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I am an immigration attorney with over nine (9) years of experience in immigration law. I have devoted my legal career to meeting the immigration needs of both individuals and businesses. I am currently working as a Senior Attorney at Immigration Law & Visa LLP. For the last five years, I have specialized in assisting individuals of extraordinary ability in the arts, education, business, sciences, and athletics in the filing of O-1 and EB-1 petitions. Through this work, I have helped numerous world renowned musicians, actors, artists, producers, directors, designers, scientists, chefs, business executives, and engineers pursue their professional endeavors in the United States by obtaining nonimmigrant and immigrant employment-based visas. In addition, I have assisted a wide range of corporate clients in obtaining a broad spectrum of immigration benefits on behalf of their foreign national employees. In addition, since the start of my career I have counseled and successfully represented clients in multiple areas of immigration law, including family and employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions, naturalization, waivers of inadmissibility, as well as asylum, U visa, and VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) applications.
Until early 2014, I worked as Of Counsel for Beach-Oswald Immigration Law Associates, in Washington, D.C., where I had worked as an Associate Attorney from December 2008-January 2013. Prior to becoming an attorney in 2008, I worked as a Law Clerk in the immigration field for two years. In total, I have worked in the immigration field for roughly 11 years.
I am admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland, but have represented clients throughout the United States with their immigration issues. Working in a small law firm for roughly 6 years allowed me to gain valuable immigration litigation experience. This experience allows me to successfully represent clients before U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, the U.S. Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and Federal Courts throughout the country.
I work on a variety of immigration matters. I have assisted both corporations and individuals around the world, acquiring nonimmigrant and immigrant visas through employment, family. and asylum. I have significant experience in employment-based visas for individuals of extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, athletics, and business sectors. Moreover, I have over 6 years of experience handling removal defense cases before the U.S. immigration Courts involving asylum, hardship waivers, and cancellation of removal. I have extensive experience in writing appeals and motions to reopen or reconsider before the Board of Immigration Appeals and Federals Courts. Finally, I also have experience working with the federal district courts in civil cases involving writs of mandamus, seeking to compel government agencies, such as USCIS, to perform their duty to adjudicate immigration petitions and applications.
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2225 E. Bayshore Rd, Ste. 200, Palo Alto, CA, 94303
18864 Killoch Way, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91423
888 17th Street NW, Suite 310, Washington, DC, 20006
26 Client Reviews
Showing 6 - 10 of 11 reviews | Compassion
Posted by Dennis | October 28, 2013 | Immigration
Great advocate! My wife will not be here but for Maureen.
Maureen does her job with passion. She is very knowledgeable, does her research to find supporting facts for her arguments. I remember when we sat on the table in her office going through some of the research she had done to support my wife's case how informed she was. There were facts she dug up du...
Posted by anonymous | October 28, 2013 | Asylum
An exellent immigration Lawyer you most meet
Maureen Johnson worked on my asylum case 2010/2011. She is a very hard working lawyer and a very compassionate lawyer. She worked so had in my case which was so difficult and make it so easy for me when I when to court. I finally won the case within 10minute in court. She even followed me up after th...
Posted by Nesrine | October 24, 2013 | Asylum
The best immigration lawyer for hopeless cases
Ms. Maureen not only is the greatest lawyer I have ever met but she is also an amazing person, before I met with Ms. Maureen I consulted with two different lawyers who told me that my brother’s case was too difficult and hopeless; they both told me that there was nothing to do, that we didn’t have g...
Posted by Ellen | October 24, 2013 | Asylum
Maureen J. Johnson does a wonderful job on my nephew's immigration case
My nephew came to this country seeking political asylum. His case was a very difficult one. Though all the facts were true, but he lacked some documents. Maureen worked very hard to get those documents prepared. Throughout the whole process, she showed great integrity, knowledge, responsibility and p...
Posted by Hilary | October 24, 2013 | Asylum
Absolutely Brilliant
Before coming to the USA, I was a legal postulant for a law chambers; but found it completely different here in the USA when Maureen-Johnson, handled my claim for political asylum sometime in 2011. I found a lawyer in her that was not only intelligent but knew her way around little details which I t...
"I fully endorse this lawyer. In the many years I have known her, Maureen has proven to be dedicated, passionate and extremely knowledgeable in the field of immigration law. She is a kind and compassionate advocate and an excellent choice for anyone who needs her services."
International law lawyer
Immigration lawyer
2008
Order of the Coif, American University, Washington College of Law
2008
The Mussey Award for Scholastic Aevent, American University, Washington College of Law
2003
Award or Scholastic Ahievement, Phi Beta Kappa
2013 - Present
Senior Attorney, Immigration Law & Visa LLP
2013 - Present
Contract Attorney, Independent Contractor
2013 - 2014
Of Counsel, Beach-Oswald Immigration Law Associates PC
2008 - 2013
Associate, Beach Oswald Immigration Law Associates PC
2007 - 2007
Legal Intern, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of International Affairs
2006 - 2007
Dean's Fellow, American University Washington College Of Law
2012 - Present
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitAttorney, Admitteds to Practice Before the Court
2011 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2008 - Present
Maryland State Bar AssociationMember
Sustained
Successful
Appeal Sustained
2008
JD - Juris Doctor
2003
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2003
English
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