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Alec Nelson

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Alec Nelson

Associate Attorney in the Litigation and Family Groups

Professional Summary

Alec brings a breadth of experience representing clients before USCIS Field Offices and Immigration Courts across the country. He has helped individuals pursue a wide range of immigration benefits and forms of relief, including Naturalization, Adjustment of Status, Removal of Conditions, Asylum, Withholding of Removal under the Convention Against Torture, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Alec has worked in many non-profit roles, including with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Known for his compassionate and client-centered approach, Alec prioritizes building strong relationships to better understand his clients’ goals and guide them effectively through complex legal processes.

His legal practice encompasses the full spectrum of United States immigration law, with an emphasis on cases involving complex procedural legal claims.

Education

Law School

Brooklyn Law School

  • Gold Pro Bono Award
  • International Human Rights Fellow
  • Intern, Safe Harbor Project
  • Chair, BLS OUTLaws

Undergraduate Education

Sonoma State University

  • B.A. in Political Science
  • Library Assistant
  • Conference Desk Lead
  • Naturalist Intern

Licenses

  • State of New York
  • Immigration Courts around the United States

Awards & Honors

  • Gold Pro Bono Award
  • International Human Rights Fellow

Previous Roles

  • Senior Staff Attorney (Immigration), Peace Over Violence
  • Staff Attorney (Immigration), International Rescue Committee
  • Staff Attorney (Immigration), Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York
  • Law Clerk (Immigration), Neil A. Weinrib & Associates (NawLaw)
  • Legal Intern, UNHCR – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Areas of Practice

Litigation

  • Asylum, Complex Matters, Waivers

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Applications, Forms & Filings

  • I-589 I-130
  • I-485 I-751

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Representation

  • USCIS, ICE, EOIR, and Federal Court

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