Christopher M Casazza

Attorney Christopher M. Casazza is a co-founder of Palladino, Isbell & Casazza LLC.

Prior to co-founding Palladino, Isbell & Casazza LLC, he was a partner at a prominent Center City Philadelphia Immigration Law Firm from 2019-2020, and he was employed as a senior attorney at a boutique immigration firm in suburban Philadelphia, PA where he worked from 2009-2019.

A persuasive and successful immigration lawyer, Christopher (“Chris”) is well respected by colleagues, clients, and courts alike. Chris has dedicated his legal career to all aspects of immigration law including removal (deportation) defense, appeals, federal litigation, the immigration consequences of criminal convictions, asylum/refugee law, U-Visas, family-based petitions/waivers, and employment-based immigration.

Chris’s success as an immigration attorney is due to the fact that he enjoys his work and believes in what he fights for. He is energized by difficult cases and strives to find favorable solutions to complex matters. As a litigator, Chris has been extremely successful defending individuals and families from removal (deportation), on appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and in Federal District and Circuit Court, including Oral Argument before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Chris’s passion and dedication for immigration law has been recognized by both the media and his clients. In 2017, Chris was honored as one of the “16 young minds shaping Philly’s legal landscape” by Billy Penn news. Chris has been featured as an immigration expert by multiple news outlets, including the New York Times, NPR, Telemundo, VICE News (Showtime), the Immigration Nerds Podcast, BuzzFeed News, the Philadelphia Inquirer, WHYY, The Philadelphia Tribune, Catholic Philly, and the Philadelphia Business Journal. As a client testimonial puts it, “Chris is a great guy full of passion and absolute dedication to his job.”

Villanova University School of Law

J.D. (2010) | Law

2007 - 2010

Honors: Dean Merit Scholarship

Activities: The Clinic for Asylum, Refugee & Emigrant Services (CARES Clinic). Research Assistant to Professor Michelle Pistone.

VICE News - Showtime - DEATH AT PARCHMAN & UNDOCUMENTED - S1.E10

VICE News - Showtime

May 31, 2020

Christopher Casazza | Case Examined: Lack of Medical Care at Detention Centers During Covid-19

Immigration Nerds Podcast

May 21, 2020

Detention & COVID 19

Telemundo

April 11, 2020

Fear Among Immigrant Detainees Spreads As Coronavirus Outbreaks Hit ICE Detention Centers

BuzzFeed News

April 10, 2020

Amid coronavirus threat, feds release two immigrant detainees in Pa.

The Philadelphia Tribune

March 27, 2020

Success with U-Visa Applications, AILA Philadelphia Chapter 2012 CLE

Emerging Issues with Humanitarian Relief, AILA Philadelphia Chapter 2016 CLE

Administrative and Judicial Review – Board and Circuit Case Law, 2016 Pennsylvania Bar Association, Immigration Law Forum

Immigration Law Under the New Administration, 2017 Chester County Bar Association

Immigration Law Issues, 2018 SWAN Statewide Winter Conference

16 young minds shaping Philly’s legal landscape

Billy Penn

2017

In 2017, Chris was honored as one of the “16 young minds shaping Philly’s legal landscape” by Billy Penn news.

State Bar of Pennsylvania  # 309567

Member

Current

American Immigration Lawyers Association, Philadelphia Chapter

2010 - Current

Activities: Chris is a proud member of the Philadelphia AILA Chapter, previously serving as the chapter’s Office of the Chief Counsel liaison co-chair (2015-2016), the chapter’s EOIR/Immigration Court liaison co-chair (2016-2018), and the chapter’s EOIR/Immigration Court liaison emeritus.

Pennsylvania

Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

ID Number: 309567

Since 2010

3rd Circuit

Since 2011

U.S. District Court for District of Columbia

Since 2020

U.S. District Court for District of North Dakota

Since 2020

U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Since 2012

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