Andrew James Rankin

I am a second-generation American citizen, born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Polish mother and a Jewish father. Shortly before turning 10, I moved to Memphis and never left. I graduated summa cum laude from The University of Memphis in May 2009 with a B.A. in Foreign Languages (concentration in Spanish) and a minor in History (emphasis on Latin America). I also attended law school at The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys school of law, graduating in May 2018 number 1 in my class and receiving summa cum laude distinction. During my law school career, I received 13 highest-grade awards for my outstanding academic performance in both traditional doctrinal classes and research and writing. My trial brief from my first year of law school remains on display in the law library as a student writing sample. I took and passed the July 2018 Tennessee Bar Exam and was licensed to practice on November 8, 2018.

From 2009-2019, I worked for a private immigration law firm where I primarily focused on complex cases involving removal defense, family-based immigration, humanitarian benefits, and naturalization and citizenship. In April 2019, I left the firm and started his own practice. I provide a wide array of services to my clients, including, but not limited to, all removal defense issues, family-based immigration, humanitarian visas and benefits, citizenship and naturalization, and consulting to criminal defense attorneys representing non-citizen clients. Additionally, as a fluent Spanish-speaker, I work directly with clients instead of through an interpreter, which makes for a less stressful process and eliminates the risk of losing or missing critical case details.

My desire and passion for immigration law and helping immigrants achieve the American dream run deep, as both sets of my grandparents fled to the United States and processed through Ellis Island to escape Nazi rule during World War II.

I am a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.