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Immigration Lawyer Michael A. Harris has had a dynamic career in the field of immigration law since 2000, in which he has been involved in all aspects of the law. From small families to multinational companies with over 20,000 employees, Mr. Harris has been successful in a wide variety of immigration matters.
Based in Miami, Florida, Mr. Harris is a Board Certified Immigration Lawyer, which means that the نوار فلوریدا has determined that he is an expert in the field of Immigration & Nationality Law. Mr. Harris has also earned an AV Preeminent Peer Rating, the highest rating available from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading independent attorney rating entity. An AV Rating signifies that a lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence; he or she has practiced law for a number of years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. As an attorney practicing federal immigration law, Mr. Harris is permitted to represent immigration clients around the United States and world.
In addition to greatly enjoying the practice of Immigration law and living in South Florida, Mr. Harris and his family have deep ties to the community. He grew up in Miami Beach as a 1st and 2nd generation American, and graduated high school from Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove, FL, one of the nation’s leading private secondary schools. He is an active father to two young children, whom he is raising with his wife. His mother was born in Lima, Peru, and his father was a World War II Air Force veteran whose parents were born in Eastern Europe in the late-1800s. After college at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, and during the midst of the Elian Gonzalez crisis, Mr. Harris began work as a paralegal for a board certified specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law. During these three-plus years in Gainesville he experienced the Post-9/11 overhaul of the legacy-INS into the Department of Homeland Security, as well as the problems created by the Patriot Act, Special Registration and the transition of immigration procedure into the BCIS (which is now known as the USCIS).
Following his immersion into the field of immigration law, Mr. Harris received his Juris Doctor degree from the Nova Southeastern University College of Law in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 2007. Prior to earning his law degree, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and English from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida in 1999. As well, Mr. Harris studied Political Science for two years in the nation’s capital at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. His studies in U.S. federal government and the American political system helped prepare Mr. Harris during the seven years he worked for highly distinguished immigration law firms where he was educated and trained by some of the country’s leading experts, authors and attorneys in the field of Immigration & Nationality Law.
Today, Mr. Harris is also recognized as a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law. Among all attorneys eligible by the Florida Bar, currently only 6% are board certified specialists. This is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in an area of expertise. In fact, among over 96,000 attorneys currently licensed by the Bar, Mr. Harris is 1 of 75 attorneys (or less than 1%) who are board certified as experts in Immigration Law. Additionally, Mr. Harris is Of Counsel in Miami to Diaz Reus, an AV Preeminent rated international law firm with offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, as well as Dubai, Moscow, and Shanghai.
- EXPERIENCE
In support of his record of success, Mr. Harris has significant experience taking part in the representation of highly complex immigration matters, including:
- مهاجرت تجاری cases for سرمایه گذاران, executives, acclaimed artists و athletes, academic professors, professionals، و multinational industry companies.
- مهاجرت سرمایه گذاری EB-5 matters for U.S. companies seeking to qualify under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, which allows companies to offer a foreign national an investment opportunity in order to apply for a green card based on minimum qualifying investment. Mr. Harris’ EB-5 clients have sought to raise between $1 million and $250 million in EB-5 capital through the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program. Mr. Harris actively represents EB-5 Regional Centers across the United States, which based on his representation have gained approval in industries such as assisted living; food hospitality; gold and silver mining; and hotel/office construction. The geographic areas of these EB-5 Regional Centers include all or parts of the territories of the states of Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, the State of Washington, Washington, D.C., as well as Florida. Mr. Harris also represents new commercial enterprises which are utilizing the “basic” or Direct EB-5 program to pool multiple investors for non-Regional Center projects. Additionally, Mr. Harris also represents individual سرمایه گذاران EB-5 با هدف سرمایه گذاری از طریق مرکز منطقه ای مورد تأیید USCIS، سرمایه گذاری مستقیمی EB-5 مستقر یا از طریق سرمایه گذاری مستقیمی مستقل در کسب و کار خود در ایالات متحده سرمایه گذاری می کنند. تخصص آقای آقای هریس در قانون EB-5 از طریق دعوت او برای نوشتن و صحبت در مورد EB-5 برای سمینارهای برجسته EB-5 و نشریات آنلاین به رسمیت شناخته شده است. آقای هریس نیز عضو فعال است IIUSA، یک انجمن بازرگانی غیر تجاری برای برنامه مرکز منطقه ای EB-5، که به عنوان عضو کمیته تکنولوژی آن کار کرده است.
- مهاجرت خانوادگی matters involving U.S. citizen petitioners and families in complex legalization, abused spouse cases, good faith marriage waivers, hardship cases, and other family immigration issues.
