Top-rated immigration lawyers

What does a immigration lawyer do?

An immigration lawyer helps people and employers with visas, green cards, citizenship and deportation defense before USCIS, the immigration courts and the State Department.

• Family-based green cards
• Employment visas and green cards
• Naturalization and citizenship
• Asylum and humanitarian protection
• Removal (deportation) defense
• Waivers of inadmissibility

When do you need a immigration lawyer?

Talk to an immigration lawyer before you file a form, travel abroad or attend an interview or court hearing, because one mistake can delay or end a case.

• You received a notice to appear in immigration court
• A petition was denied or you got a request for evidence
• You have a past arrest or immigration violation
• You want to sponsor a relative or employee

Who are the best immigration lawyers in Florida?

The statewide ranking lists the top 25 of the 59 immigration lawyers LexRanked tracks in Florida, in order of their LexRank score. See the best immigration lawyers in Florida.

Where can I find a immigration lawyer in Florida?

Immigration rankings cover 4 Florida cities; Miami has the most lawyers compared (19).

How much does a immigration lawyer cost in Florida?

Immigration lawyers often charge a flat fee per application and bill court cases separately; government filing fees are extra. Ask for the fee and what it covers in writing before work starts. Under The Florida Bar's rules, a lawyer who has not represented you before must explain the basis or rate of the fee and costs, preferably in writing, and no fee may be clearly excessive.

Florida immigration rules to know

Immigration is federal law, decided by USCIS and the immigration courts, and only lawyers or accredited representatives may give legal advice on it.

What does Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law mean?

It is a credential from The Florida Bar for lawyers with substantial experience in the field who have passed peer review and a written exam. Florida Bar board certification requires at least five years of practice, substantial involvement in the field, peer review by other lawyers and judges, continuing legal education and a written exam, and it must be renewed every five years. About 4.9% of Florida lawyers hold a board certification in any field.

How to choose a immigration lawyer

Confirm the license in The Florida Bar's directory, then compare experience, certification and how often the lawyer handles cases like yours.

1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory: the license must show as eligible to practice, and public discipline is listed there.
2. Check for Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law, which requires peer review and an exam.
3. Ask for the fee agreement in writing before work starts.
4. Ask: Have you handled cases with facts like mine?
5. Ask: Which forms and government fees will my case need?
6. Ask: Will you attend the interview or hearing with me?

How LexRanked ranks immigration lawyers

By the LexRank score: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location, using only facts with a cited source. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Data checked November 2026 against each lawyer's Florida Bar profile. Payment never changes a position. See how we rank.

Sources

• 8 C.F.R. part 292 (representation)
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Rule 4-1.5 (fees and costs for legal services)
• The Florida Bar: Find a Lawyer directory