About

Provided by Spar & Bernstein

With more than six decades of practice and over 100,000 cases successfully resolved, the Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein is one of New York's most established immigration firms.

Led by Bradford H. Bernstein, a Super Lawyers honoree and Avvo Clients' Choice Award recipient, the firm is known for its personal approach and a consistent record of results across the full spectrum of U.S. immigration law.

The firm covers the full spectrum of individual and business immigration, from family petitions, asylum, deportation defense, and investor visas, to corporate workforce immigration, employment-based green cards, extraordinary ability petitions, and entertainment industry visas.

Clients range from individuals and families navigating status issues and reunification, to asylum seekers, DACA recipients, EB-5 and E-2 investors, and multinational employers managing international workforces.

As federal enforcement has intensified, the firm has stayed ahead of a fast-moving landscape. It has defended clients caught in the crosshairs of expanded ICE priorities, fought for TPS holders after sudden status terminations, and stood by naturalized citizens facing denaturalization. The firm has also helped employers make sense of major H-1B fee changes and guided asylum seekers through an adjudication process that has grown considerably harder to navigate.

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What the Team is Known For

Spar & Bernstein offers longstanding experience in family-based immigration, removal defense, asylum, naturalization and humanitarian cases, representing individuals before USCIS, immigration courts and federal courts. The team has particular experience in complex matters such as post‑conviction relief, reopening prior deportation orders and securing discretionary waivers and pardons. The attorneys also demonstrate experience in handling immigration matters involving military personnel.

Members

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Anne-Marie Berraute

Bradford H. Bernstein

Head of Department

Bryan Johnson-Xenitelis

Emily Hariharan Walsh

Head of Department

Junior Babila Ngwa

Lenard Gomes

Maya Elcheikh

Melissa Desgrottes

Sarah Wheeler

Shannon Laguerre-Maingrette

Head of Department

Taryn Pleva

Yvette Wang

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