"Crimmigration"
Immigration law and criminal law are usually practiced by different firms. That is not carelessness; it is how the profession is organized.
Your immigration attorney handles the petition and refers you elsewhere for the criminal charge. Your criminal attorney handles the charge and tells you to ask an immigration lawyer about the rest. Each one is competent at their own case. Nobody owns the question of how the first affects the second, and that question does not wait — it is answered, correctly or not, the moment you accept a plea.
At Lord Law you do not get handed off. This office can represent you in the criminal case, the family case, or the civil matter, and analyzes what it does to your immigration situation before anything is agreed to. One attorney, one file, one person accountable for both outcomes.
What the Process Looks Like
CONSULTATION WITH THE RECORDS
We look at charging documents, any plea paperwork, and your immigration history together. Analysis is not possible only looking at one half.
ASSESSMENT
We detail what the exposure is, what dispositions would avoid it, and what is realistically negotiable or attainable.
REPRESENTATION IN BOTH
If viable, we can offer representation for the criminal, family, or civil matter with your immigration consequences governing the strategy.
Services Offered
REPRESENTATION IN MATTERS HANDLED IN ADDITION TO IMMIGRATION REPRESENTATION
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Misdemeanor and felony charges, including DUI, drugs, assault, theft, and weapons
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Domestic violence charges and protection order proceedings
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Divorce, custody, and support where one spouse is not a citizen
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Civil claims, including wage, housing, and consumer matters
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Probation violations and sentence modifications
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Post-conviction relief, where an earlier plea has created an immigration problem
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Advising on charges already resolved, before a petition or naturalization application is filed
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Other matters considered on case-by-case basis.