Fabiola Cini

Fabiola Cini, a Partner at Margaret W. Wong & Associates, LLC, received her Law Degree from The University of Tirana Law School in Tirana, Albania in 1997, and her Master of Laws Degree from the Magistrates’ School in Tirana in 2000- the first school of its kind in Albania founded with the support of the European Union. She served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Court of First Instance in Tirana, Albania from 1998-1999 and was thereafter appointed as a judge for the Fier Court of First Instance in Albania where she worked for about three years handling both criminal and civil matters. While attending the Magistrates’ School and working as a Judge in Albania, Mrs. Cini completed several training courses offered by various organizations in Europe such as the European Council of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France; Judicial institutions in Stuttgart, Germany; Zurich, Switzerland; the Legionowo Academy in Poland and the Superior International Institute of Criminal Sciences in Syracuse, Italy with focus on Human Rights, judicial system and fighting against organized crimes. In addition, she participated in professional enhancement programs and obtained certifications in the field of International Secured Transactions, International Public and Trade Law.
Mrs. Cini joined the firm and became part of our litigation team in 2005. Having completed an LL.M law degree at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2013, she passed the Ohio Bar in 2014, and joined the firm as an associate attorney. Long familiar with Fabiola Cini’s excellence, the firm was pleased to invite her to shareholder status in 2016. Mrs. Cini represents clients in a variety of immigration cases including but not limited to litigation in Federal District Courts, Courts of Appeals, Board of Immigration Appeals, Immigration Courts, Department of State and USCIS offices throughout the country . She is also part of the office management.

Mrs. Cini has served as Treasurer for AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) Ohio Chapter Executive Committee and as Ohio Chapter AILA asylum liaison.

She has earned Avvo Client’s Choice Award multiple times and has been included in the 2025 and 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for her expertise in Immigration Law (top 5% of legal practitioners in private practice throughout the United States). She has also been listed in the Lawyers of Distinction Directory 2025 as a Featured Lawyer.

Classes & Seminars
• Adjunct Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law teaching Immigration Law

Languages
• English
• Albanian

Professional Associations
• Member of American Immigration Lawyer Association since 2016
• State of Ohio Bar, May 2014

Education
Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
LL.M. – 05/2013
School of Magistrates, Tirana, Albania, Master of Laws (Magistrate [Judge])
2000
University of Tirana School of Law
Law Degree – 1997
Various training seminars and certifications
International Secured Transactions, International Public and Trade Law
Other certifications and professional trainings 1999-2002

Bar Admissions
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2023 (with jurisdiction over federal appeals arising from the states of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee)
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2020 (with jurisdiction over Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the Virgin Islands)
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2020 (jurisdiction over federal cases originating in the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia)
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2020
• Ohio Bar, 2014
• Pro Hac Vice admission in other District Courts