- دفاع از اخراج matters for detained and non-detained clients. Mr. Harris has successfully obtained various forms of relief for his clients, including: Cancellation of Removal, Motions to Terminate, Motions to Reopen, and Release on Recognizance (without Bond) for client detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As well, in today’s “crimmigration” world, Mr. Harris has also advised criminal defense attorneys on the immigration consequences of certain crimes and plea deals, such as food mislabeling, theft, and controlled substances offenses.
Mr. Harris is currently an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the nation’s largest bar association of immigration attorneys in the U.S., and the AILA South Florida Chapter. He actively serves his AILA chapter as an elected Board Director, as co-chair of the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, and on various immigration law committees. Mr. Harris also currently serves as a member of the Florida Bar’s Immigration & Nationality Law Certification Committee, which is tasked with creating and grading the board certification exam given to potential applicants for certification.
- CREDENTIALS
License, Awards & Certifications
License:
- Admitted to نوار فلوریدا, 2007
Awards & Certifications:
- Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law, 2013 to Present
- AV Preeminent Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 2014 to Present
تحصیلات:
- Juris Doctor Degree, Nova Southeastern University, 2007
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science & English, University of Florida, 1999
Memberships & Professional Activities
Memberships:
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Member, 2006 to Present
- AILA South Florida Chapter
- AILA Latin American and Caribbean Chapter, which assists members whose work focuses on legal issues in Latin America and the Caribbean
- AILA Rome District Chapter, which assists members in representative matters in Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa.
- Invest in the USA (IIUSA), Member, 2014 to Present
Professional Activities:
- Board of Directors, AILA South Florida Chapter, 2016 to Present.
- Committee Member, Florida Bar Board Certification Committee on Immigration & Nationality Law, 2018 to Present.
- Committee Member, IIUSA Technology Committee, 2016 to 2017.
- Co-Chair, Unlicensed Practice of Law (UPL) Committee, AILA South Florida Chapter, 2017 to Present; Committee Member, 2014 to 2017.
- Vice Chair, Congressional Committee, AILA South Florida Chapter, 2018 to Present; Member, 2016 to 2017;
- Committee Member, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Annual Conference, AILA South Florida Chapter, 2015 to 2016; 2017 to Present.
- Committee Member, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Committee, AILA South Florida Chapter, 2016 to 2017.
- Committee Member, CLE Luncheons, AILA South Florida Chapter, 2014 to 2016; 2017 to 2018.
- Co-Chair, New Member Division, AILA South Florida Chapter, 2013-2014.
Speaking Engagements
- “EB-5 Program: Is This For You and Your Client?”, panel speaker for “Lazy Days of Summer” Interactive CLE Series (July 2018).
- “Million Dollar Baby: EB-5 at a Crossroads”, panel speaker at the AILA South Florida, 39th Annual Immigration Law Update (March 2018).
- “The Matrix: Tech Threats in the Legal World of Tomorrow”, panel speaker at the AILA South Florida, 39th Annual Immigration Law Update (March 2018).
- “Consular Processing and Preparing for Tricky Situations and Recent Changes”, panel speaker for “Lazy Days of Summer” Interactive CLE Series (July 2017).
- “Tax Consequences of Moving to the US for EB-5 Investors”, panel speaker on EB5Diligence.com’s Webinar Series (February 2017).
- “EB-5 Visas”, panel speaker for the Florida Association of Women Lawyers Miami-Dade Chapter’s Corporate Counsel Summit (February 2017).
- “Issues for Solo Practitioners and Small Business Owners”, panel speaker for AILA South Florida’s Brown Bag Interactive Lunch Series (November 2016).
- “L’s and EB1-3, Help Get My Petition Through”, panel presentation at “Lazy Days of Summer” CLE Series, Catholic Legal Services (August 2016).
- “Law Office Management and Marketing: Tips from the Pros”, panel speaker at the AILA South Florida, 37th Annual Immigration Law Update (February 2016).
- “Representing EB-5 Investors”, panel presentation at the AILA South Florida Membership Luncheon, Miami Beach, Florida (October 2015).
- “Technology & Law Practice”, panel speaker for AILA South Florida’s Roundtable Series (September 2015).
- “Alternatives to PERM”, panel presentation at “Lazy Days of Summer” CLE Series, Catholic Legal Services (September 2015).
- “EB-5 101”, panel presentation at the AILA South Florida Membership Luncheon, Miami Beach, Florida (September 2014).
- “EB-5 101”, panel presentation at The EB-5 SEC & FINRA COMPLIANCE SEMINAR, West Palm Beach, Florida, sponsored by The EB-5 Resource Group (August 2014).
- “Economist Issues: TEAs, Job Creation Models, Tenant Occupancy Issues”, panel presentation at the EB-5 Summit for Attorneys and Developers, Miami, Florida, sponsored by ILW.com (February 2013).
- “EB-5 Immigrant Investors” presentation at The Victoria Law Group, Miami, Florida (March 2013).
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