Helena Maria Tetzeli

Helena M. Tetzeli is a partner at Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.

Her practice focuses on business immigration, commercial litigation, and representation and advice to business and institutional clients.

Ms. Tetzeli has a nationwide reputation as a leading immigration attorney. She is frequently asked to write and speak on immigration law topics. Her primary immigration practice areas include E and L visas, EB -5 visas, Extraordinary Ability visas and National Interest Waivers for clients in the sciences, arts, business and athletics, as well as federal and administrative court litigation. Her immigration clients include unions for major league professional athletes, high profile US and foreign companies, individual investors and others seeking to do business or immigrate here, as well as US start-ups in a variety of business and industrial sectors.

In addition to her immigration law practice, Ms. Tetzeli also represents her clients in federal and state courts and in arbitration and mediation proceedings in a variety of complex commercial matters including substantial collection cases and defense of discrimination, FLSA, ADA and other employment law claims. She also advises her business and institutional clients on a variety of compliance and policy matters to minimize the risk of litigation. Ms. Tetzeli also is a consultant and expert witness on immigration law matters.

Ms. Tetzeli has been recognized by Who's Who in American Law, The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Chambers and LawDragon. Because of her successful track record and high degree of ethics in all of her professional endeavors, she has received the highest possible AV Preeminent* peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell.