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Melanie Veramendi
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800 NW 62nd Avenue, Suite #590
Miami FL 33126
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Miami FL 33126
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Miami FL 33126
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Melanie is an Associate at Fragomen’s Miami office, where she focuses her practice on U.S. nonimmigrant visas, permanent residence, citizenship and consular processing for a variety of clients.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Melanie worked as an immigration attorney with a focus on removal defense litigation, permanent residence, citizenship and consular processing. During law school, she was a Fellow for the Center of Applied Legal Studies Immigration Clinic, where she worked on an affirmative asylum case and was successful in aiding the client to receive a grant of asylum.
Melanie has provided pro bono assistance with client intake, screening and immigration application preparation with Catholic Charities and the CAIR Coalition.
Melanie speaks English and Spanish.
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2023
- University of Florida, B.A., summa cum laude, 2019
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Admissions
Special Certifications: Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies Certificate, Georgetown University Law Center, May 2023
Bar Admissions: District of Columbia
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
800 NW 62nd Avenue, Suite #590
Miami FL 33126
United States
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- English
- Spanish
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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
800 NW 62nd Avenue, Suite #590
Miami FL 33126
United States
Get in touch
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- English
- Spanish
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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
800 NW 62nd Avenue, Suite #590
Miami FL 33126
United States
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