Walnut Grove Immigration Lawyers

Dartmouth College - B.A. - 1980

University of Virginia School of Law - J.D. - 1983

Thirty-four years of experience practicing immigration law. Mr. Schwindaman handles both family-based and work-based visas, asylum cases, and citizenship cases.

Immigration and Nationality Law are my two main focus areas. I represent non-citizens in a variety of contexts, including removal defense, filing petitions with USCIS, habeas corpus petitions in federal district courts for prolonged immigration detention, federal criminal defense of federal immigration and firearms offenses and appeals to the Federal Courts of Appeal (5th and 6th Circuits) and the Board of Immigration Appeals. I also serve non-citizens and their families in Mississippi state court proceedings. We are a multi-lingual firm and welcome clients who may not speak English as a first language.

I was born in Bogota, Colombia. I immigrated to the United States as a small child. I grew up in and around Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I became a naturalized United States Citizen when I was about 21. I joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 2000, and after 9/11, I spent more than two years on active duty tours. Fortunately, I was not deployed overseas and was able to remain state-side during my active duty tours. I met my husband through the military and moved to Mississippi when we got married. I received my Bachelor's in Business Management, cum laude,...

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Natalia earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. She graduated in the top 33-% of her class, achieving the highest grade in Constitutional Law. While at Loyola, she received a certificate in international studies and completed a study abroad program at Moscow State University. Natalia is a trial lawyer with experience in criminal and civil matters. Her practice involves state and federal cases. Although Natalia’s family immigrated to the United States in 2005, immigration law is not her only passion. She has also successfully litigated, as a plaintiff’s counsel, numerous personal...