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Oscar J. Barbosa
- Lancaster, PA
- Licensed for 11 years
About Oscar
Licensed Federally to Practice Immigration Law in all 50 States. Helping immigrats around the world. Dedicated practice to Immigration Law, Admitted in NJ.
Mr. Barbosa founded Diaspora Law aiming at connecting community oriented attorneys in order to provide comprehensive immigration services. Mr. Barbosa sees immigration as a human rights oriented practice. He previously worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as a Legal Assistant and with the Service Employees International Union, as an organizer.
His previous academic and work experiences have taken him for extended periods to Japan, Brazil, China, the United Kingdom and Chile. He speaks Spanish, and Portuguese.
Mr. Barbosa is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Rotary International, the Pennsylvania State Alumni Association, and Sierra Club. Mr. Barbosa was awarded the Certificate on Exemplary Commitment to Pro-Bono and Public Service. His pledge to client attention makes him a reachable attorney with the skills and experience to advocate for his clients.
He is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey, and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey as well as Immigration Courts nationwide.
Practice areas
- Immigration: 75%
www.diasporalaw.com
- Asylum: 25%
Languages spoken
Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, English
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Diaspora Law
310 Morris Ave
Suite 301/302
Elizabeth, NJ, 07208
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1136 Hamilton St.
1st. Floor
Allentown, PA, 18101
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1500 Market Street, 12th Floor, East Tower
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138 N. 5th St.
Reading, PA, 19610
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Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | Active | 2010 | 12/12/2021 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Rising Stars | Super Lawyers | 2020 |
| A+ Ratign & Accreditation | Better Business Bureau | 2019 |
| Influential Latino Leaders as Trail Blazers & Influencers | Latino Connections | 2018 |
| Lo Mejor De Lo Mejor | Latino Connections | 2018 |
| Pro Bono and Public Service Award | Syracuse University | 2009 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney | Diaspora LAW, LLC | 2012 - Present |
| Partner | Leschak & Barbosa | 2011 - 2012 |
| Political Organizer | SEIU | 2011 - 2011 |
| Organizer (OIT) | SEIU | 2011 - 2011 |
| Policy Advocate | D.C. Language Access Coalition | 2010 - 2011 |
| Volunteer Language Access Project | Legal Aid Society of DC | 2010 - 2010 |
| International Trade and Integration, Intern | ECLAC | 2009 - 2009 |
| Volunteer, Law Students in Action | Legal Assistance of Western New York | 2008 - 2010 |
| Summer Legal Intern | The AIRE Centre | 2008 - 2008 |
| International Protection Assistant | UNHCR | 2006 - 2006 |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State Alumni Association | Member | 2016 - Present |
| Rotary International | Member | 2015 - Present |
| Sierra Club | Member | 2014 - Present |
| American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member | 2010 - Present |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Motivos magazine | Temporary Protected Status and Its Future/ El estatus de protección temporal y su situación a futuro | 2018 |
| CESRAN | Labor Law in China: In the context of China's Cultural Traditions(Link) | 2011 |
| Impunity Watch Law Journal | Diverging Theories Explain Attack on Indigenous Celebration. | 2009 |
| Impunity Watch Law Journal | New Guerrilla Group Attacks Military Post. | 2009 |
| Impunity Watch Law Journal | Labor Leaders Assassinated by Paramilitaries. | 2009 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | MA - Masters | 2009 |
| Tsinghua Daxue | International Studies | 2009 |
| Syracuse University | JD/MA | 2009 |
