Other than CrimImm and Personal Injury, Immigration is mostly all I handle. I am proud of my clients who have become U.S. Citizens and who have fought the U.S. Government and won their cases. I personally believe that the value of living and working legally in the U.S. is worth the cost of investing time and money into your case. I have invested my time and money into my education and experience to effectively represent my clients. If I cannot obtain results, I will tell you immediately. Many lawyers do not do that.
Although our main office is located in the heart of the Nashville, Tennessee entertainment district (near the courts), we have satellite offices in Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis. Most consultations at the satellite offices are by video-conference or in-person by prior arrangement. . We also meet clients from around the world via. ZOOM.
Practice areas
Famly-based, Detention and Removal, Consular Porcessing, Criminal-Immigration (including post-conviction, rentry), I-9 Employer Audits.
21 years
CrimImm: Immigrants facing crimes is one of my areas of expertise.
21 years
Languages spoken
Spanish
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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TN | Active | 2001 | 06/29/2022 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Recognition of Service UPL Committee Chair | Tennessee Bar Association | 2011 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Owner | Law Offices of Sean Lewis, PLLC | 2001 - Present |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Tennessee Bar Association | Chair Committee Against the Unauthorized Practice of Law | 2006 - Present |
National Lawyers Guild | Member National Immigration Project | 2005 - Present |
American Immigration Lawyers Associtation | Member | 2001 - Present |
Nashville Bar Association | Chair Immigration Law Section | 2001 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Nashville Bar Journal | UPL and Language Fraud in Tennessee: A Notarious Problem | 2005 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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GOLDEN GATE UNIV | law | N/A |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Webinar | Advanced Immigration Concepts | 2011 |
Tennessee Nursery and Landscaping Association Annual Meeting | Immigration Law Basics for the Green Industry | 2011 |
TBA Webinar with Judge Dumas | Duty to Inform Under Rule 11 | 2011 |
Federal Bar Association Memphis | Unauthorized Practice of Law and Notarios | 2011 |
Federal Bar Association Immigration Conference | Bond Issues in Immigration Cases | 2011 |
Determining Client's Immigration Status | Basic Immigration Concepts for Lawyers | 2011 |
Court Square Series | Immigration Status and How Crimes and Divorce Can Ruin Your Client's Life | 2011 |
Consumer Protection of the Elderly and Unauthorized Practice of Law | Unauthorized Practice of Law | 2011 |
AILA Midsouth Annual Conference | CrimImm | 2011 |
University of Alabama (Huntsville) Intl. Students Assoc. | Immigration Issues and Foreign Students | 2010 |
Tennessee Nursery and Landscaping Association Winter Meeting | I-9 Issues and H-2B Update | 2010 |
Tennessee Bar Association CLE | Immigration Law Enforcement: State and Federal | 2010 |
Tennessee Bar Association CLE | Consumer Protection | 2010 |
TBA Webinar | The Padilla Decision and What Every Lawyer Needs to Know | 2010 |
MTNA Education | I-9 Worksite Audits | 2010 |
Georgia, New York and Florida Bar Associations | Immigration Consequences of Crime for Entertainment Clients (Costa Rica) | 2010 |
Annual Tennessee Public Defender's CLE | Immigration Consequences of Crime | 2010 |
Annual MidSouth Chapter Meeting (New Orleans) | Padilla and Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions | 2010 |
FBA Annual Meeting (CLE) | Unauthorized Practice of law | 2009 |
Annual CLE (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic) | Immigration Consequences of Crime for Entertainers | 2009 |
Annual CLE | Immigration Consequences fo Crime | 2009 |
TNLA Spring Education (Jackson TN) | 12 Steps to Worksite Compliance | 2008 |
FBA Annual CLE in Memphis | Unauthorized Practice of Law | 2008 |
Green Industry Conference (GIC), Louisville, KY | Immigration Issues for the Green Industry | 2007 |
AILA MidSouth Annual Chapter (CLE, Lousiville) | Unauthorized Practice of Law and Notarios | 2007 |
AILA National Conference (San Antonio) | Cancellation of Removal Mock Trial | 2006 |
Case name | Outcome |
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VAWA Adjustment of Status granted | Permanent residency granted by Memphis USCIS |
Cancellation of Removal (Non-LPR) | Cancellation granted: now a permanent resident |
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Matt Maniatis, Immigration Attorney on Feb 13, 2015
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I endorse this lawyer.
Vanessa Samano, Immigration Attorney on Jan 16, 2015
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I endorse this lawyer. I had the pleasure of working with Mr. Lewis in Knox County, TN. I was impressed with his capabilities in Court. I would readily recommend him to anyone needing his services.
Michael Waddington, Criminal defense Attorney on May 26, 2014
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I endorse Sean. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community.
Elliot Yi, Unknown Attorney on Sep 26, 2012
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I endorse this lawyer.
C. Abbott, Immigration Attorney on Nov 14, 2011
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I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Lewis provides detailed and honest postings on AVVO assisting those with immigration alw and procedure. His frank comments and explanation of the law are extermely useful to not only AVVO posters but also to attorneys in the legal community. Attorney Lewis is also dedicated to assisting those with his community who are victims of Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL). Attorney Lewis is a true professional.