Rhonda Faith Gelfman

North Miami Beach, Florida
President
Phone: (305) 944-9120
Fax: (305) 948-3317

Ms. Gelfman practices in the areas of immigration and nationality law, family law, criminal law (felony and misdemeanor) and DUI and traffic defense. Ms. Gelfman is a member of the State Bars of New York, Florida and the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Southern District of Florida, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ms. Gelfman is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers' Association. Ms. Gelfman graduated from the University of Florida and obtained her Juris Doctor from Touro College.

Areas of Practice:

• 75% Immigration
• 15% Criminal
• 10% Family Law and Adoption

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 1988
• New York, 1988
• District of Columbia, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Huntington, New York
  J.D.
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  B.A.
  Major: Economics

Published Works:

• Immigration, Promise Magazine, 07/08, 2005
• Immigration, Promise Magazine, 09/10, 2005

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• H-1B Visa Conference and Seminar- London, England, Law Offices of Rhonda F. Gelfman., P.A., 2005
• Haitian TPS Seminar, The New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge Hotel, Brooklyn,NY 2010

Honors and Awards:

• Listed in Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1985 - 1986
• Listed in Martindale Hubbard as AV Rated Attorney

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1991 - Present
  Member
• Dade County Bar Association
  

Fraternities/Sororities:

• Phi Alpha Delta