The Law Offices of Jan H. Brown, P.C., is a New York City-based law firm specializing in the practice of immigration law. The firm’s principal attorney, Jan H. Brown, brings over 30 years of experience in the field of immigration law. Mr. Brown served as president of the New York Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in 2010. He currently co-chairs the Immigration and Nationality Committee of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). He is also the co-chair of the NYSBA Special Committee on Immigration Representation Sub-Committee on Standards and Quality and has testified before the New York Council concerning the detention of criminal aliens. Mr. Brown recently authored proposed legislation to stem the illegal practice of immigration law by unlicensed practitioners. Mr. Brown has lectured on immigration topics as diverse as fiancé visas, examining and understanding immigration documents, non-immigration categories updates, National Visa Center procedures, family immigration trends, attorney compensation cases for the immigration lawyer, and 35 Business Immigration Questions Answered. He has authored “The Uncommon Remedy-Common Law Marriage” published by Immigration Briefings, as well as numerous articles in support of his speeches.
Mr. Brown is a senior editor of the Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook and a long time editorial reviewer of Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook.
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The popular “Brown Around Town” editorial cartoon series, commenting on topical immigration issues, is drawn and authored by Mr. Brown.
With Mr. Brown’s guidance and direction, Bei Yang and Maria Zhynovitch, associates with the firm, earnestly work to ensure a detail-oriented approach to the practice of immigration law. Ms. Yang, fluent in Mandarin, has over five years of business immigration experience in the field, and works in the firm's business immigration unit. Ms. Zynovitch works in the firm's immigration litigation department and among her other experiences, prepared a guide for immigration detainees for the American Bar Association Commission on Immigration and has aided battered immigrant women for Sanctuary for Families. She is fluent in Russian and Belarusian. Sharada Kunaparaju, the firm’s lead paralegal, has a law degree from Andhra University in India and has been with the firm for over 10 years.
The firm can assist clients in all aspects of U.S. immigration law. A sample of the firm’s clientele includes, but is not limited to:
Technology companiesFashion designers, artists and actorsLaw firmsFinancial advisors and investorsMedical doctorsEngineersNot-for-profit corporationsReligious institutions
The firm successfully procures non-immigration and immigrant status for Foreign Investors, Persons of Exceptional or Extraordinary Ability, Intra-company Transferees, Temporary Workers, and Religious Workers. Moreover, with the help of the Law Offices of Jan H. Brown, P.C., numerous employers have been able to navigate the complex Labor Certification process to sponsor their employees for US permanent residence.
The firm’s family-based immigration practice has assisted thousands of immigrants through situations such as:
Marriage and other family sponsorshipsAdoption/immigration filingsFiancée visasDefense against removal from the US including: asylum applications, cancellation of removal, and waivers of crimes committed
The attorneys at the Law Offices of Jan H. Brown represent clients before:
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and other branches of the Department of Homeland SecurityThe Administrative Appeals OfficeU.S Consulates abroadThe Immigration CourtsThe Board of Immigration AppealsThe Federal Courts of Appeal
Whether a permanent residence application, a naturalization interview, or an appeal before a Federal Court, every client is treated with the utmost respect. Clients are diligently prepared by the firm's experienced staff for their immigration appointments, court dates, and consular interviews.
Languages spoken at the firm:
EnglishSpanishMandarinRussianBelarusianHindi
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