The attorneys and staff at John W. Lawit are dedicated to providing the highest quality legal services to ensure the rights and benefits of the immigrant community. We are also dedicated to protecting the rights of employers, by assisting with immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications, I-9 compliance and worksite enforcement. As a team of legal professionals, we provide comprehensive, innovative and competent legal services to our clients to promote opportunities for a meaningful quality of life.
Firm History
John W. Lawit began practicing immigration law in 1980. Over the course of 42 years, John and his staff successfully assisted tens of thousands of clients within the realm of immigration law. The firm has helped clients from nearly every country in the world, within the full spectrum of immigration law. The firm has not only represented individuals, but has also helped with entire families, small business, and some of the largest institutions and corporations in the US.
Our Mission
We will strive to provide comprehensive and innovative solutions for immigration issues, both simple and complex. We will be persistent, industrious and exhaustive as we pursue every avenue of immigration eligibility for our clients. We are here not only to help our individual and corporate clients through the immigration process legally but also to provide compassion and insight into the difficulty and complexity of immigration issues. We are dedicated to educating the public about immigration law and policy in order to encourage fruitful and respectful discourse.
- University of New Hampshire School of Law
- J.D. (1977)
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- University of New Mexico
- B.A. (1972)
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- Founder and Senior Attorney
- John W. Lawit, LLC
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- Adjunct Professor of Immigration and Nationality Law
- Texas Tech School of Law
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- Instructor
- Catholic Social Services Staff
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- Adjunct Professor of Immigration and Nationality Law
- University of New Mexico School of Law
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- United States Immigration Judge
- United States Department of Justice
- Proposition 187 - Trashing the Constitution
- Torch. American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico
- New Mexico Immigration and Nationality Law Practice Act
- Author and Lobbiest
- Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986-Employer Sanctions
- Occu-Med Report
- A Look at the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
- Business Outlook, Albuquerque Journal
- Immigration Law for the General Practitioner
- New Mexico Bar Association
- Immigration Problems Facing Military Personnel, Mini-CLE seminar
- Kirtland Air Force Base - Office of the Judge Advocate General
- Undocumented Persons: Christian Responses
- The New Mexico Chapter of Churches and the Conference on Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy
- Family Relationships Under the Immigration and Nationality Act
- New Mexico Bar Association
- ABCs of International Business Visas
- Albuquerque Bar Association
- Visas and the College Graduate
- Graduate Student Assembly, University of New Mexico
- Elite Lawyer
- Elite Lawyer
- AV Preeminent
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 2000 Millennium Friend of Children Award
- Rainbow International
- Jean Marshall Stolet Award, Volunteer of the Year
- Jewish Family Services of Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Distinguished Service Award in Immigration Law
- Catholic Social Services of Albuquerque
- Canadian Bar Association
- Former Member
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- Dallas Bar Association, Immigration Section
- Member/Founder
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- State Bar of Texas
- Attorney
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- Activities: Immigration Law Section
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- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
- Volunteer Attorney
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- Activities: Assist with civil rights and fight discrimination towards Arabs, and Muslims
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- American Immigration Lawyers Association # 188
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- State Bar of New Mexico, Immigration Law Section
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- Activities: Chair and founder.
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- New Mexico
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- Pennsylvania
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Credit Cards Accepted
Visa Mastercard Discovery -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
All fees are flat fees determined by the complexity of each case.
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- Immediate Relative Visas
- Provisional Waivers
- DACA
- Adjustment of Status
- Waivers of Inadmissibility / 212(i) Waivers
- English: Spoken, Written
- Korean: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
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