 WELCOME
Kennedy Law Firm assists
clients by using creativity strategic case analysis to identify the
best practical course of action to achieve our client's objectives.
KLF stands out from other firms
by way of experience, personal approach and integrity in handling
each individual client.
KLF
builds long standing relationships by offering
complete
accessibility, high ethical standards,
experience, enthusiasm, and perhaps one
of the best values for the legal fees you pay.
COMMITMENT &
VISION
Dedicated to
providing excellent legal representation
in a courteous, cost-effective, and ethical
manner,
Kennedy Law
Firm believes that personal management and
availability to each client leads to successful
representation and a healthy attorney-client
relationship.
Kennedy
Law Firm
commits itself to the concept of service to our
clients, their businesses, and their families
for a lifetime.
Not only do we strive to provide our clients
with the best legal service possible, but we
also work to interact with other members of the
community, legal and otherwise, in a friendly,
ethical manner.
 PRACTICE
AREAS
Our firm represents
individuals, families, and businesses throughout
the State of Maryland as well as a full range of
immigration services for clients throughout the
nation and worldwide.
We promise to bring strong,
in-depth understanding of our select areas of
practice to provide you with
peace of mind
when making life decisions that involve complex
legal issues.
Kennedy Law Firm offers experience in the
following select practice areas:
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Family Law |
Trusts & Estates |
Immigration Law |
KLF offers an
experienced advocate able to represent
you in cases involving complex asset
division, child custody, visitation,
removal and relocation, child support,
alimony, modification and contempt.
KLF also represents clients in the
negotiation of premarital agreements, in
the enforcement of foreign judgments and
in the prosecution and defense of
paternity actions.
While expeditious resolution is always
pursued, KLF is experienced at
litigating matters to protect clients'
interests. We can assist you
with the following:
Grandparent
Rights
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We focus on creating
customized, personal plans that fit each
client’s individual circumstances and
goals. Families often need to address
difficult family relationships and
dynamics in their personal planning.
Specializing in such personal planning,
KLF offers innovative solutions to the
issues facing our clients. As a result,
we are able to develop estate planning
strategies that can provide our clients
and their families with significant
estate, gift and income tax savings.
We help families
and individuals face the wide variety of
difficult issues that can arise when
designing a plan to transfer family
wealth from one generation to the next.
Such planning often involves:
- Federal and State Estate Taxes
- Business Succession Planning
- Income Tax Planning
- Charitable Planning
- Asset Protection Planning
- Cohabitation, Premarital and
Postnuptial Agreements, as well as
Property Agreements tailored to
nontraditional relationships
recognized by courts of the various
states in which our clients reside
In addition, we work
with families after the death of a loved
one, assisting with:
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 Please
visit Kennedy Law Firm's immigration
site to learn about our expertise in
immigration law.
Immigration
services cross over into family and
criminal law issues leading to frequent
coordination with and service to other
attorneys. KLF has experience with
post-conviction relief as well as
counseling on avoiding immigration
consequences during the pre-sentencing
stages.
KLF offers extensive
experience in:
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Employment-based
Visas
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Family-based
Immigrant Visas
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Nonimmigrant
Temporary Visas
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Consular
Processing
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Adoptions
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Naturalization
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Citizenship
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Waivers of
Inadmissibility
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Special
Immigrant self-petitions, including
juveniles
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Removal /
Deportation Defense
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Appeals
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Motions to
Reopen / Motions to Reconsider
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Post-Conviction
Relief
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Pre-sentencing
counsel on avoiding immigration
consequences of criminal convictions
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ATTORNEY PROFILE
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Practice Areas:
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Family Law; Wills
& Trusts; Landlord-Tenant Law;
Immigration Law; Post-Conviction Relief; Pre-Sentencing Counsel on
Avoiding Immigration Consequences of
Criminal Convictions.
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Admitted:
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Maryland; United States District Court
for Maryland; United States District
Court for the Western District of
Oklahoma.
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Biography:
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Experienced before
the Executive Office of Immigration
Review (Immigration Court), Board of Immigration Appeals,
and Federal Court; Editor, Maryland
State Bar Association Immigration
Committee's Newsletter; Former legal
counsel for the Middle Eastern American
Association Immigration Service.
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Member:
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Baltimore County and Maryland State Bar
Associations; Hispanic Bar Association;
American Immigration Lawyers
Association.
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Law School:
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University of
Oklahoma School of Law, J.D., 2000.
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College:
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University of Oklahoma, Russian Area
Studies & Minor in Economics,
B.A., 1994;
French Civilization and Literature,
B.A., 1994.
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Languages:
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French, Russian.
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Experience
Abroad:
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Youth For
Understanding Travel/Study across former
Soviet Union,1987; Université de
Clermont-Ferrand, France, 1990-91;
Center for AIDS Prevention, Alma-Ty
Kazakhstan, 1993-94; Jagellonian
Universitet, International Trade Law,
Krakow, Poland 1997.
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