | Disparate Lay and Legal Actor Perceptions of the Meaning and Function of Mediation (translated to Japanese) | 2004 |
Studies in Law, Politics and Society | Civil Litigation from Litigants’ Perspectives: What We Know and What We Don’t Know About the Litigation Experience of Individual Litigants | 2002 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Columbia University Law School, New York | Postdoctoral Legal Fellow | 2009 |
University of Law | Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice | 2006 |
London School of Economics and Political Science, Law Department | PhD - Doctorate in Law | 2005 |
London School of Economics and Political Science, Law Department | LL.M - Master of Laws | 1998 |
University of London | LL.B - Bachelor of Laws | 1995 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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University of Montreal | Accounting for the Permeation of Human Rights in the Himalayas | 2017 |
Seeking Certainty, Making Truth' Law & Social Sciences Conference | Thinking with Evidence | 2016 |
Law & Society Conference New Orleans | Legal Pluralism: Culture and Religion, ‘Indian Courts, Panchayats and Tibetan Justice Ideals: Comparing Conceptions of Harm, Human Rights and Non-State Laws in the Himalayas | 2016 |
Conference of South Asia | Accounting for Human Rights Abuse in South Asia | 2016 |
American Law and Society Conference | Human Rights and Movement of People | 2016 |
Mediate Scotland Conference | Keynote Speaker | 2015 |
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Manipal University Center of Philosophy and the Indian Council for Social Science Research | International Conference on Non-State Legal Practices in India | 2015 |
Law and Society Conference Seattle | The Unifying Benefits of Studies in Legal Pluralism: A View from Actors in the Indian Subcontinent, Legal Pluralism and Its Contribution to the Global South/North Paradigm Panel | 2015 |
Constitutional Democracy | Law, Justice, Democracy and the Clash of Cultures | 2013 |
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts | The Future of Court Alternative Dispute Resolution | 2011 |
United Nations Development Programme | State and Non-State Justice Systems | 2010 |
Rutgers Law School, New York | Clients' and Lawyers' Perceptions in Litigation and Mediation | 2010 |
Cornell Law School | Human Rights and Violence Against Women | 2010 |
Fordham Law School, New York | Culture and Disputing Processes | 2009 |
McGill University | ‘Human Rights Abuse Paradigms: Discontinuities in Local Desires and International Law’ | 2008 |
Yale Law School, United Nations Development Programme Conference | Access to Justice: Law, Policy and Institutions | 2006 |
Yale Law School & UNDP | Access to Justice: Law, Policy, Institutions | 2006 |
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An excellent lawyer who treats clients with patience, care, understanding, and utmost professionalism - an even better person and I wholeheartedly recommend for future services.
Ral Obioha, Immigration Attorney on Nov 6, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Tamara is extremely knowledgeable in immigration law! She takes her time with every case and/or client to provide the very best counsel! If you want a lawyer who invests her best time and effort in your case, Tamara is who! I certainly endorse this lawyer.
Racquel Cousins, Immigration Attorney on Jul 19, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. Dr. Relis is an extremely courteous colleague. She is well known in the community. She works hard for her clients and provides excellent service.
Somair Alam, Immigration Attorney on Feb 11, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Ms. Relis is a top-notch immigration attorney. A zealous advocate for her clients and highly respected in the legal community.
Aseel Al-Ramahi, Immigration Attorney on Oct 8, 2016
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Tamara Relis is the right kind of attorney - An attorney that cares about her clients and focuses thoroughly on their cases and their needs. She is detail-oriented as well as conscientious. I recommend Dr Relis for any client that is looking for a smooth, happy and successful relationship with an attorney.
Jason Baxter, Immigration Attorney on Oct 7, 2016
Relationship: Supervised lawyer
I endorse this lawyer.'. Tamara Relis is a very hard working attorney who will not rest until she has completed the work necessary for a case... When I asked her to cover a case for me she did an excellent job and I would recommend her for any type of work that you need. I have worked with many attorneys during my career and I don't know anyone who spends as much time preparing as Tamara. Anyone who hires Tamara Relis should feel confident that they are getting their money's worth.
Bonnie Schinagle, Asylum Attorney on Jul 14, 2016
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Legal scholarship requires an special attention to detail. Dr. Rellis is a noted legal scholar and is an established authority in the fields of asylum and immigration law. I highly recommend her. Bonnie Spiro Schinagle, Esq.