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Leah Spivey is an attorney at Gasparian Spivey Immigration – a boutique law firm serving New Orleans, Louisiana and Lafayette, Louisiana. She has over ten years of experience in all areas of immigration law, including labor certifications, employment immigration, family-based immigration, and humanitarian benefits.
She speaks Spanish and Portuguese.
As a dedicated Louisiana immigration attorney, Ms. Spivey has committed her legal career to seeking positive results for clients dealing with the following legal concerns:
• Business immigration
• Academic immigration
• Removal defense
• Asylum and humanitarian immigration
• Nationality
• Non-immigrant visas
Ms. Spivey received her undergraduate degree from Tulane University in 2004 and earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2009. She spent a year as a New Orleans family law attorney before moving to immigration law in 2010.
Ms. Spivey is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She is admitted to the Louisiana State Bar Association, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Leah Spivey fights tenaciously for individuals and families seeking to immigrate to the United States for work, education, asylum, research or family reunification.
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Acquired: 2009
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1915 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70113
110 Travis Street, Suite 114, Lafayette, LA, 70503
60 Client Reviews
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Posted by Erika | October 20, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
The best immigration lawyers in the New Orleans area
Mrs. Spivey is the best immigration lawyer there is. Her firm is professional, compassionate, and knowledgeable to immigration law. Leah and her team helped me apply for DACA first and then apply for our spousal visa to get my permanent residency. She handled everything and took care of our every nee...
Posted by Denis | February 27, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Amazing
Ms Leah and Jimena are very excellent at there job. The experience and knowledge they have for immigration is amazing. I had lots of issues with my asylum case and a lot of lawyers didn’t want to take my case, but Ms Leah believed she can help me and decided to take a risk on me, and i put my trust a...
Posted by Jonathan | December 29, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Green Card
When we started the process to obtain my husband's green card, we were worried. We're a twenty-something, same-sex couple and the process seemed daunting. However, Leah (and our wonderful paralegal Cleo) was able to ease our minds almost every step of the way and didn't get frustrated by our multiple...
Posted by Lynell | July 19, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
No regrets
We worked with Leah over the past 2~ years during our visa process. During that time, we received absolutely personalized, personable and professional support from her (& her assistant/para). I am delighted that we chose to let Leah handle our case because she was efficient and always offered advice...
Posted by Klaas | May 20, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Great Lawyer and Team with attention to detail
Leah and Jimena were very knowledgeable and guided us through the immigration process in the best way imaginable. They were highly responsive to any questions we had throughout the entire process and provided valuable advice when critical situations arose. We would choose Gasparian Spivey Immigration...
"I endorse this lawyer. Leah and I worked together for four years. She is a dedicated professional with outstanding legal skills. She is capable of handling the most complex of cases and is a compassionate advocate for her clients."
"Leah is a former colleague with whom I worked closely in the past. She is a smart and committed advocate for her clients. I endorse Leah."
"I strongly endorse Leah as an immigration attorney. I had the privilege of working with her at her previous firm and I could see how her clients benefited from her wealth of experience, intelligence, and work ethic. I was particularly impressed by how adept she is in various aspects of immigration law: employment, family, and removal defense. Her good humor, kindness, and compassion made her a pleasure to work with and make her an excellent advocate for her clients."
"I have known attorney Leah Spivey since she began practicing immigration law, as we are both active in the leadership of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Mid-South Chapter. She is a respected member of the immigration bar and someone that I reach out to when I have questions about the practices of the New Orleans immigration field office."
"Ms. Spivey is extremely competent and hard working. Her dedication to her clients goes above and beyond. She is not only thorough but gets great results! She is who I hire and refer to for all of my immigration needs. And on top of it all she's compassionate and kind. Top notch attorney!!"
"I have known Leah since the time she was in law school. Her dream then was to be an immigration lawyer, and she put in extra hours at the immigration clinic and at immigration trainings to nurture her passion. Since that time, Leah has become an outstanding advocate. She practices law with integrity and sense of public service. She cares deeply about her clients, and she's very smart and has a deep and nuanced knowledge of immigration law. After many years of practice, she still holds on to that same passion for immigration law that motivated her in law school. Highly recommended."
"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Spivey has extensive experience in removal, family immigration, and business immigration. She advocates for her clients and exhausts all avenues of relief. She communicates with her clients. She is a great attorney."
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2015
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Dean's and Endowed Scholarships, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
2018 - Present
Partner, Gasparian Spivey Immigration
2017 - 2018
Attorney, Gasparian Immigration
2010 - 2017
Senior Associate, Ware Immigration
2009 - 2010
Attorney, Stephenson, Chavarri & Lambert, LLC
2006 - 2008
Paralegal/Law Clerk, David Ware & Associates
2005 - 2006
Paralegal, Murov & Ward, LLC
2017 - Present
New Orleans Bar Association, Immigration Law CommitteeCo-chair
2017 - Present
Fifth Circuit Bar AssociationMember
2010 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2009 - Present
Louisiana State Bar AssociationMember
2014 - 2016
American Immigration Lawyers Association (MidSouth chapter)USCIS Liaison
2010 - 2015
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of LouisianaMember
Approval
Approval
2009
JD
2004
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2017
2017
2016
Employment Based Permanent Residence
2015
2015
2015
Instroduction to Asylum
2014
Professionalism in the Representation of Special Immigrant Juveniles
2014
Immigration Update
2013
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
2013
Immigration Update
2017
2016
2015
2000
Spanish
English
Portuguese
Legal Answers
Pending asylum and inconsistent facts in NOID by officer
02 Aug 2017
Why I will get intent to deny when I am in asylum status but my visa has not been expired yet?
30 Jun 2017
Im adjusting status and we needed letter of employment for I-864, he got the letter, but with no salary stated on it at all?
29 Jun 2017