2010
Lewis & Clark
Gibbs Houston Pauw is a Seattle immigration law firm founded in 1994. We represent individuals, families, businesses and multinational corporations throughout the Pacific Northwest. We work together with our clients to give them the individualized attention and zealous advocacy they need.
At GHP we understand that the immigration process can be difficult, which makes choosing an immigration lawyer you can trust so important. We practice exclusively immigration law, and we provide service in all areas of immigration law, including family- and employment-based permanent residence, employment visas, citizenship, asylum, deportation, and workplace compliance.
2010
UC Hastings College of Law
Gibbs Houston Pauw is a Seattle immigration law firm founded in 1994. We represent individuals, families, businesses and multinational corporations throughout the Pacific Northwest. We work together with our clients to give them the individualized attention and zealous advocacy they need.
GHP has particular immigration experience in federal court litigation, including appeals, challenges to deportation orders, mandamus lawsuits to compel the agency action, habeas cases for clients who are in detention, and class action lawsuits to challenge agency policies. As experienced Seattle immigration lawyers, we are able to assist you throughout your immigration process.
1987
1983
2009
University of San Francisco
2004
Univ of Texas
Carney & Marchi was established in 1993. We offer immigration services throughout the state of Washington, with offices in Seattle, Kennewick and Yakima. We are tough advocates, with attention to detail, and provide compassionate care to our clients. Ms. Carney is currently a member of the Washington State Bar Disciplinary Board, working group for the Practice of Law Board, on AILA Ethics and Professionalism Committee and Past Chapter Chair for Washington. Please visit our website and www.carmarlaw.com for more details.
1993
Southern Methodist School of Law
2012
Vermont Law School
1987
Columbia University School of Law
Cynthia A. Irvine practices exclusively in the area of immigration law and is the head of the Immigration Department at Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC. Cynthia's practice assists individuals with family reunification and citizenship matters and supports the business immigration needs of local, national, and international corporations and non-profit organizations. Cynthia regularly defends the rights of immigrants and their families and frequently handles complex immigration cases in areas of deportation defense, waiver applications, administrative and federal court appeals, and consular processing matters.
Cynthia is also fluent in Spanish and speaks weekly on a local Hispanic radio station regarding immigration issues. She frequently speaks on immigration related topics at regional legal conferences, seminars, and community meetings. Cynthia has published numerous articles in local media sources and in legal publications including the prestigious North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation. Cynthia was selected as a "Rising Star" in Immigration Law by Washington Law & Politics Magazine in 2004. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Cynthia volunteers with the Northwest Immigration Rights Project and Volunteer Advocates for Immigrant Justice. In addition to being licensed to practice law in Washington State, she is also licensed in Virginia.
Cynthia graduated with honors from the University of Virginia in 1992 with Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Foreign Affairs and Spanish. She then attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she earned her J.D. degree with honors in 1996.
After graduating from law school Cynthia was selected by the U.S. Department of Justice Honor's Program to be the Judicial Law Clerk for the Seattle Immigration Court. After her clerkship, she moved into private practice, focusing exclusively in immigration law for the past 12 years. Cynthia became a founding member of Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC in 2003.
In her free time, Cynthia enjoys participating in sports, including soccer and tennis. Cynthia also enjoys traveling with her husband and spending time with her two young daughters and her cocker spaniel.
1998
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
We appear personally at the U.S. border in Blaine, WA at the Canadian border where we attend Port Court, present TN and L visas, file waivers and accompany individuals in a variety of contexts, such as petty offense exception requests. We also have an office in Seattle with a fluent Spanish attorney and we have extensive experience in front of the immigration court and at the Tacoma detention center. Among our staff we have lawyers with lots of experience in H, L, O, P, K and TN visas and all family cases - both immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.
2003
Seattle Univ
Carol L. Edward, is the founder and principal attorney for the Law Offices of Carol L. Edward and Associates, P.S. Our practice is limited to immigration related matters and with a staff of four attorneys we handle a broad range of immigration matters from deportation and removal, to family applications, to complex waiver applications, and business visas. We have offices in Seattle and Mount Vernon, Washington. Ms. Edward speaks nationally and locally on U.S. Immigration matters and has had a number of published decisions within the Ninth Circuit. For more information, ratings, etc. please see www.seattle-immigration.com
1989
Seattle University School of Law
Rios & Cruz P.S., is a professional services corporation that maintains two offices: one in downtown Seattle, Washington, close to the Seattle Immigration Court, and one in Tacoma, Washington, near the Northwest Detention Center and Tacoma Immigration Court. Our lawyers are licensed to practice in State and Federal Courts in Washington as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Our practice is limited exclusively to immigration matters with an emphasis in removal (deportation) defense. Our staff is fluent in Spanish; we also provide services in Russian, and German. Our lawyers pride themselves on handling complex immigration matters efficiently and effectively.
1998
Gonzaga University - 1997
Carney & Marchi was established in 1993. We have offices in Seattle and Tri Cities (Kennewick). We are a full service law firm for immigration and criminal defense cases. We aggressively fight for the rights of our clients. We closely follow changes in the law and how they affect our clients. Based upon our experience and depth of knowledge, we have been very successful in our client's cases.
1997
Creighton University
Carol L. Edward, is the founder and principal attorney for the Law Offices of Carol L. Edward and Associates, P.S. Our practice is limited to immigration related matters and with a staff of four attorneys we handle a broad range of immigration matters from deportation and removal, to family applications, to complex waiver applications, and business visas. We have offices in Seattle and Mount Vernon, Washington. Ms. Edward speaks nationally and locally on U.S. Immigration matters and has had a number of published decisions within the Ninth Circuit. For more information, ratings, etc. please see www.seattle-immigration.com
1989
Seattle University School of Law