Best Immigration Lawyers in Arizona
Looking for employment-based U.S. immigration support? Beyond Border helps founders, executives, researchers and technology professionals explore pathways such as the O-1 visa, the EB-1A green card and the EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW). It works with independent U.S. immigration attorneys under separate attorney-client agreements.
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Nine Arizona immigration attorneys
1. Alicia M. Heflin, Heflin Law, PLC
Office: 3003 N. Central Avenue, Suite 2611, Phoenix, AZ 85012, as shown on her Justia profile.
Heflin handles matters before USCIS, immigration judges, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Administrative Appeals Office and the Ninth Circuit, according to her Cornell LII lawyer profile. Listed practice areas include asylum, citizenship, deportation defense, family visas and green cards. Avvo shows her licensed for 17 years.
2. Maurice H. Goldman, Goldman Immigration, PC
Office: 1575 W. Ina Road, Tucson, AZ 85704, per the MyVisaJobs firm listing.
Goldman holds a J.D./M.B.A. from Hofstra, previously chaired the AILA Arizona chapter, and received the 2010 Minsky Young Lawyer Award and the 2018 Randy Tunac Courage in Immigration Award, according to the AILA conference committee page. Older sources name the firm Goldman & Goldman, PC. Its founder, Gloria A. Goldman, opened it in 1991, but her Avvo profile shows retired status, so she is not listed as an active attorney.
3. Larissa A. Goldman, Goldman Immigration, PC
Office: 5333 N. 7th Street, Suite C225, Phoenix, AZ 85014, per her Avvo profile.
Goldman graduated from Arizona State University in 2018 and works from the firm's Phoenix office while her mother and brother work from Tucson, according to a Jewish News profile of the family. Avvo lists her practice area as immigration.
4. Pamela Rioles Saeed, Goldman Immigration, PC
Office: 1575 W. Ina Road, Tucson, AZ 85704, per her Avvo profile.
Avvo shows Saeed licensed for about four years with immigration as her practice area. Because her public profile is brief, ask the firm about her experience with your type of case.
5. Matthew Green, Green | Evans-Schroeder, PLLC
Office: 130 W. Cushing Street, Tucson, AZ 85701, per the Avvo Tucson immigration listing, which names his practice areas as immigration, asylum and criminal defense.
The firm's AILA job posting describes it as recognized in crimmigration law, the overlap of criminal and immigration law, and says Green has lectured for the State Bar of Arizona and AILA. The firm also has a Tempe office, but sources disagree on its address: a Birdeye business profile gives 2141 E. Broadway Rd., Suite 220, while a FindLaw listing updated in February 2026 gives 1414 W. Broadway Rd., Suite 223. Confirm with the firm before visiting.
6. Jesse Evans-Schroeder, Green | Evans-Schroeder, PLLC
Office: 130 W. Cushing Street, Tucson, AZ 85701, telephone (520) 310-3918, per his Cornell LII profile.
The profile shows a current State Bar of Arizona membership (no. 027434) and lists asylum, citizenship, deportation defense, family visas, green cards, immigration appeals, investment visas and work visas.
7. Jared Leung, JCL Immigration Attorneys, PLLC
Office: Skysong Innovation Center, 1375 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 390, Scottsdale, AZ 85257, per Best Lawyers.
Best Lawyers has recognized Leung in immigration law since 2019, including its 2025 edition, and notes a 1996 J.D. from Brigham Young University and Cantonese fluency. His lexinter profile describes more than 25 years in business, investment and family-based immigration. Some directories, such as MyVisaJobs, still show an older Phoenix address, which is why checking the firm's own site matters.
8. Jon Schultz, Schultz Peña LLP
Office: 6424 E. Greenway Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ 85254, per his Avvo profile, which lists him as Jonathan Scott Schultz, licensed in Arizona since 2013.
Avvo shows immigration and litigation as his practice areas, and an Avvo Phoenix listing describes him as a civil trial attorney and employment-based immigration attorney.
9. Chinwe Kanu, Kanu & Associates, P.C.
Office: 111 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1100, Phoenix, AZ 85003, per Martindale-Hubbell.
The Avvo Phoenix directory lists an attorney at the same suite with immigration, DUI and criminal-defense practice areas and 24 years of licensure. Confirm which attorney will handle your matter.
How to choose an immigration lawyer in Arizona
Match the lawyer to your case type first. A lawyer who mainly handles family petitions or removal defense may not suit a complex employment-based filing, and the reverse is also true.
- Check the license. Look the attorney up in the State Bar of Arizona member directory and review status and any disciplinary history. Do not rely only on testimonials or third-party directories.
- Match the category. Ask how many cases like yours the attorney has handled, whether that is an O-1, an EB-1A, an EB-2 NIW, a family petition, naturalization or removal defense. Each has different eligibility rules and evidence.
- Get fees in writing. Ask what the legal fee covers, and which costs are separate, such as government filing fees, translations and expert letters.
- Know who does the work. Ask who gives legal advice, who drafts, who reviews the evidence and who answers your calls.
- Verify the address. Firms move and open offices. As the Tempe and Scottsdale examples above show, public directories can disagree, so confirm on the firm's own website before you visit.
How Beyond Border helps with U.S. immigration
Beyond Border focuses on employment based pathways are O-1, EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, L-1 and E-2. Its services are for founders, executives, technology professionals, researchers and other skilled individuals. Depending on the engagement, it can:
- review a professional background to identify possible pathways
- organize supporting documents and evidence
- prepare case materials for an independent immigration attorney to review
- coordinate the preparation process and explain each step
The right pathway depends on your qualifications, planned activities and evidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Define your case type, shortlist attorneys who handle it, read their profiles, and confirm licensing with the State Bar of Arizona.
One with employment-based experience may. Eligibility depends on the legal criteria and the evidence in your case, so ask about similar petitions the attorney has filed.
Often yes, because immigration law is federal. Confirm that the attorney accepts clients in your situation and location.
No. They are included for information only, and inclusion does not show any business relationship.
