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Oscar Levin

Oscar Levin

Co-Chair and Founder, Immigration Department
 
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
1221 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Florida  33131
(Miami-Dade Co.)

Telephone: 305.579.0500
Fax: 305.579.0717
http://www.gtlaw.com



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Practice AreasImmigration
 
EducationUniversity of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., 1978, University of Florida, B.A., 1975 Phi Beta Kappa
 
Admitted1978, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
 
MembershipsThe Florida Bar (Chair, 2002 and Inaugural Member, 1995-1997, Immigration and Nationality Law Certification Committee); American Immigration Lawyers Association; Dade County Bar Association.

 
LanguagesSpanish
 
BornHavana, Cuba, June 14, 1954
 
Biography

Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Mr. Levin focuses his practice on business immigration and international law matters.

Areas of Concentration

· Immigration and international law

Significant Representations

· Representation of U.S. and foreign companies and education of in-house legal personnel

· Assistance in obtaining foreign visas and work authorization for employees assigned outside the United States

· Federal Court litigation

· Policy advisor to international business organizations

· Advisor to private and non-government organizations on pending and implemented immigration legislation

Professional & Community Involvement

· Member, The Florida Bar

· Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

· Member, Dade County Bar Association

· The Florida Bar, Immigration and Nationality Law Certification Committee
- Chair, 2002
- Member, two-year appointment effective 2004
- Member, three-year appointment effective 2001
- Inaugural member, 1995 - 1997

· Active in providing pro-bono services to the community at large
- Barry University
- Michael Ann Russell Jewish Community Service
- Orphaned children adopted in the United States
- Assistance to many children and elderly persons requiring immigration help on a regular basis
- Representation of witness testifying before the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights

· Assist federal, state and local elected officials in pro-bono work for their constituents

Awards & Recognition

· Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, 2006, 2007 and 2008 editions

· AV® Peer Review Rated

· Selected by Super Lawyers magazine, 2006 - 2008

· Listed, "The International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers," 2005 - 2008

· Recipient, American Immigration Lawyers Association 1997 pro-bono award on behalf of the Counsel for Cuban Detainees

· Previously co-chaired the faculty and steering committee of the Annual Immigration Law Update Conference sponsored by the Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the South Florida Chapter of AILA

Articles, Publications, & Lectures

Articles

· Interviewed, Newsweek en Español, on US immigration law

Speeches

· AILA National and State Conferences

· Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Programs

· Chamber of Commerce events

 
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