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Attorney Profiles

Eduardo R. Soto Esq.

Owner and founding partner of the Law Office of Eduardo Soto and Associates.
Known for his controversial and mediatic cases throughout the United States and around the world, Eduardo Soto has more than 20 years of experience representing people who want to legalize their immigration status in the U.S.
 
Eduardo Soto is a leader in the practice of legal representation in the U.S. immigration system. He has been pursuing cases throughout the country's judicial hierarchy:
 
Department of Justice
Federal Courts
Courts of Appeals
Other legal grounds
 
Deportation, litigations, appeals, citizenship, residency, visas, are just an example of all the immigration procedures he has defended over the years.
 
Eduardo Soto is the son of a Cuban immigrant family. From an young age, he felt the need to help undocumented individuals from all over the world that came to the United States in search of the "American Dream".
 
Bar Admissions:
The Florida Bar

Education:
University of Miami Law School
Juris Doctor – Miami, Florida

Florida International University
B.A.  Psychology – Miami, Florida

Professional Associations & Memberships:
The Cuban American Bar Association
The American Immigration Lawyers Association
 
Court Admissions:
United States Court of Appeals:
             Ninth Circuit
             Eleventh circuit
Florida Supreme Court
United States District Court:
             Middle District of Florida
             Southern District of Florida
 
Languages:
English
Spanish
 
His practice includes the representation of Luis Clemente Posada Carriles versus the US Customs and Immigration Services agency in 2006; José Rodríguez-Portillo, a Salvadorian citizen mistakenly deported to his native country ; Maria Castillo, a Colombian citizen erroneously
deported by USCIS as well.
 
Eduardo Soto currently anchors a news television program determined to give legal immigration advice. “How to immigrate to USA” airs in in MegaTV, Azteca TV and Televisión Venezuela in the city of Miami.
 
His knowledge of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is so strong, that several television networks, radios, newspapers and internet portals have invited Eduardo Soto as special guest and commentator.

 
 

Cary G. Blake, Esq.

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Areas of Practice:
Immigration & Nationality Law
Mediation

Bar Admissions:
New Jersey
 
Professional Associations & Memberships:
American Bar Association
The American Immigration Lawyers Association
Collins Center for Public Policy
American Arbitration Association
 
Certified Legal Specialities:
Certified Circuit Civil and Family Mediator, Dispute Resolution Center of Florida
Contract Mediator, 17th Judicial Circuit, Family Division, Broward County, Florida
Contract Mediator with the Collins Center for Public Policy
 
Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court, Disctirt of New Jersey
 
Education:
Barry University School of Law - Orlando, Florida
Juris Doctor , 2001
Honors: Senator, Student Bar Association
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina
B.S. - Criminal Juistice, 1994

Languages:
English
Spanish

 


 

Jalima A. Quintero, Esq.

Areas of Practice:
Immigration & Nationality Law

Bar Admissions:
Tennessee Bar
 
Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court, Disctirt of Tennessee
 
Education:
University of Miami School of Law -  Miami, Florida
LLM in Comparative Law  - 2010
American University -  Managua, Nicaragua
Juris Doctor, 2007

Languages:
English
Spanish

 

 

Melissa Oklan, Esq.

Areas of Practice:
Immigration and Nationality Law
 
Bar Admissions:
Florida Bar

Professional Associations & Memberships:
The American Immigration Lawyers Association
 
Court Admissions:
U.S. Dictrict Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
 
Education:
University of Miami School of Law
Juris Doctor – Miami, Florida
Florida International University
Master of Science in Criminal Justice – Miami, Florida
Florida International University
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice – Miami, Florida
 
Languages:
English
Spanish