History
In 2018, Martinez Immigration Law PLLC opened its doors with the goal of providing top-quality legal services to members of the immigrant community in and around Louisville, Kentucky. Co-founding attorneys Mark Martinez and Michael Martinez had been practicing immigration law for years. Mark had been honing his skills as an immigration attorney for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security—first with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and later with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Michael had been working with immigrant members of his community while in private immigration practice.
Attorneys
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Mark B. Martinez
Mark graduated from law school with honors, then began his legal career as a judicial law clerk for the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review. After completing his clerkship, he worked as a litigation associate with a large international law firm working on assignments in both the United States and Mexico, then returned to federal government service. He was an Assistant Chief Counsel and later a Deputy Chief Counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), then transferred to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as an Associate Counsel. As an attorney for ICE and USCIS, Mark developed expertise in the laws and regulations relating to deportation and removal proceedings, applications for lawful immigration status, and naturalization (becoming a U.S. citizen). He has appeared regularly before Immigration Judges and argued complex legal issues in court and on appeal, and has advised government officers on complicated legal issues arising in various areas of immigration law, including immigration detention, criminal grounds of deportation, adjustment of status, derivation of citizenship, waivers of inadmissibility, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and many others. Mark's extensive experience as a government immigration attorney gives him a unique understanding of the immigration process and plays a critical role in his efforts to develop comprehensive and successful immigration strategies for his clients.
Education
NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL
Juris Doctor, 2004
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
B.A., English, 2000
Bar Admission
• Florida
Languages
• Spanish
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Michael P. Martinez
Michael graduated from law school with honors and began practice immediately as an immigration attorney. For over 15 years, Michael has represented clients and helped them to apply for citizenship, for family-based visas, for permanent resident status, for temporary protected status, for special immigrant juvenile status, for waivers, and for other benefits. He has also represented clients in state court, in federal court, and in immigration court, including many detained clients. His years of experience help him find the best ways to help his clients.
Bar Admission
• Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee
Languages
• Spanish
Education
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor, 2010
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
B.A., English, 2007
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