Salvatore Joseph Picataggio Jr.

Salvatore “Sal” Picataggio, practices family and business immigration law, assisting and representing clients in family-based immigration (spouse, parent/child, sibling), investments (E-2 Treaty Investor and EB-5 Immigrant Investor), H-1B and E-3 specialty occupations, L-1 and EB-1 multinational executives and managers, EB-1 aliens of extraordinary ability, applications for citizenship and naturalization, and more. He has practiced Immigration law exclusively since 2011 and joined Colombo and Hurd in 2019.

Sal also practices heavily in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, where he assists with investor petitions and applications for permanent residency, Regional Center Applications, Regional Center Amendments, and EB-5 project infrastructure, compliance, and best practices. Sal is the Top Contributor and an “EB-5 Verified” Attorney on .

Sal is a member of the Florida Bar, the Orange County Bar Association and its Immigration and Naturalization Committee, Invest in USA, the Global Council of the Orlando Regional Realtor Association, and the Central Florida Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Sal participates with and gives presentations to international chambers and business groups such as the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce, British American Chamber of Commerce, Orlando Regional Realtor Association and Global Council, World Trade Center Orlando, and more.

Sal graduated from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in May, 2011. Sal’s studies included a diverse array of topics including intellectual property law, government law, and land use and environmental law. Sal returned to the University of Florida as co-adjunct professor of Business Immigration Spring of 2017.

At his time at the Levin College of Law, Sal was a member of the John Marshall Bar Association General Board as Director of Technology and Director of Public Relations. He was the Event Coordinator and a Student Ambassador for the Introduction to Law School and the Profession program. He was also the Vice President, Live Music Showcase Coordinator, and performer for the Music Law Conference.  

Sal graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida in 2008, where he majored in Public Relations and minored in Business Administration. He was a member of the Public Relations Student Society of America and the drummer for the University of Florida Jazz Band.  

• Education

• Juris Doctor – University of Florida Levin College of Law

• Bachelor’s Degree (Public Relations) – University of Florida

• Bar Memberships

• State of Florida

• Professional Organizations

• Florida Bar

• Orange County Bar Association Immigration and Naturalization Committee

• American Immigration Lawyers Association Central Florida Chapter

• Invest in USA

• Orlando Regional Realtor Association Global Council

• Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce

• British American Chamber of Commerce Orlando

• Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce