Karen Anne Winston

Karen Anne Winston

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 15 years

Immigration Lawyer at Jacksonville, FL
Practice Areas: Immigration, Asylum

4623 Park Street, Jacksonville, FL

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 15 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2011

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Location

Law Office of Karen Winston, LLC

4623 Park Street, Jacksonville, FL, 32205

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Karen Anne Winston's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

17 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | December 22, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Review of Excellance for Karen Winston, JD

December 16, 2015 I am pleased to write the following review for Mrs. Karen Winston, attorney. In 2010 a criminal felony conviction handed me a five-year sentence in federal prison, and qualified me for deportation and removal from the US. Close to a year before I completed my sentenc...e, I began research in search of a qualified and competent immigration attorney to assist me with my immigration issue, which was going to be handled in the immigration court shortly after my release from the federal custody. After several written and verbal communications with Mrs. Karen Winston, and a number of other attorneys, I concluded that among all other attorneys interviewed, Mrs. Karen Winston is close to perfect and far from normal. I had a divine peaceful instinct concerning her. I felt exceedingly good about her and as if God has sent her to me. Her credentials were superb and she possessed such a great, caring attitude. Additionally, the fixed fee she quoted me was in-line with other attorneys and she offered a flex pay plan, which was extremely helpful. For all the foregoing reasons, I was honored to bring Mrs. Karen Winston on board to represent me in order to prevent my removal from the US. From the very beginning, I was very impressed with Mrs. Winston’s organizational skills. Immediately after she came on board, she sent me a list of documents that she needed from me and another list that she was going to obtain on her own. She wasted no time! Shortly after she received the documents, she had a full understanding of my particular issue and exhibited fantastic communication skills with me. These qualities that Mrs. Winston exhibited were unwavering. She visited me at the federal prison a number of times to go over the case, wrote to me frequently, and took all my frequent phone calls to keep me informed of the progress we were making in the case. On April 2015 after I completed my sentence, I was released from the custody of Bureau Of Prisons and was taken into the custody of ICE. At that time, Mrs. Winston drove four hours and came to see me at the immigration detention center. She was very caring, nice, and understanding. In our meeting she told me that months of research and painstaking work on my case has brought her to a conclusion. She proposed her solution to my problem and explained very skillfully the only relief available to me. I was extremely impressed with her decision. Shortly after our meeting, Mrs. Winston prepared and submitted all legal documents to the Immigration court. During several months of various court sessions, she adeptly represented my particular case to the immigration judge. Through divine providence, she secured my relief, resulting in my liberation! My family and I are extremely satisfied with the professional legal services provided by Mrs. Karen Winston and appreciate all the care and attention that she and her wonderful staff showered us with during the most stressful days of our lives. It is my honor and privilege to recommend Mrs. Karen Winston attorney to all potential clients. Without a doubt, if there is a way to help a potential client, she will find it, and will skillfully and triumphantly represent them. Again, she is an adept attorney and a wonderful human being. Mrs. Winston is close to perfect and far from normal. Thank you.

Posted by FIROZ LILYWALA | June 23, 2015 | Immigration

Amazing Attorney

She is an amazing immigration attorney. She helped me through tough times and was very persistent in helping me throughout my case.

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Karen Anne Winston's Lawyer Endorsements

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Gabriela Narvaez

Immigration lawyer | Aug 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Attorney Winston is an honest, compassionate and professional attorney. She's definitely one of the best attorney's in Jacksonville."

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Joanne Fakhre

Immigration lawyer | May 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Karen is compassionate and diligent. Very knowledgeable"

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Ian Weldon

Immigration lawyer | Apr 12

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Karen Winston is a very knowledgeable and experienced immigration lawyer. She is compassionate, tenacious and for a client facing deportation proceedings you can do no better than Karen. I endorse this lawyer."

