Matt Merrick is an experienced attorney whose practice is focused solely on U.S. immigration law. Matt earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., and is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Matt helps his clients make sense of the constantly changing federal immigration laws and guide them through the process of bringing families together, starting and developing businesses in the United States, obtaining work visas and more. Matt regularly handles applications for permanent residence, work visas, immigrant visas, fiancé visas, investment visas, "green card" renewals, petitions to remove conditions, and more. The firm also has extensive experience assisting with consular processing of all types of visas. Throughout his career, Matt has served as pro bono counsel on a wide variety immigration matters. He has successfully appealed denials, obtained waivers based on extreme hardship and helped clients gain asylum in the U.S. based on fear of persecution in their home country.
- Georgetown University Law Center
- J.D. (2000)
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- Managing Partner
- Merrick Immigration Law PLLC
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- Immigration law firm.
- Staff Attorney
- CUNY Citizenship Now!
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- Provided pro bono immigration legal services for low income residents of New York, NY.
- Legal Consultatant
- United Nations
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- Provided legal services to the UN Office of Administration of Justice
- In House Counsel
- BNP Paribas
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- Managed litigation matters for global financial institution.
- Legal Research Consultatant
- United Nations
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- Researched law and regulations and collaborated in drafting comprehensive report for UN Independent Panel on Accountability
- Counsel
- O'Melveney & Myers
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- Litigation Counsel representing corporate clients in commercial litigation matters.
- Law Clerk
- Arnold & Porter
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- Provided legal support for attorneys representing corporate and pro bono clients in civil litigation and appellate matters.
- Editor
- CCH Inc.
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- Developed content, wrote and edited articles and oversaw production of legal publications.
- American Bar Association
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- New York City Bar Association
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- American Immigration Law Association
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- LeGaL - The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York
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- CUNY Citizenship Now!
- Staff Attorney
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- New York State Bar # 3951118
- Member
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- New York
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- 2nd Circuit
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- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- English: Spoken, Written
- Portuguese: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written