Practice Areas ; Visas; Labor Certifications; Deportation; Business Immigration; Citizenship; Consular Law; Diplomatic Immunity; Employment Authorizations; Employment Immigration; Employment Visas; Family Immigration Law; Immigration Discrimination; Immigration Law; Investor Visas; Permanent Visas; Political Asylum; Refugee Law; Religious Visas; Removal Proceedings&sa=270&d=1&h=180&w=200&sl=false&dm=True&in=50) | | Other Areas of Law
Visas,Labor Certifications,Deportation,Business Immigration,Citizenship,Consular Law,Diplomatic Immunity,Employment Authorizations,Employment Immigration,Employment Visas,Family Immigration Law,Immigration Discrimination,Immigration Law,Investor Visas,Permanent Visas,Political Asylum,Refugee Law,Religious Visas,Removal Proceedings |
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 305-371-2777
Fax: 305-375-9517
http://www.rifkinfox.com
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| University | Rutgers College, B.A., 1977; Nova University |
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| Law School | Pace University School of Law, J.D., 1980 |
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| Admitted | 1980, Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1988, New York |
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| Memberships | New York State Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Chair, Administrative Law/Immigration for International Law Section; Past Chair, International Law Section, Inaugural Member of Immigration and Nationality Law Certification Committee). |
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| Languages | Spanish |
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| Born | New York, N.Y., September 28, 1956 |
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| Biography | Mr. Rifkin is a Member of the Executive Board and is a past President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), South Florida Chapter. In addition, he is a past member of the Board of Governors of AILA. Published articles in: The Florida Bar International Law Quarterly; The Florida Bar Journal; American University Law Review. Author of: U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents; Employment Based Non-Immigrant and Immigrant Visas; Immigration Updates. Co-Author: The Visa Processing Guide, Process and Procedures at U.S. Consulates and Embassies 2nd through 8th Editions and the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions. Mr. Rifkin and his firm Rifkin & Fox-Isicoff, P.A. have received the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell with regard to legal competence and ethics. Listed in Law & Leading Attorneys as a Leading Florida Attorney and The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Listed in South Florida Legal Guide as one of South Florida's Top Lawyers. Selected as a Florida Super Lawyer and is listed in the Corporate Immigration chapter of Who's Who Legal. (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)
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| Reported Cases | Was counsel in the Matter of Vazquez (AAO July 31, 2007) which established the legal precedent in defining who qualifies as a Cuban National. |
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| ISLN | 902140347 |
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