Malinda Maria Schmiechen

Malinda Maria Schmiechen

5.0
Rating: 8.6

Licensed for 20 years

Immigration Lawyer at Minneapolis, MN
Practice Areas: Immigration

825 Nicollet Mall, Suite 623, Minneapolis, MN

About Malinda

Biography

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Immigration 100%

I focus on humanitarian based cases such as asylum, VAWA, U visas in and out of immigration court. I also represent clients who are detained, on appeal to the BIA, or need assistance with naturalization, family and consular processing.

21 years

100%

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Licenses

Licensed in Minnesota for 20 years

State: Minnesota

Acquired: 2005

Authorized to Practice

No misconduct found

Location

Aust Schmiechen, P.A.

825 Nicollet Mall, Suite 623, Minneapolis, MN, 55402

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Malinda Maria Schmiechen's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

25 Client Reviews

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Posted by Sao | July 09, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

An awesome attorney

Malinda worked with my family to navigate the process to Legal Permanent Residents. She and her team know what they do. Malinda is caring and a patient person. Her goal is not about money, but what she accomplishes as an attorney in putting smiles on the faces of families she works with. What a great... and amazing lady and what an awesome team. Thank you and looking forward to working with you again. ❤❤

Posted by Regis | December 13, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Amazing legal representation!

Malinda helped me get a travel document when I was stranded abroad. Starting from the free consultation, she laid out several options and was clear about the pricing. Her professionalism, dedication and attention to details were remarkable from the get-go. Being outside of the US and in a diffe...rent time zone made communication challenging but she always responded in a timely manner and communicated with the relevant authorities on my behalf when needed. Although this was a complicated process, it was ultimately resolved, thanks to Malinda’s sharp and creative legal thinking. Through the process, she provided regular feedback and updates and was open to my questions, opinions, and suggestions. Her friendliness, availability, and communication made the process less stressful. I highly recommend Malinda!

Posted by Gemechu | October 04, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Quality of legal representation

I am extremely proud of the quality of legal representation she provides to her clients in their immigration matters. she is AMAZING! caring, polite, very professional, punctual and a brilliant immigration attorney. and responds to phone calls and emails immediately. She was detailed and always kept... me posted on my case by email or phone. She is very accessible and treated me with respect. I will always recommend her to anyone needing an immigration lawyer.

Posted by anonymous | February 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Lawyer Malinda

Such a wonderful, experienced and classic professional Lawyer to be our Immigration Attorney. Malinda did marvelous job. Very knowledgeable in what is doing. During the period with Lawyer Malinda, she treated us as like her kids rather than client. we enjoyed every minute with Lawyer Malinda. We wil...l never, never forget her services. Her candidness and scrupulous attention make us feel very relax. We will continue to seek her vast experienced services anytime. Malinda will be strongly recommended to anyone who has immigration issues. What a blessed Immigration Lawyer Malinda.

Posted by Olga | February 01, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Expirience, knowledge, dedication and compassion

My family and I hired Mrs.Schmiechen in 2010 for rather complicated immigration case that many attorneys were not willing to tackle. Over the course of the following 4+ years she worked with us on resolving that case in our favor by meticulously going over all important details and paperwork, involvi...ng all available resources and tools, providing regular updates and soliciting feedback from us and constantly re-evaluating where our case was standing and what we can do as a team to get to better solutions. While understanding clear boundaries of client and attorney roles, we greatly appreciated Mrs. Schmiechen kind heart, genuine desire to assist and support our family in every way she professionally could. Her attention to the detail was superb, she was open to our opinions and suggestions while directing us toward resolution. Knowing our family busy with small kids schedule, she made every effort to meet with us when it was convenient for us, making it possible to have regular check-ins and meetings. Mrs. Schmiechen professionalism, dedication, passion, knowledge and talent resulted in winning our case. We could have not ever wish for better attorney and eternally grateful for her assistance.

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Experience

Rating:  8.6 (Excellent)

Honors

2014

Super Lawyers, Rising Star

Work Experience

2012 - Present

Attorney at Law/Partner, Aust Schmiechen, P.A.

2017 - 2017

Professor of International Human Rights Law, Mitchell Hamline College of Law

2010 - 2015

Professor of Immigration and Nationality Law, Mitchell Hamline College Of Law

2009 - 2012

Attorney at Law/Owner, Schmiechen Immigration Law, LLC

2005 - 2009

Staff Attorney, The Advocates for Human Rights

Associations

2018 - Present

MN Female Genital Cutting Working Group

Member

2016 - Present

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

Policy Committee Member

2005 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2005 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Minnesota/Dakotas chapter)

Member

2014 - 2015

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Minnesota/Dakotas chapter)

Immediate Past Chair

2013 - 2014

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Minnesota/Dakotas chapter)

Chair

2012 - 2013

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Minnesota/Dakotas chapter)

Vice Chair

2011 - 2012

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Minnesota/Dakotas chapter)

Secretary

2010 - 2011

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Minnesota/Dakotas chapter)

Treasurer

Sample of Legal Cases

Removal Defense - Asylum

Granted

SIJS

Granted

Permanent Resident Status to Wife of U.S. Citizen

Granted

Asylum Termination Defense

Asylum grant continued

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Education

2005

William Mitchell College of Law

J.D.

1994

American University

M.A.,

1988

Grinnell College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2017

West African Community

Immigration Law

2017

Community Connections Conference

Updates on Immigration Law

2016

TPS CLE

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

2016

2016 Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference

Presenting Medical Evidence

Publications

2006

Hennepin Lawyer Representing Asylum Seekers Through the Immigration Process.

2003

Saint Louis University Public Law Review Parallel Lives, Uneven Justice: An analysis of rights, protections and redress for refugee and internally displaced women in camps

1999

The Minnesota Women’s Press The Dilemma of Kosovo

1998

Star Tribune For Srebrenica Women, War’s Ravages are as Real as Ever

Languages

Polish

Russian

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