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Gordon Nicol

Immigration lawyer | Aug 28

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"A true professional. Incredibly knowledgeable, and result driven. Highly recommended. I endorse this lawyer."

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Patricia Hernandez

Immigration lawyer | Mar 13

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Omer Ors

Immigration lawyer | Mar 12

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Karen is an extremely knowledgeable and hardworking attorney. I fully endorse her."

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Ardian Gjoka

Immigration lawyer | Apr 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jeremy Lasnetski

Immigration lawyer | Apr 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Karen is a very experienced and extremely caring lawyer who has represented many clients in immigration proceedings. She is knowledgable and a great asset to anyone who needs immigration help."

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Susan Pai

Immigration lawyer | Nov 01

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Ericka Curran

Immigration lawyer | May 08

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Winston is a highly ethical and extremely competant immigration lawyer. She has dedicated her work to serving immigrants with serious and complex criminal issues."

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Kara Roberts

Immigration lawyer | Sep 29

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer. Karen is an amazing lawyer. I have had the luck and good fortune to know her as a colleague and a friend. She has impressed me with her dedication and fortitude. Her creative approach to cases, dedication to her clients, and confidence in her knowledge and abilities are second only to her compassion and conviction that everyone, and she does mean everyone, deserves justice. I have learned far more from her than I could ever hope to give back. She has made huge waves in her field already and positively impacted countless lives when others had given up on them - this is because Karen's greatest conviction is doing what she believes is right and what her knowledge and experience tell her is justice. I am thrilled to endorse this amazing lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Exceptional Pro Bono Service in 2017, The Supreme Court of Florida

2016

AILA Central Florida Chapter Pro Bono Champion, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2010

Jerome Kermit Coble Award for Distinguished Public Service, Florida Coastal School of Law

2010

Scholarship for Outstanding Public Service Commitment, Florida Coastal Association for Public Interest Law

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Owner, Law Office of Karen Winston, LLC

2014 - 2014

Of Counsel, The Ruiz Law Firm, LLC

2013 - 2013

Attorney/Director of the Baker Defense Project, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid., Inc.

2012 - 2012

Professor, Immigrant Rights Clinic, Florida Coastal School Of Law

2010 - 2012

Equal Justice Works Fellow, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid., Inc.

Associations

2013 - Present

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Admitted to Practice

2013 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Central Florida chapter)

Co-chair of the ICE liaison committee

2011 - Present

Florida Bar

Member

2011 - Present

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Admitted to Practice

2011 - Present

National Lawyers Guild, National Immigration Project

Member

2010 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Asssociation

Member

2010 - Present

Detention Watch Network

Member

Education

2010

Florida Coastal School of Law

2001

University of Colorado - Boulder

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2020

Domestic Violence Awareness

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and the U-Visa for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence

2018

Practice Management Conference

Running an Immigration Law Firm

2018

Immigration Panel

Immigration Update

2018

DACA Informational Panel

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

2017

Immigration Presentation for Advocates

Immigration Options for Victims of Domestic Violence

2017

AILA Asylum Seminar

Asylum

2017

1st Annual CIL Conference

The U.N. Convention Against Torture

2014

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Central Florida chapter) CLE at Florida Coastal School of Law

Surviving the "rocket docket" - strategies for representing detained clients

2013

Veterans of the Court IV

Immigration Consequences

2013

Northeast Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Immigration Consequences

2013

Advocate Training

Introduction to Relief for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Other Crime

2012

Immigration Law Crossroads

Immigration related public interest law careers

2012

Deferred Action for Dreamers Community Forum

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

2012

"Lunch and Learn"

Getting Your Client Releaed from Detention (Humanitarian Parole, Bond, and Deferred Action)

Publications

2012

The report on Baker was co-authored by Karen Winston of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and Romy Lerner of Americans for Immigrant Justice, and published by Detention Watch Network (DWN). Expose and Close (Baker County Jail)

Languages

Spanish

Creole

Activity

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