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 P aris where she graduated with honors. She then completed her Master of Laws (LLM) from Tulane Law School in New Orleans. Vanessa Elmaleh Attorney at Law also holds a certificate in Commercial Arbitration

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 Attorney at Law 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.

Vanessa Elmaleh Attorney at Law 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 Attorney at Law 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.

Attorney at Law 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.

Estela Ribeiro Macedo

Ms. Estela Ribeiro Macedo attended the University of Paris X Nanterre where she studied Foreign Languages (i.e. English and Spanish) applied to International Commerce (Law, Marketing, and Economics). At the University of Paris X Nanterre, she completed various courses in Law (International Law, Anglosaxon Law, and European Law. She also acquired in-depth knowledge on how to translate commercial, social, economical and political documents from English/Spanish into French and vice-versa. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Foreign Languages, with honors.

Then, she completed her Master of International Development at ESM-A (a private Management School) in Paris. She worked for an export company where she handled all international aspects and served as a bridge between European and Latin American clients.

At Citizenship and Immigration Legal Services, Ms. Estela Ribeiro Macedo assists Vanessa Elmaleh Attorney at Law in immigration cases. Working in the field of immigration allows Ms. Ribeiro Macedo to combine her knowledge of languages, international laws and her deep willingness allows to help others.

Ms. Estela Ribeiro Macedo speaks fluently French, Portuguese (native language), English and Spanish.