Maria-Fernanda Melgarejo

M. Fernanda Melgarejo Ainsworth represents clients nationwide and overseas in all areas of immigration law, with a concentration in employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visas supporting investors, entrepreneurs, extraordinary individuals, and professionals. She also has extensive experience with family-based immigration as well as waivers of inadmissibility.

Attorney Melgarejo earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law in December 2013.  While in law school, Attorney Melgarejo was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Moot Court and interned at the legal departments of two renowned multinational entertainment companies. Prior to and during law school in the U.S., she also clerked at Miami-based law firms with international clientele dealing in a wide array of corporate law matters and business immigration petitions.

In June 2009, Attorney Melgarejo obtained a Master’s Degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Salamanca (Spain) where she was a “Fundacion Carolina” scholar.  While residing in Spain, she volunteered at “Salamanca Latina,” a non-profit initiative supporting social inclusion of Latin American immigrants and promoting the Latin American culture in Spain.  

In December 2006, Attorney Melgarejo graduated with high honors from the National University of Asuncion (Paraguay) where she obtained a Law Degree.  In Paraguay, Attorney Melgarejo clerked at various divisions within the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay.

Attorney Melgarejo is a native of Paraguay, has traveled extensively and has resided in Spain and Colombia prior to relocate to the United States. She is fluent in Spanish and English. She also has working proficiency in Portuguese and Italian. Her personal journey towards United States citizenship allows Attorney Melgarejo to identify with her clients’ challenges and guide them to achieve the best outcome in their case.  She is a member of the Florida Bar, the Paraguayan Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and the American Bar Association (ABA).