| Pennsylvania State University, University Park (main campus) | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2005 |
| Kansai Gaikokugo Daigaku | Japanese Studies | 2005 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church | Immigration | 2018 |
| Community Legal Clinic | Legal Advice | 2018 |
| Presentation at Literacy Center | Coatesville, Presentation | 2017 |
| Presentation Christina Seix Academy | Trenton, Presentation | 2017 |
| First Memorial Presbyterian Church Presentation | Dover, Presentation | 2017 |
| 2017 Immigration Conference | Newark, Conference | 2017 |
| Presentation Evergreen School | Plainfield, Presentation | 2017 |
| CONOZCA SUS DERECHOS Conference | Elizabeth, Conference | 2017 |
| Immigration Presentation | Elizabethtown, Presentation | 2017 |
| Church Presentation with Jean-Gardy | Lancaster, Presentation | 2017 |
| Know Your Rights Event | Union City, Event | 2017 |
| Migrant Ed. Event | Reading, Event | 2017 |
| Tec Centro Debate - LOWV | Lancaster, Debate | 2017 |
| CWS Annual Community Appreciation Breakfast | Lancaster, Community Foundation | 2017 |
| NAACP Lancaster Theological Seminary Hafer Center | Lancaster, Seminary | 2017 |
| 2017 Annual Meeting and Convention | Atlantic City, Annual Meeting | 2017 |
| Immigrant Support Founders - Board Meeting | Princeton, Board Meeting | 2017 |
| Statewide Parent Meeting | Grantville, Presentation | 2017 |
| Refugees charity, square dancing. | Lancaster, Community Foundation | 2017 |
| American flag raising | East Orange, Event | 2017 |
| New Brunswick Presentation | New Brunswick, Presentation | 2017 |
| Warren County Forum on Immigrant and Refugee Families | Phillipsburg, Forum | 2016 |
| Know Your Rights Presentation | Newark, Presentation | 2016 |
| Hispanic Conference | Hanover , Conference | 2016 |
| Latest news on immigration. | Elizabeth, Immigration Conference | 2016 |
| MLK Weekend SU Reunion | Key West, Reunion | 2016 |
| Presenting . Rotary Meeting. | Lancaster, Presentation. | 2016 |
| Young Professional Summit Committee Meeting | Harrisburg, Meeting | 2016 |
| Networking Event | Lancaster, Event. | 2016 |
| Housing Project Meeting (Rotary) | Lancaster, Meeting | 2016 |
| LCDC Spring Banquet & Silent Auction | Leola Village, Forum | 2016 |
| Latino Empowerment Project | Lancaster, Project | 2016 |
| Housing Project Meeting | Lancaster, Meeting | 2016 |
| Taller sobre Immigracion en York | York, workshop | 2016 |
| The African American/Latino Roundtable | Harrisburg, Conference | 2016 |
| Immigration Forum, St. Joseph Catholic Church | Hanover, Immigration Forum | 2015 |
| New Brunswick Presentation | New Brunswick, Presentation | 2015 |
| NORWESCAP Immigration forum | Phillipsburg, Immigration forum | 2015 |
| Immigrants rights community forum | Elizabeth, Community forum | 2015 |
| Presentation at McCaskey High School | Lancaster, Presentation | 2015 |
| Presentation at Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Mount Carmel. | Orange, Presentation | 2015 |
| Messiah College Presentation | Mechanicsburg, Guest speaker | 2015 |
| All Star- Community Project | Lancaster, Community Project | 2015 |
| Reflections on Leadership Symposium | Camp Hill, Symposium | 2015 |
| HOPE - Church - Breakfast Presentation | Lancaster, Presentation | 2015 |
| Harrisburg Rottary- ABC Appalachian Brewery | Harrisburg, Rottary | 2015 |
| Immigration Issues in Plainfield | Plainfield, Immigration Issues | 2015 |
| Small Business and Community Expo | Lancaster, Community Expo | 2015 |
| YWCA Diversity Forum | Harrisburg, Forum | 2015 |
| Etown Meet up | Elizabethtown, Meet up | 2014 |
| Dominican event | York, Event | 2014 |
| Conference Immigration | Lancaster, Conference | 2014 |
| Latinos Unidos Workshop | Harrisburg, Workshop | 2014 |
| Community Forum | Hanover, Forum | 2014 |
| Diversity Networking Forum | Harrisburg, Forum | 2014 |
| Community Expo | Lancaster, Community Expo | 2014 |
| Forum Morris County Family Center | Dover, Forum | 2014 |
