John Patrick Pratt Esq.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Immigration, Federal, Employment
131 Madeira Ave., Coral Gables, FL 33134
About John Patrick Pratt Esq.
Practice Areas
- Immigration
- Federal
- Employment
Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1997J.D.
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1994B.A.
- Major: Philosophy
- Honors: With High Honors
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker at AILA Central Florida Chapter on EB5 – October 2021
- 41st annual AILA South Florida Immigration Law Conference from February 27th and 28th
- Catholic Legal Services Summer 2021 Immigration law Seminar.
- John and I spoke at the AILA National conference in 2020.
- AILA SF CLE panel on Business visas in November 2020
- September 27, 2021, - Catholic Charities CLE – Panel: The Non-immigrant Employment Based Visa Categories
- October 7, 2021, Invest in the USA (IIUSA) – Panel: Litigation in EB-5: Updates and Implications for the Industry
- October 21-23, AILA Central Florida Chapter – Panel (TBD)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1998
- District of Columbia, 1999
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2002
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 1998 - Present (Member)
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 1999 - Present (Member)
- Board of Directors of AILA South Florida Chapter (Member)
- AILA South Florida Chapter, 2010 - 2011 (Chapter President)
- Florida Bar Immigration, 2006 - 2009 (Nationality Law Certification Committee Member)
Articles
Published Works
- Getting the Facts on Your Client: FOIA and Criminal Records Searches, Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 2005-06 Ed., pp. 53-66 (2005).
- Cancellation of Removal of Non-Lawful Permanent Residents, Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, AILA, 2004-05 Ed., pp. 143-149 (2004).
- Non-immigrant Waivers Under Section 212(d)(3) of the immigration and Nationality Act, 26th Annual Immigration Law Update, Florida Bar and AILA, pp. 9.1-9.15 (2005).
- Naturalization and Denaturalization, 24th Annual Immigration Law Update, Florida Bar and AILA, pp. 10.1-10.15 (2003).
Office Info
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