Law Office of Paul Szeto LLC

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.
"
                                    -- EMMA LAZARUS

   

Attorney & Counselor in
Immigration & Naturalization Law

Contact Us

Directions
Profiles
Links

Services
Testimonials

Events & News

Articles

Home

----------------------------

190 Route 27

No. Edison, NJ 08820

info@szetolaw.com   

Tel: 732-632-9888

 

- Phone consultations
- Weekend/Eve. Appointments

- Out of State Services

- VISA/MC/AE Accepted


         

          Attorney Paul Szeto served as a Trial Attorney and Assistant District Counsel for the New York District of the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS, whose functions have since been transferred to DHS) from 1994 to 1999.  As a government attorney, Mr. Szeto personally handled hundreds of immigration cases.  In addition to handling immigration and nationality cases inside and outside of the courtroom, he also offered legal advice to immigration inspectors and adjudicators.  Towards the end of his tenure, Mr. Szeto was assigned to investigate naturalization fraud cases, prosecute employment violations, and handle the stipulated judicial removal cases with U.S. Attorney's Offices. 

          Mr. Szeto started his legal career by volunteering for legal clinics and clerking for an immigration law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Mr. Szeto also served as a student extern for the Chief Administrative Justice of the California Court of Appeal.  Mr. Szeto graduated magna cum laude from San Francisco State University in 1989 and earned his Juris Doctor from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1994.  Over the years, Mr. Szeto has earned various awards such as
American Immigration Law Foundation's Edward L. Dubroff Memorial Award for outstanding writing in the field of Immigration and Nationality Law in 1994.  

          Mr. Szeto is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese, and previously worked for Fortune 500 companies Lucent Technologies and Merck-Medco.  Mr. Szeto is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and New York State Bar.   He is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association (AILA).  A graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Mr. Szeto has practiced extensively before the Federal Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals.   Attorney Paul Szeto is also a frequent writer of immigration topics with articles published in www.ilw.com, the Filipino Times, and the Global Chinese News.


 

 

 

                
This is not legal advice – Please see DISCLAIMERS.
Copyright © 2005 Paul Szeto LLC