Law Office of Michael E. Zaidel, PL

The Manager and Director of the Law Office is Michael E. Zaidel, Esq. a respected attorney with in-depth knowledge and experience in business and family-based immigration. His innovative legal tactics and hands-on approach have led to obtaining valid U.S. nonimmigrant and immigrant status for hundreds of foreign nationals worldwide.  He has established a well-deserved reputation for solving complex cases in a timely and efficient manner. 

The Law Office of Michael E. Zaidel, PL represents individuals from Central, South and North America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East; foreign language capacity in Spanish, Russian, Latvian and Hebrew; award winning writing skills; familiarity with U.S. Consulates globally; and expertise with U.S. immigration law, including daily focus on the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, as it is integrated into the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

We are qualified to represent corporations and individuals before the Department of Homeland Security (Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Boarder Protection), the Department of State (American Embassies Worldwide), and the Department of Labor in all U.S. Immigration matters worldwide and in all fifty states.

MICHAEL ELON ZAIDEL, ESQ.

Immigration Related Services 

• Eligible to practice U.S. Immigration & Nationality Law in all 50 states and abroad. 
• Emphasis on business and professional immigration matters (E/H/J/L/O/P/R/TN classifications), permanent residence through professional Labor Certifications, Employment Based First Category and National Interest Waivers and complex immigration cases
• Nearly perfect success record.
• Provides general legal advice to small, medium, and Fortune 500 companies including:
  • Advice on corporate law compliance
  • Advice on litigation avoidance and litigation management
  • Advice on personnel law and implications of hiring foreign personnel

Professional Memberships 

• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• New York Bar
• Florida Bar

Education 

• Juris Doctor
  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
    • Heyman Corporate Governance Scholar
    • Samuel H. and Rachel Golding Distinguished Scholar
    • Awarded Full Scholarship and Fellowship from Dean – only student in the history of the law school to receive this distinction
• Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
  • Yeshiva University, cum laude

Past Positions

Private Practice in U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law:

• Leaf Koerner, LLC
  

• Roth, Rousso, Katsman, & Schneider, LLC

Public Service for the: 

• New York City Department of Law – Appellate Division
• New York City Comptroller’s Office – Legal Services Division
• Office of the District Attorney – Bronx, New York