• Dale Schwartz, (Attorney)
• Laine S. Posel, (Partner)
• Martha M. García-Peña, (Associate)
• John William Brent, (Of Counsel)

Dale Schwartz defends immigration removal and deportation cases in the Immigration Courts located in Atlanta, Georgia and he serves clients with immigration needs such as employment visas, family-based permanent residence applications, marriage-based green card petitions, adjustment of status, labor certification and bona fide asylum claims in Georgia and throughout the United States.

Born:

• Columbus, Georgia, August 20, 1942

Courts Admitted:

• United States Supreme Court
• Supreme Court of Georgia

Education:

• Vanderbilt University, George Washington University, B.A.
• University of Georgia. 1965; J.D.
• University of Georgia, 1968
• Editor, Ga. Law Review, 1967-68
• Editor, Georgia State Bar Journal, 1967-68

Dale Schwartz is the author of various articles on immigration law and has served as the National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (1986-87). Dale serves on a number of national boards of organizations concerned with immigration and refugee matters, and has testified as an expert witness before committees of the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate on immigration legislation. He has been extensively honored for his contributions in the immigration law field and has been a frequent guest on national radio and television programs (Nightline, 60 Minutes, CNN, etc.).

Attorney Schwartz is an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Emory University School of Law, and was Co-Chairman of the Immigration Law Committee of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association. He was appointed as Chairman of the S.E. United States for the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation by Lee Iacocca. He is also actively involved in the representation of companies, universities and employees in obtaining immigration benefits for persons seeking to come to or remain in the U.S.A.

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Laine S. Posel, (Partner)

Born:

• Atlanta, Georgia

Courts Admitted:

• Georgia and District of Columbia, 2000

Education:

• University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1996)
• University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 2000)

Member:

• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• State Bar of Georgia
• The District of Columbia Bar

Practice Areas:

• Immigration Law

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Martha M. García-Peña, (Associate)

Born:

• Hancock, Michigan

Courts Admitted:

• New York, 1999
  (Not admitted in Georgia)

Education:

• University of El Rosario, Bogota, Colombia (J.D. 1998)
• LLM from The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL, 2003

Languages:

• Spanish and English

Practice Areas:

• Immigration and Naturalization

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John William Brent, (Of Counsel)

Born:

• January 11, 1941 in Montreal, Canada

Courts Admitted:

• Georgia, 1967

Education:

• U. of North Carolina (B.A. 1961)
• LLB 1965

Experience:

• 40 years of immigration and nationality
  law experience

Take action to protect your rights:

If you or a loved one has an immigration situation in the Atlanta, Georgia area and you need the help of an experienced immigration lawyer, call Dale Schwartz & Associates LLP today at (770) 951-1100, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free email consultation.

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