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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25 Client Reviews

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Posted by Christian | January 08, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Immigration Case

WOW. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. Malinda on behalf of my family, i want to sincerely thank you and all in AustSchmiechen.com immigration law firm for helping through my Asylum case, Permanent Residency, and finally becoming a US Citizen. My name is Christian. I was born in Cameroon, precisely in Bamenda. ...North West of Cameroon. Malinda picked me from a homeless shelter, nurtured me through this US complicated immigration system and today i am a proud US Citizen. My experience in dealing with AustSchmiechen.com immigration law firm has been nothing but tremendously rewarding. It started off with a single hopeless individual to bringing my family to US. I sometimes joyfully cry because God sent Malinda into my life and the achievements i have bestowed today belongs to her and God. I do have a testimony to tell everyone reading this review. Please just try AustSchmiechen.com with any immigration case you have and speak with Malinda. I would recommend your services with confidence and without hesitation. I appreciate your willingness to communicate and also appreciative of your sound knowledge of my case. Your professionalism, caring, courteous and pleasant attitude is very impressive. It is indeed great pleasure knowing you. Keep up the hard work. You are a great team. You are the best legal immigration representation available in the US. YOU MADE ME WHO I AM TODAY. Than you so much.

Posted by anonymous | September 02, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Stressful process made easy - Excellent service from a hardworking and kind lawyer

Malinda and her team at Aust Schmiechen helped my wife and I apply for my wife's permanent resident card. The process took about a year and we wouldn't have been able to do it without the hard work of Malinda and her team. Malinda helped us submit our initial application and ensured that we had not m...ade any mistakes throughout the heaps of paperwork. She helped us fill out the forms for a change of address. She helped us apply for and receive work authorization and advance parole. She did so many things throughout the application process it would be too hard to name them all here. Malinda even attended our interview via phone while she was on a family vacation. It means a lot to us that she dedicated so much time to our case. On top of everything, Malinda was kind, respectful and calming in some of the most stressful and confusing moments. She is absolutely amazing.

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 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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