Martins I. Imudia

Martins I. Imudia

4.8
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 29 years

Immigration Lawyer at Tampa, FL
Practice Areas: Immigration

201 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1612, Tampa, FL

About Martins

Biography

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Immigration 100%

29 years

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Louisiana for 29 years

State: Louisiana

Acquired: 1997

Eligible to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

Martins

201 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1612, Tampa, FL, 33602

Center for U.S. Immigration Services

345 6th Avenue W, # 12, Bradenton, FL, 34205

Center for U.S. Immigration Services

13575 58th Street North, Suite 122, Clearwater, FL, 33760-3721

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Martins I. Imudia's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.8 /5.0

38 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | Character & Conduct

Posted by anonymous | February 13, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Rude and unprofessional

Do not hire this firm to represent you if you want to be dealing with honest, competent and professional law firm. I hired Mr. Imudia’s firm in 2023 for the filing of EB2 visa. However, my personal situation changed within 2 weeks of hiring them so I asked him to put the filing on-hold. No work w...as done at the time but there were a couple of email exchanges asking him to put the work on hold on clarifying something. Fast forward a year later, I requested to rescind the agreement. With no work done, Mr Imudia created a bogus invoice that costs 2x my retainer for emails he read from me about putting the work on hold. There is no justification for a lawyer charging anybody an hour for reading a 4 sentence email. When I asked him to return my retainer he said he can offer to forgo the rest of the bill he bogusly created. I believe he has no integrity, professionalism and he is also incompetent because he is uncomfortable with difficult questions and he will lose his temper when asked those. Really save yourself the headache and avoid this firm

Posted by Walid | September 26, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Will get your case delayed. Do not hire

I hired Martins Imudia for my son and I and been using him for three years. The lawyer sent the case in with documents missing, so now we been waiting for years to remove conditions from the 2 year card! I had requested a copy of an extension letter they received and they told us we had a bill that w...as unpaid. We then found out they had tried billing us $560 for sending in the documents that they forgot to send with the original filing! When I questioned the amount and why we owed it, he threaten to send us to collections if we did not pay and refused to send us the extension letter, and threatened us to withdraw from the case, if we did I have not pay him within one week, even though we had just found out about the charge when we requested the extension letter. Completely rude and unprofessional! We will be filing a case against his office.

Posted by Oseremen Omoike | August 07, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent

Dr Martins Imudia is not just a lawyer, but a complete personal and professional standard behavior in display at work. You do not need to be told but a trial will convince you. This is not a spurious review but with testimony of what I personally experienced for making become a citizen within a cou...ple of years. He handled my case professionally with a proactive understanding of the issues at hand with equal approach and the result was a success.

Posted by Alison | April 27, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Immigration Lawyer

Dr. Martins hand his team have been a dream to work with. They have made this process as simple as it could get. We had heard of horror stories when it comes to hiring a lawyer, and the immigration process itself. Luckily with "Center for U.S. Immigration Services" we did not have any bumps in the ro...ad. They were attentive enough to guide us through the process, know our personal story and honor our time and finances. I am now an official Permanent resident without condition due to this team's effort. We will forever be grateful to them for this.

Posted by winifred | February 20, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

BEST LAWYER

First of all, let me start by saying that Dr. Martins Imudia is the most loyal and best lawyer you could ever seek advise from. Believe you me if I say loyal and honest I mean it because if you see him on first consultation and he tells you he can or cannot help you, he will let you know upfront and... explain the reason why to you. I first met Dr. Martin in 2015 with my immigration problem, he did walk me through what was going to happen from beginning to end. and yes, I know everyone is cautious about money as well but Dr. Martin will tell you all about that as well and let you know upfront also that, its a matter of time dealing with immigration and therefore has to have patience. As stated earlier on, my paperwork began in 2015 with Dr. Martin and office staff taking meticulous attention to every sensitive paperwork and follow ups. I am proud to say that with all the effort and hardwork him and his office staff did, my paperwork is complete and now have my green card and live in peace. I talked to a lot of lawyers in reference to my situation for overstaying my visa and nobody could help me out but Dr. Martin did. Like I said it takes a lot of patience. From 2015 to 2019, and that's how long it took but everything worked out. So, all you people out there looking for a lawyer to represent you on serious and tough immigration issues, please pick the phone up and call Dr. Martins Imudia. that all I can say. Thank you so much Dr. Martins and employees for being the best out there to help me out. You deserve all the effort and hardwork. thank you Winifred

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Martins I. Imudia's Lawyer Endorsements

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Yohan Zingile

Immigration lawyer | Jan 19

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Exceptional! Very creative, great work ethic! His unique skills allow him to tackle any immigration matters from family to business immigration with tremendous success."

