Attorney at Law at Citizenship and Immigration Legal Services, Inc

Vanessa Elmaleh

Vanessa Elmaleh Attorney at Law received a double legal education in both France and the United States. She attended the prestigious Pantheon- Assas Law School in Paris where she graduated with honors. She then completed her Master of Laws (LLM) from Tulane Law School in New Orleans. Vanessa Elmaleh also holds a certificate in Commercial Arbitration from the American Arbitration Association.

Prior to founding Citizenship and Immigration Legal Services, Vanessa Elmaleh Attorney at Law worked for a Non-profit organization helping immigrants below the poverty guidelines in political asylum and deportation cases, she also worked for a major law firm where she handled a variety of immigration matters including business-based visas, and naturalization cases.

Vanessa Elmaleh is admitted to the United States Federal Fitfh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Louisiana and all immigration courts. She is a member of several legal and professional organizations such as the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) which advocates for immigrants, the American Bar Association and the International Jewish Lawyers Association.

Vanessa Elmaleh is also an active member of non-for-profit organizations, such as l'Union des Français en Floride and Education Française en Floride.

Vanessa Elmaleh has been featured in several newspaper articles such as the Miami Daily Business Review and the Miami Herald for her work as an immigration advocate.

Vanessa Elmaleh’s interest in immigration law stems from her personal experience as an immigrant from France. She can relate to her clients and understands the frustrations that many willing immigrants face when they are denied permanent residency in the U.S. due, in large part, to their unfamiliarity with U.S. immigration laws and all its options. She choose the practice of immigration law to be able to guide and help others realize their dreams of coming to the United States of America to live and work legally.

She represented notorious people before USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) such as comedian Gad Elmaleh during his U.S. tour or World class boxing champion Ali Oubaali. She also assisted thousands of businessmen and U.S. subsidiaries of major French companies in their immigration procedures for employees such as L’Oreal, Biguine, Trini in Private, M.G.I. or Cote de France.

Vanessa Elmaleh Attorney in Law speaks French and is also fluent in Spanish and Hebrew.

Sandra Molnar

Miss Sandra Molnar studied International Business in France, in the Business School ENC Bessieres in Paris and within the renowned Institut of European Studies at the University Paris8. During her education, she completed various courses in International and European Law.

Miss Sandra Molnar travelled in Europe and participated in training programs in different foreign countries. She acquired in-depth knowledge in Hungarian, German and English and is able to translate commercial, social and political documents from English/German/Hungarian into French and from German/ French into English. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in International Business, with honors.

Moreover, Miss Sandra Molnar completed her Bachelor’s Degree with successful work experience within renowned companies such as Saint-Gobain, Coca-Cola, Avignon Festival and SITEL.

At Citizenship and Immigration Legal Services, Miss Sandra Molnar assists Attorney Vanessa Elmaleh in immigration cases and uses her knowledge in different cultures to better serve our clients.

Miss Sandra Molnar speaks fluently French, German, Hungarian and English.