Karina Duvall

I am an attorney who provides legal expertise regarding Russian law for law firms and U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. My primary focus is on working with courts and immigration authorities to interpret Russian law with respect to family law, enforcement of Russian court orders, child custody, parental consent for immigration issues, child abduction, estate and property issues, and financial investment. I have been practicing law for more than 30 years.

I have achieved successful resolution in over 3,000 cases in the Russian Federation that are published in official legal resources, and are considered as persuasive interpretations of Russian statutes, and have provided 1,500 affidavits and legal opinions for U.S. courts and USCIS.

The major part of our work is a wide range of legal and notary services worldwide. We provide all types of the notary and certified translation services for any country and in any language. We help to order certificates of no criminal record, obtain papers from the court archives, restore birth certificates, marriage, divorce, death certificates from Vital Records/Registry Office in the United States and abroad in "ZAGS" of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, etc., to get certificates of "The fact of being alive" to receive a foreign pension, as well as resolve court cases abroad, if any. We certify the Consents for the sale or purchase of Real Estate, Affidavits, Parental permission for children to travel abroad, any other documents for Russia and Ukraine. We also assist in the matters of Russia and Ukrainian citizenships and provide other services which you can find on our website, etc.

The international part of our practice is to provide services as a Russian divorce attorney where one party (or both) is a foreign national. We follow the principle of an individual approach to achieve the best possible results in a timely and cost-effective manner. Our services include divorce, child support, alimony, custody, property division, inheritance, and other related areas of Law. Karina Duvall prepares expert opinions for U.S. and foreign courts as well as for USCIS.