Attorney Profiles

Marina Shepelsky

Brooklyn , New York
Managing Principal

U.S. Immigration Attorney MARINA SHEPELSKY has a deep-seated interest in the immigration and naturalization law and helping families, businesses and individual immigrants in realizing their dream of coming to America and legalizing their status in America.

Ms. Shepelsky was born in Kiev , Ukraine in the former Soviet Union . She immigrated to the United States along with her parents in 1989 when she was only 12 years old. She is fluent in the Russian and Ukrainian languages and is a fan of Russian literature.

Ms. Shepelsky attended high school in Brooklyn , New York . She graduated from New York University College of Arts and Science in New York City with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Biology, with minors in Chemistry and Linguistics, in the top 15% of her class. Ms. Shepelsky studied science and medical subjects as a college student.

Ms. Shepelsky graduated from Fordham University Law School in New York City where she earned her J.D. degree in the top 15% of her law school class. She was an associate editor of the Fordham Environmental Law Journal.

Ms. Shepelsky currently resides in Staten Island , New York . She is married with one child – a little girl named Nicole. Her husband is a naturalized U.S. Citizen from Uzbekistan in the former Soviet Union .

As a former immigrant herself, Ms. Shepelsky has an acute understanding of the issues faced by her clients – she has walked in your shoes. Marina Shepelsky founded her practice, Law Offices of Marina Shepelsky, P.C. when she realized that there exists a strong need for expert and caring immigration lawyers with a deep understanding of the law and of people's problems in navigating the system. Ms. Shepelsky understands that immigrants need a lawyer that will be an expert in the legal field and can sympathize with their frustrations and problems with an insider's perspective.

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) is continually changing immigration laws and procedural requirements in areas including non-immigrant and immigrant visas, asylum, deportation, and removal issues. Your immigration case needs to be handled by experienced and skilled attorneys. Law Offices of Marina Shepelsky, P.C.'s attorneys will happily help you with all your immigration needs and give you the personalized attention and respect that you and your family members deserve.

Areas of Practice Within Immigration Law

•  Asylum & Refugees

•  Criminal Alien Issues

•  Deportation and Removal, Immigration Court

•  Green Cards and Immigration Visas

•  U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization

•  Family Visas

•  Work Visas

•  Business Visas

•  Visitors and Tourists

•  Appeals to Board of Immigration Appeals and U.S. Federal Courts 

Bar Admissions

•  New York State

•  New Jersey State

•  Eastern District of New York – U.S. Federal Court

•  Southern District of New York – U.S. Federal Court

•  U.S. Bankruptcy Court

•  Immigration Courts

Education

•  New York University College of Arts and Science – B.A. in Biology

•  Fordham University Law School – J.D.

Professional Associations and Memberships

•  New York State Bar Association

•  New York City Bar Association

•  Richmond County Bar Association

•  Member of the New York Chapter of AILA

Languages

•  Russian

•  Ukrainian

Law Offices of Marina Shepelsky, P.C.

936 Kings Highway

Brooklyn , New York 11223

Telephone: (718) 769-6352

Fax: (718) 769-2391

Let us help you succeed in America Call us today at (718) 769-6352 First consultation is absolutely free!

The firm's founder, Marina Shepelsky, Esq., in a community meeting with NY Senator Carl Cruger on 2/6/06.