Top Rated Immigration Lawyers in Portland OR Awarded Super Lawyer Recognition

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NELSON | SMITH, LLP., providing a full range of immigration services, including: Family-Based petitions and applications for Lawful Permanent Resident Status,


Three attorneys from Nelson | Smith, LLP have been selected to the 2018 Oregon Super Lawyers list. Nicole Nelson and Philip Smith were awarded the honor. And Nicolas Costa was awarded the Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2018. No more than five percent of the lawyers in Oregon are selected by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.


The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in their practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, go to SuperLawyers.com.


The objective of Super Lawyers’ patented multiphase selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.


“We are excited to have the honor of being awarded Super Lawyer status again. Since 2008 our firm has had someone designated as a Super Lawyer. We are very proud of that.” Said Founding Partner and attorney Philip Smith the Portland Immigration Lawyer


All of the attorneys at NELSON | SMITH, LLP are members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the preeminent immigration lawyers association in the United States. All of Portland Immigration and Visa attorneys are licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Oregon and have experience representing clients before the Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Their attorneys are also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court of Oregon and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Partner Philip Smith is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.


The leading Portland Oregon immigration law firm offers immigration services, including: Family-Based petitions and applications for Lawful Permanent Resident Status,Fiancée Visas, Naturalization, and Employment options, including: PERM, Treaty Traders and Investors, Healthcare Professionals, H-1B visas, Artists and Athletes, E, O and P visas. Litigation and Immigration Court services include: Asylum, Deportation defense, Appeals and federal court Actions related to delayed or denied immigration matters.


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