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     Nearly every week at Feltman Law Firm a potential client presents him or herself with severe immigration law consequences which were the result of poor advice from a criminal attorney.  Recently the highest court in the United States made the ruling in the case of Padilla v. Kentucky that a criminal attorney MUST advise an immigrant of the consequences of a criminal conviction under certain circumstances.  Currently there is debate about the amount of information that must be provided.  But if the immigrant is not properly advised the immigrant may have the opportunity to try and reopen his criminal case. 

     In order to absolve the situation from arising it is very important that an immigrant be properly advised of the severe consequences of a criminal conviction.  Even a simple misdemeanor conviction can result in a lifetime penalty from ever being able to return to the United States legally with a green card (permanent residency).  This is true whether the immigrant has lawful status currently or not and regardless of the length the immigrant has lived in the United States.

     Feltman Law Firm advises immigrants of the consequences of certain convictions and also what crimes are not as damaging to an immigrants future processes.  At the law firm Mr. Feltman also regularly provides advice to other criminal defense attorneys for strategies in representing their clients in criminal proceedings and with plea agreements.  

     It is imperative that a criminal defense attorney or family law attorney representing an immigrant in criminal proceedings or other types of civil litigation understand the full complexities and consequences of how the legal definitions under Federal Immigration law apply to an immigrants case regarding the conviction of an aggravated felony under the Federal immigration laws, crime of violence, crime of moral turpitude, the petty offense exception, the difference of whether a specific criminal offense will cause an immigrant to be subject to an inadmissible offense or a deportable offense, violation of a protective order, domestic violence circumstances, understanding the complexities of the recent trends of Silva-Trevino analysis, volatile and seminal cases that seriously alter circumstances from recent Board of Immigration Appeals cases and Federal Circuit Court cases, potential exceptions and waiver possibilities, specific times spent incarcerated, consequences of specific terms of imprisonment and its definition, knowledge of when and how a misdemeanor conviction can and will affect immigrant processing and deportability, amount and type of controlled substance convictions, and whether a conviction or pre-trial strategy will assist an immigrant or permanently and fatally damage their future goals. 

     Feltman Law Firm can assist an immigrant or attorney in these matters.  If you or someone you know is facing criminal matters, even if it appears as a minor offense or even if it appears that there will be no jail time, it is very crucial that proper advice be given from an attorney that concentrates their law practice in immigration law. 

     Without proper guidance through the highly complex and ever changing Federal immigration laws, the false sense of security of an easily resolved criminal case can prove disastrous for not only an immigrant but also a spouse, parent and children who desperately need their loved immigrant family member to remain in the United States.  Matters such as these cannot be left up to guess work or ignorance.

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Tonight will be covering something that is a goal every immigrant should seek - naturalization. Naturalization is the process of becoming a legal US citizen of the United States of America. Do you know what the requirements are for becoming naturalized? What are some major pitfalls? Do you need to know English? What if you resided outside of the United States? What if you committed an offense? What if you are a male and did not register for the draft? What should I expect? The questions will be answered in the next session of Immigration Law Today.

What if you are planning on proceeding with a victim visa? What if you made past mistakes? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE STANDARD IS FOR THE WAIVERS FOR VICTIM VISAS? What must you prove to USCIS? Find out tonight!

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