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Darren Bleier

Unknown lawyer | Nov 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"An excellent and well respected attorney."

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Awad Zitawi Vazquez

Immigration lawyer | Oct 11

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer. He is an excellent, ethical and responsible attorney."

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Giacomo Behar

Immigration lawyer | Sep 15

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer. A top-notch attorney, highly respected in the legal community."

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Shan Potts

Immigration lawyer | Jul 13

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Ilaria Akl

Immigration lawyer | Jul 11

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Mark Clay

Immigration lawyer | Jun 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mr. Imudia is a great attorney who has so many years of immigration experience. He has handled numerous complex immigration cases very successfully. I endorse this attorney as a truly expert in US Immigration Laws."

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Hovanes Margarian

Unknown lawyer | Mar 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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C. Abbott

Immigration lawyer | Mar 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Dr. Imudia as being an excellent attorney who advocates for the rights of his clients. He has dedicated his career to advocating for the immigrant community within Florida but nationally and internationally."

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Eitan Magendzo

Immigration lawyer | Jan 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Christian Lassen

Unknown lawyer | Jan 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."

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Mengjun Qiu

Immigration lawyer | Jan 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Imudia is a trusted member of the legal community, and his contribution is greatly valued."

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K. Jairam

Immigration lawyer | Jan 05

Relationship: Other

"A regular contributor on Avvo, Martins I Imudia consistently gives superb advice demonstrating his excellent knowledge of immigration law. I endorse this attorney."

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Judd Nemiro

Unknown lawyer | Dec 29

Relationship: Other

"This attorney goes above and beyond to get the best results for clients. I endorse this lawyer."

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Woojin Won

Unknown lawyer | Dec 27

Relationship: Other

"Excellent and superb immigration attorney. I endorse this lawyer."

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Jobeth Bowers

Immigration lawyer | Dec 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Martins is a fantastic resource for those who wish to gain legal status here in the United States. He is very experienced, and highly adept at explaining and exploring the options available to anyone wishing to seek temporary or even permanent status here in the United States."

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Svetlana Kaff

Immigration lawyer | Dec 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer as an experienced and knowledgeable member of the legal community!"

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Sean Cleary

Immigration lawyer | Dec 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer. A brilliant, trustworthy and highly respected attorney in the legal community."

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Michael Shabani

Immigration lawyer | Dec 13

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Imudia is a well known immigration attorney who fights hard for his cleints and for that i highly recommend him."

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Benjamin Kuipers

Immigration lawyer | Dec 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Martins is a skilled attorney, and a very well qualified practitioner. Were I to need an attorney, I'd sit down with him first."

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Yohan Zingile

Immigration lawyer

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Awad Zitawi Vazquez

Immigration lawyer

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Shan Potts

Immigration lawyer

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Mark Clay

Immigration lawyer

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Kevin Dixler

Immigration lawyer

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Michael Shabani

Immigration lawyer

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Alfonso Caprara

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Grace Gardiner

Immigration lawyer

Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2022

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Lawyer of Distinction, Lawyers of Distinction

2018

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

10 Best, American Institute of Legal Counsel

2016

Best Lawyer, Expertise

1999

Immigration Support Award, ONP-USA

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Director, Center for U.S. Immigration Services

1997 - 2014

Managing Partner, Martins I. Imudia & Associates, APLC

1994 - 1997

Managing Director, African Chamber of Commerce

Associations

1997 - Present

Louisiana State Bar Association

Member

1997 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

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VAWA

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Education

2014

Walden University

PhD - Doctorate

1995

Tulane University Law School

LL.M - Master of Laws

1994

Abo Akademi University

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2017

African International Bar Conference

US Immigration Law

2016

U.S. Business & Investor Visas L-1 for family immigration

2015

UNO Immigration Conference

Hope for Dreamers

1999

Taking the Right Step

Immigration Options

Publications

2014

Quest Publications Value chain Development

2012

Languages

English

Activity

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