IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS

 

“The weight of prevailing professional norms supports the view that counsel must advise her client regarding the risk of deportation. Padilla v. Kentucky 559 U.S. _______ (2010)”

 

The Warren Law Firm provides criminal defense attorneys with an advisory opinion regarding possible immigration consequences of a criminal conviction.

 

“Immigration law can be complex, and it is a legal specialty of its own. Some members of the bar who represent clients facing criminal charges, in either state or federal court or both, may not be well versed in it. There will, therefore, undoubtedly be numerous situations in which the deportation consequences of a particular plea are unclear or uncertain.” Padilla v. Kentucky, above.

 

Warren Law Firm provides customized Advisory Opinions to criminal defense attorneys to help meet the mandate of the recent US Supreme Court case Padilla v. Kentucky. Attorney Angela Warren will take the specific circumstances of each case and craft an Advisory Opinion. Criminal defense attorneys can use this Opinion during the plea negotiation process on behalf of their clients.

 

Attorney Angela Warren has represented many foreign nationals with criminal convictions before the INS/USICS and the Immigration Court. In her Advisory Opinion, Ms. Warren will outline the potential immigration consequences and advise whether a particular disposition will make the criminal defendant bond eligible in his or her immigration proceedings.

 

In preparing the Advisory Opinion, Warren Law Firm will work only with criminal defense lawyers as a consultant, and will neither have contact, nor establish an attorney-client relationship with the defendant.

 

The Warren Law Firm provides a valuable resource for criminal defense attorneys to better serve their clients during each critical stage of the process.