| Saint Joseph church, presentations | Elizabeth, Presentation | 2014 |
| Annual FBA NJ Immigration Conference | Newark, Immigration Conference | 2014 |
| Lancaster County Community Foundation | Lancaster, Community Foundation | 2014 |
| Sin Barreras Community Help Fair | Charlottesville,Community Help Fair | 2014 |
| HGSK South Side Branch Library Presentation | Bethlehem, Presentation | 2014 |
| AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law | Boston, Conference | 2014 |
| Community Workshop with HGSK | Lancaster, Community Workshop | 2014 |
| 1st presentation at St. Francis | Harrisburg, presentation | 2014 |
| SACA immigration seminar | Lancaster, Seminar | 2014 |
| HOPE Community Services, GALA | Lancaster, Community Services | 2014 |
| YORK Presentation | York, Presentation | 2014 |
| Presentation, Iglesia Puerta de Paz | Lancaster, Presentation | 2014 |
| READING Presentation | Penn Street Reading, Presentation | 2014 |
| Workshop / Immigration | York, Workshop | 2014 |
| 8th Annual Community Service Celebration | Lancaster, Community Service | 2014 |
| Activity Toys for Tots - Programa migrante | Lancaster, Programa migrante | 2014 |
| United Passaic Organization- Immigration Conference | Passaic, Immigration Conference | 2014 |
| Asbury Park presentation | Asbury Park, presentation | 2014 |
| A Forum on Immigration in Lancaster, PA | Lancaster, Immigration Forum | 2014 |
| Rally for Immigrant Rights | Washington, Regional Rally | 2013 |
| VACOLAO Lobby District Rally | Harrisonburg, Rally | 2013 |
| Immigration presentation | Charlotsville, Presentation | 2013 |
| VACOLAO Lobby District Door Knocking | Enterprise Street Sterling, Door Knocking | 2013 |
| North Plainfield Forum. Ecuatorians / Centro Hispano | Saint Joseph's Church/Centro Hispano, Forum | 2013 |
| Immigration event | Morristown, event | 2013 |
| Forum - Jersey City | Jersey City, Forum | 2013 |
| Human Rights Viol. in Guatemala | New York, Forum | 2013 |
| Reception Honoring Pickering & Rangel Fellows | Washington, Reception | 2013 |
| Forum - Paterson | Paterson, Forum | 2013 |
| Harrisburg, Forum | Harrisburg, Forum | 2013 |
| Petersburg Mentoring Event | Petersburg, Event | 2013 |
| VA First Referrals Meeting | Arlington, Meeting | 2013 |
| Sin Barreras Forum | Waynesboro, Forum | 2013 |
| Broadway, Long Branch, Forum | Long Branch, Foro | 2013 |
| Bradley Beach Forum | Bradley Beach, Forum | 2013 |
| Flemington, Foro | Flemington, Foro | 2013 |
| Lutheran Youth Immigration Presentation | Jersey Ave, Immigration Presentation | 2013 |
| Refer Clients, Plan Presentations and Network | Fairfax, Presentation | 2013 |
| Latino Lunch Connection - VACOLAO | Columbia Pike, Latino Lunch Connection | 2013 |
| Virginia Immigrant Advocates Summit | Columbia Pike,Advocates Summit | 2013 |
| VALHEN 2013 Encuentro Conference | J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Conference | 2013 |
| Annual Sangria Social and Immigration Law Panel | Newark, Immigration Law Panel | 2013 |
| NJHCC Event | Jersey City, Event | 2013 |
| Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey | Arsbury Park, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
| Iglesia Cristiana Amor Constante | Dover, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
| Paterson Family Success Center | Paterson, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
| Mi Casa es Puebla | Passaic, Comuunity Immigration Forum | 2013 |
| Organizacion Azteca / LLANJ - Immigration Committee | Atlantic City, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
| LLANJ - Immigration Committee | Lakewood, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
| Alexander F. Jankowsi Community Center | Perth Amboy, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
| Immigration Detention Seminar, Hanover Law | Washington, Immigration Seminar | 2013 |
| Conference to Support Immigrants | United Way - Conference | 2013 |
| Immigration Representation Conference | Newark, Immigration Conference | 2013 |
| Immigration Coalition | New Brunswick, Immigration Coalition | 2013 |
