Matthew Gerard Steel

Matthew G. Steel is the founder and managing attorney of Steel & Associates, A Professional Law Corporation, headquartered in Gretna, Louisiana. His practice centers on U.S. immigration law and federal litigation, including removal defense, asylum and humanitarian relief, family- and employment-based immigration, naturalization, immigration detention, federal habeas corpus, mandamus, and review of immigration agency action. The firm represents accepted immigration clients across the United States and abroad, subject to the requirements of the particular matter.

Admitted to practice: State of Louisiana (Bar No. 37884); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Steel earned his J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and completed its Certificate in Common Law Studies and Certificate in Immigration and Citizenship Law and Practice. A member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association since 2012, he has served as faculty at AILA's 2022 Fundamentals of Immigration Law Conference and as a discussion leader at AILA's 2024 Annual Conference. His writing addresses immigration law, federal judicial review, and comparative civil-law jurisprudence.

Consultations are available by appointment: $150 by phone or video, or $250 in person at the Gretna office. Ongoing representation requires a separate written engagement agreement.