Attorney Vanessa Elmaleh 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. Attorney Vanessa Elmaleh also holds a certificate in Commercial Arbitration.
also worked for a major law firm where she handled a variety of immigration matters including business-based visas, and naturalization cases.
Attorney 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.
Ms. 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.
Attorney 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 a L’Oreal, Biguine, Trini, M.G.I. or Cote de France.
Ms. Elmaleh speaks French and is also fluent in Spanish and Hebrew.
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES, INC.
407 Lincoln Road, Suite 12F, Miami Beach, FL, 33139
Phone: 305 600 0162 - 305 600 0164 - 305 538 0009 / Fax: 305 534 8810
Email: v.elmaleh@cilsimmigration.com
Prior to founding Citizenship and Immigration Legal Services, Attorney Elmaleh worked for a Non-profit organization helping immigrants below the poverty guidelines in political asylum and deportation cases, she
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 Ms. Vanessa Elmaleh in immigration cases. Working in the field of immigration allows Ms. Ribeiro Macedo to combine her knowledge of languages, international laws and her depp willingness allows to help others.
Ms. Estela Ribeiro Macedo speaks fluently French, Portuguese (native language), English and Spanish.
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