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The Law Offices of Carl Shusterman [By Anique Gonzalez] Carl Shusterman is extremely familiar with immigration law. In addition to practicing for nearly 30 years in the private sector, he was also an attorney with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service for six years before starting his own firm.
During his legal career, Shusterman has
the stories listed on the website about the
an informational database of sorts containing
served as the chairman of the Southern
lives of individuals that were forever changed
more than 1,000 immigration-related articles
California section of the American
for the better because of the firm’s services.
and 5,000 links to various governmental and
Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
immigration websites.
and has been a member of AILA’s national
The firm’s website has an entire section
board of governors. He is also a certified
dedicated to the successes of its former
However, beyond simply posting pages
specialist in immigration and nationality
clients. These include a prominent Chinese
of legal documents, the firm strives to
law. Therefore, it is not surprising that
researcher working in the field of high-
present all immigration-related materials
Shusterman now heads one of the country’s
energy physics who nearly had his National
in a manner that is easy to comprehend.
leading immigration law firms.
Interest Waiver (NIW) revoked and his
It accomplishes this by eliminating large
green card declined while still employed in
amounts of “legalese” in order to make the
The Law Offices of Carl Shusterman, a 25-
the United States; a teenage refugee who,
content accessible and understandable for
member firm that Shusterman founded in
after fighting to stay in the country after
those who need it most: individuals who are
1979, “represent[s] individual and corporate
his mother illegally smuggled him in, went
searching for answers to their own personal
clients in all 50 states and in dozens of
on to graduate at the top of his class from
immigration questions.
countries around the world,” the website
California State University, Dominguez Hills,
explains.
and is now a professor at a California State
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University campus; and a Major League The firm not only represents a wide and
Baseball pitcher who pitched in the World
Law Offices of Carl Shusterman
varied client base comprised of individuals
Series and faced numerous obstacles while
www.shusterman.com
and companies but has also represented its
applying for residency after 10 years of
clients very successfully. The most obvious
working under a P visa.
American Immigration Lawyers Association www.aila.org
demonstration of this is the firm’s inclusion in the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory,
One of the firm’s goals is to provide as
which has given it an “AV” rating for attaining
much relevant information as possible
Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory
the highest possible level of competence and
to individuals interested in immigration
www.martindale.com
ethics. Other demonstrations, of course, are
matters. In fact, the firm views its website as
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