Maryam Ghayyad
Work in Murphy Desmond S.C.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Immigration, Family Law
33 East Main St., Suite 500, Madison, WI 53703
About Maryam Ghayyad
Practice Areas
- Immigration
- Family Law
Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 2012J.D.
- Honors: Bercovici Prize
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005B.A.
- Major: Journalism
- Honors: summa cum laude
Classes and Seminars
- "Immigration and the Uncertainties of 2017"-Presentation and Discussion, UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center (December 2016)
- Immigration Updates-Presentation and Discussion, Edgewood College (November 2016)
- "Immigration Impact of Supreme Court Decision on Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)" (August 2013)
- "New Rule for the I601A Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver" (March 2013)
- "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)" (August 2012)
- "Employment Based Immigration: Principles and Practice" (July 2013)
- "Overview of the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Process" (April 2013)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 2012
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2013
Other Affiliations
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- American Bar Association (ABA), Member
- AILA - Wisconsin Chapter, Member, 2012 - Present
- AILA - Chicago Chapter, Member, 2017 - Present
Past Positions
- Immigration Law Firm, Lopez Law Group, LLC, Law Clerk
- Milwaukee Firm, Summer Associate
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections - Office of Legal Counsel, Law Clerk
Articles
Published Works
- Interviewed for "Undocumented vs. Illegal: How do journalists refer to immigrants?" The Cap Times, 2017
- "Making sense of Trump's first executive orders on immigration" In Business magazine, 2017
- Interviewed for "What’s Hot, What’s Not: Wisconsin Practice Trends 2016" on the topic of immigration law, Wisconsin Lawyer magazine, 2016
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Business Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Eminent Domain, Estate Planning, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Government, Securities, Tax, White Collar Crime
- 26 years of experienceBusiness Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Eminent Domain, Estate Planning, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Government, Securities, Tax, White Collar Crime
- 60 years of experienceBusiness Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Eminent Domain, Estate Planning, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Government, Securities, Entertainment & Sports, Tax
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