Avalon L. Paul is a family, removal defense, and business immigration attorney with vast experience assisting clients in all areas of immigration law. Avalon took a more unconventional route as she did not attend law school immediately after graduating from Connecticut College. After undergrad, she spent several years teaching at a junior high school. As an immigrant herself from Trinidad & Tobago, Avalon innately understands the necessity of having effective and efficient counsel assist clients in navigating the complexities of immigration laws.
Avalon began her career working in a boutique immigration firm which specialized in employment-based immigration laws. She founded her firm, Paul & Associates Law, P.C. in 2018.
Avalon represents clients before USCIS, New York Family Court, Federal Immigration Court, and consular processing visa cases. She currently specializes in employment, removal defense, and family-based immigration law, including but not limited to: VAWA, Adjustment of Status, Special Immigrant Juvenile status cases before New York Family Court, Master Calendar Hearings, Individual Merits Hearings, TN, H-1B’s, PERM, and LCA audits. Not afraid of hard-work, Avalon loves those difficult cases which other attorneys shy away from.
Avalon is a proud member of AILA, the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Education:
J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Dean’s List, 2014
M.A., Gonzaga University, with honors, 2009
B.A. in Dance and Sociology, Connecticut College, cum laude, 2007
Publication:
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Realistic Means for an End to the Political and Social Conflict in Mali, National Bar Association, Volume 18, No. 4 (2013).
Court and Bar Admissions:
New York
