Per Diem Immigration Court Coverage — NJ & NY
I'm a covering attorney for immigration lawyers across New Jersey and New York — standing in for master calendars, individual hearings, USCIS interviews, and bond hearings when you can't be there yourself.
Appearance types I cover
Focused exclusively on immigration. Every appearance is briefed, attended, and documented as if it were my own case.
Master Calendar Hearings
Pleadings, scheduling, and routine appearances before EOIR. I arrive briefed on the NTA and ready to preserve your client's positions on the record.
Individual / Merits Hearings
Coverage for contested merits hearings with full pre-hearing review of the record. Direct, cross, and closing handled with your trial strategy in mind.
USCIS Interviews
Adjustment of status (I-485), naturalization (N-400), asylum, and Stokes interviews at NJ and NY field offices. Clients are prepped the morning of.
Bond Hearings
Detained client representation. Bond memoranda reviewed and supplemented when time allows.
Telephonic / Video Appearances
WebEx and telephonic coverage for EOIR and USCIS when in-person presence isn't required. Same preparation, same written recap afterward.
Last-Minute Coverage
Same-week and next-day coverage when calendars collide. Send the file — I'll confirm availability within hours.
Immigration courts & USCIS offices
Regular appearances at the venues that matter most to immigration practitioners in the tri-state area.
New Jersey
- Newark Immigration Court (EOIR)
- Elizabeth Immigration Court (EOIR)
- USCIS Newark Field Office
- USCIS Mount Laurel Field Office
- Elizabeth Detention Center
New York
- New York City Immigration Court — 26 Federal Plaza
- Varick Street Immigration Court (detained)
- Broadway Immigration Court (EOIR)
- USCIS Manhattan Field Office
- USCIS Queens Field Office
- USCIS Long Island Field Office
Quiet, careful, prepared.
The reasons referring counsel come back, and send their colleagues.
Licensed in NJ & NY
Admitted in both states and in good standing — no jurisdictional gaps in the tri-state area.
Immigration court experienced
Practice focused exclusively on EOIR and USCIS matters. No detours into unrelated practice areas.
Same-day confirmations
Coverage requests answered within hours, with a clear yes or no and a flat per-appearance quote.
Attorney-to-attorney communication
You hear from me directly — no paralegal middlemen — with a written recap after every hearing.
Need coverage this week?
Send the matter details and I'll confirm availability within hours.