Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: Providing you with all aspects of criminal defense representation in State and Federal Courts, from misdemeanors to felonies. Highly experienced in criminal jury trials and all aspects of criminal appellate advocacy, including the intricate relationship between criminal convictions and immigration consequences. Experienced counsel previously served as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney (Cuyahoga County/Cleveland, Ohio); conducted nurerous criminal jury trials, both as prosecutory and as defense counsel.
Civil Litigation: Civil Rights Prosecution; Contractual Negotiation/Litigation; Employment Law Employee- and Employer's-side Litigation; Corporate Transactions/Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Experienced trial advocacy against major U.S. Corporations and Local Sheriffs and Police Departments (i.e. Continental Airlines, Johnson Controls, Wild Oats, Air France, Medina Sheriff/Police, etc.) Also represented, as Assistant Attorney General, the State of Ohio and numerous wardens and correctional facilities, including the notorious home of Ohio's death chamber, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF) in defense of the governmental entities faced with prisoner's rights challenges. Conducted numerous employment-related civil jury trials in California and Ohio. A trusted referal point for local and national civil rights and liberties groups, including CAIR, ADC, ACLU, local bar associations, community groups, and the like.
Appellate Advocacy: Administrative (Board of Immigration Appeals; All State Administrative Agency hearings; DFEH; and EEOC), Criminal Appeals (all aspects), Civil Appeals (all aspects). From brief writing to oral argument and beyond, Smaili Legal has the expertise and proven record to get the relevant and winable issues reconsidered.
Civil Rights/Habeas Corpus: Employment-based; criminal-based; and government-based. Habeas Petitions filed in State & Federal Courts; Corrections Litigation/Prisons
Immigration: - Deportation Defense & Appeals
- Asylum
- Family Petitions
- Work Related Petitions
- Naturalization
- Visa Processing
- Master/Individual Hearings
- Petitions for Review/Habeas Corpus
- Employment Authoriziation (EAD)
- Student Visas (F1) and Extensions
- Change/Extension of Status
- Interviews
IRS Tax Audit: Experienced representation of the small business client in IRS audits.
