Helena M. Tetzeli and John Patrick Pratt, PartnersIn an interview with Manage HR, Helena M. Tetzeli and John Patrick Pratt, partners of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A., share their insights on how the company leverages its expertise and experience to provide unrivaled legal services to their clients.
Could you give us a brief overview of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.?
Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A. (KKTP) is a boutique full-service law firm that focuses on all areas of U.S. immigration laws and immigration defense issues, which is our unique differentiator. Smaller/single lawyer immigration firms have expertise that is limited to one or two particular practice areas of immigration laws—typically either deportation defense or family-based petitions. On the other hand, large law firms are narrowly focused on business immigration and run on an assembly line paralegal model. Unlike either model, Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A. serves as a one-stop immigration law source with expertise in a wide array of immigration law matters, including corporate immigration, removal defense, investor based immigration (E visas & EB5), all manner of employment immigration visas (TNs, H1B, H2B, L1A, L1B, EB2, EB3), waivers, asylum, federal court complex immigration litigation and more. KKTP is unique to be able to offer the whole panoply of legal services to achieve the customers’ goals.
We understand that living and working in the U.S. is a great privilege for immigrants, which is why Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A. works with employers, employees, individuals, and their families to help untangle the most complex legal problems that may threaten their immigration status, including exposure arising from the commission of crimes or criminal conviction. As a leader in U.S. immigration and nationality law, we consult with criminal attorneys to advise clients facing criminal charges and minimize or eliminate, the immigration consequences arising from a criminal conviction or guilty plea.
Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A. also represents outstanding artists, athletes, and scientists seeking to work in the United States temporarily or permanently. We specialize in representing high net worth/ prominent individuals with their highly complex immigration needs, and work with other professionals to develop effective tax and estate planning related to living and residing in the U.S. We also have successfully used our extensive federal court litigation experience to overcome visa denials.
How is Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. unique from other law firms?
Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A.’s competitive edge, comes from its business operations model that is built around the concept of customer success based on expert attorney representation. Instead of a paralegal model, we employ highly trained attorneys to guide clients throughout their legal journey. Each client, regardless of how complex their issues are, will be represented by at least two lawyers—a partner and an associate attorney. We are highly responsive to our clients. Many of our clients chose Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A. based on our ability to quickly respond to clients’ communications to provide unparalleled legal advice and services. We also ensure that our clients always communicate with a lawyer, to ensure appropriate legal representation.
Furthermore, we’re known for our ability to provide personalized care to our customers. At Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A., we sit with the client to understand their needs and customize our services accordingly to offer the best experience and results. Not only does this help our lawyers better identify their issues but it also empowers our clients to better resolve their immigration needs and provide them with exactly what is required. Having such a unique approach has enabled us to build a strategy for high-net-worth individuals to identify and resolve issues related to worldwide taxation and other areas. We pride ourselves in going above and beyond our customer expectations by embracing a multi-pronged approach to resolve an individual’s case.
What was Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A.’s approach to combat the challenges brought by the pandemic?
Like many other law firms, the pandemic has created a plethora of challenges. But we stood by our client’s side, providing them with advice and services pertaining pandemic related challenges, including travel bans and restrictions, lockdowns, and helping them avoid immigration issues to legally extend their lawful stay in the country. Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A. took the lead in providing legal assistance for individuals on temporary visit in the U.S. and laying the groundwork for permanent residents, who left the country during the pandemic, to return. When it comes to our corporate clients, we helped them properly channelize their foreign workforce by advising them on the latest developments in consular visa processes.
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We understand that living and working in the U.S. is a great privilege and a lifelong dream for our clients. That is why we work so hard to ensure great results for our clients
As the pandemic slowly fades away and the U.S. economy is witnessing a sudden surge in activities, most businesses are now struggling with labor shortages. We’re always at the forefront in helping our corporate clients hire foreign talent and streamline their legal procedures to make their journey to the U.S. easy. As a leader in the legal space, Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A. aims to continue to chart the most efficient way for the firm’s clients to address their legal needs pertaining to immigration. We understand all the latest developments in this legal space and enhance our services accordingly to remain at the forefront in mitigating our clients’ immigration challenges.
