M. Gabriela Ungo has practiced U.S. federal immigration law since 2001, focusing on business and family-based immigration matters. Gabriela has worked extensively assisting U.S. companies obtain visas, permanent residence and citizenship for their foreign employees including researchers, university professors, executives and other professionals. She also assists U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents with sponsoring their family members for immigrant visas. There are some areas of immigration law, therefore, for example, our law firm does not handle issues relating to asylum, detention, deportation/removal or international adoptions.
Gabriela works closely with each of her clients to understand their immigration objectives and crafts plans to maximize the chances of achieving them. She integrates legal ethics to her practice by providing an open and honest assessment of her client’s immigration problems or concerns and responding to them expeditiously. Her practice outcome is higher quality petitions, more approvals and fewer delays.
She has been an invited speaker in bar meetings, business organizations and universities, and has appeared on several Mississippi Public Radio programs. Gabriela also has publications and various professional and business journals.
Prior to immigrating to the US, Gabriela practiced business and investment law in Costa Rica. She worked at MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. in Miami, FL and handled matters related to intellectual property, telecommunications and advertisement law in Latin America.
Professional Memberships:
American Immigration Lawyers Association
New York State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Costa Rican Bar Association
Publications:
"Economic Development and Innovation Through Immigrant Talent & Foreign Investment", Mississippi Technology Alliance Pointe Innovation Publication (Spring 2012).
Chapter 21: “New Era of Immigration Employment Verification and Employer Sanctions”, Mississippi Employment Law Practice Handbook , University of Mississippi (2009).
Chapter 20: “Immigration & Naturalization Issues”, Mississippi Employment Law Practice Handbook, University of Mississippi (2003).