| CBP Tour and GOES Enrollment and NJ Chapter Meeting | Elizabeth, Enrollment and Chapter Meeting | 2013 |
| Lazos, meeting Brunswick Presentation | New Brunswick, Presentation | 2013 |
| Welcome to "our team" reception | Lancaster, reception | 2013 |
| Civil Rights and Civil Liberties | Edison, Forum | 2013 |
| Comunity Forum | Perth Amboy, Forum | 2013 |
| Immigration Forum | Hempstead, Forum | 2013 |
| Forum, Phi Iota Alpfa, | Newark, Forum | 2013 |
| Centro de Exito Familiar de Phillipsburg | Phillipsburg, Presentation | 2013 |
| 5th Special meeting Lakewood Immigration Reform | Lakewood, Special meeting | 2013 |
| Overview of Labor Law and Tenant Rights | Paterson, Presentation | 2013 |
| VACOLAO Lobby District Meeting with Rep. Wittman | Fredericksburg, Meeting | 2013 |
| Immigration presentation NCC-Adult Learning Center | Newark, Presentation | 2013 |
| VACOLAO Lobby District Community Forum | Enterprise Street Sterling, Community Forum | 2013 |
| Immigration Forum with Stepahanie Takushi | Columbia, Immigration Forum | 2013 |
| VACOLAO Lobby District Community Forum | Enterprise Street Sterling, Community Forum | 2013 |
| Immigration Presentation | Elizabeth, Presentation | 2013 |
| VACOLAO Lobby District Rally | Albemarle County, Rally | 2013 |
| Case name | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Adjustments with Waivers | Green Cards Approved |
Very professional and kind
5.0 stars
Posted by Saul
August 3, 2021
¡Muchas Gracias Oscar!
5.0 stars
Posted by Patricia
July 19, 2021
Excellent Lawyer
5.0 stars
Posted by Lydia
October 14, 2019
My Experience
5.0 stars
Posted by Marisol Gomez
July 21, 2019
Very knowledgeable and willing to help!
5.0 stars
Posted by Carlos
September 19, 2018
Excelente y muy claro
5.0 stars
Posted by anonymous
August 6, 2018
Good work
5.0 stars
Posted by Joan
April 26, 2018
Excelente servicio del abogado!
5.0 stars
Posted by Amparo
April 18, 2018
Excelente trabajo.
5.0 stars
Posted by David
April 4, 2018
Good job And excelente person
5.0 stars
Posted by anonymous
April 4, 2018
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Attorney endorsements
(6)
Victor Garza, Immigration Attorney on Apr 16, 2020
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Oscar is a knowledgable and compassionate attorney. He puts clients at ease and the Court on notice.
Somair Alam, Immigration Attorney on Feb 10, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Mr. Barbosa is a highly capable attorney committed to providing clients experienced, knowledgeable and aggressive representation. I endorse him without reservation.
Victor Garza, Immigration Attorney on Apr 16, 2020
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Oscar is a knowledgable and compassionate attorney. He puts clients at ease and the Court on notice.
Somair Alam, Immigration Attorney on Feb 10, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Mr. Barbosa is a highly capable attorney committed to providing clients experienced, knowledgeable and aggressive representation. I endorse him without reservation.
Christopher Doval, Immigration Attorney on Oct 26, 2016
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Mr. Barbosa is a passionate, aggressive and thorough advocate in immigration law, an area in which he concentrates. I have known and worked with him on several endeavors over the years and have always been impressed with his devotion and creativity. His background lends him to be a sensitive counselor for people with complex concerns and from diverse cultures.
Juliana Diaz, Immigration Attorney on Mar 24, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. Very well-rounded and knowledgeable in Immigration law.
Megan Lantz, Immigration Attorney on Sep 20, 2013
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. He is an excellent attorney who is highly knowledgeable in the area of immigration law.
Helen Ramirez, Immigration Attorney on Aug 26, 2013
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer.