About Us
Bernstein Osberg-Braun, LLC's Legal Department offers the services of our team:
Roger A. Bernstein
305-895-0300
Roger@VisaAttorneys.com
Roger A Bernstein is a Florida Board Certified Immigration attorney with fifteen years of practice devoted exclusively to immigration law. He spent six years with the U.S. Department of Justice serving as an INS trial attorney, sector counsel to the INS’ Inspections and Investigations Divisions and INS Asylum Officer. Since co-founding Bernstein Osberg-Braun, LLC in 1998, Mr. Bernstein has focused his practice on assisting immigrant investors, acquiring employment based visas and complex immigration litigation.
Mr. Bernstein has represented and counseled foreign governments, Fortune 500 companies and large-privately held companies. He has also successfully acquired non-immigrant visas and residency for hundreds of individuals who desired to live and work in the United States.
A graduate of Brown University and the University of Miami School of Law, Roger Bernstein serves on the Miami –Dade County Enterprise Zone Advisory Council, the Board of the American Jewish Committee, the Great Florida Bank Advisory Board and the Florida Bar Immigration Certification Committee. He is admitted to practice law in Florida, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Linda Osberg-Braun
305-455-3227
Osberg@VisaAttorneys.com
Linda Osberg-Braun handles complex litigation immigration cases. Ms. Osberg-Braun draws on her years of experience as Deputy District Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security (formerly INS) and her trial and criminal defense skills from her years as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Southern District of Florida. Ms. Osberg-Braun is certified by the Florida Bar as an expert in Immigration and Nationality Law.
Regina de Moraes
305-895-0300
Regina@VisaAttorneys.com
Regina de Moraes has a vast array of experience in immigration and criminal court. Mrs. de Moraes is a former felony prosecutor, with the Dade County State Attorneys Office. She specializes in immigration litigation with a special emphasis on waivers of removal and oversees the firm’s litigation department. Mrs. de Moraes is a tenacious litigator and widely considered one of the top immigration litigation attorneys in South Florida.
Amy L. Link
305-455-3225
ALink@VisaAttorneys.com
Amy Link, a former Lead Felony Prosecutor with the Broward County State Attorney's Office, focuses her practice on Immigration Law. Ms. Link specializes in O-1 and EB-1 Extraordinary Ability Alien Visas and Residency Petitions as well as H-1B Temporary Worker, H-3 Training and L-1 Intra-company Transferee visas.
Jessica Meldon
Immigration Litigation Attorney
305-895-0300
jmeldon@visaattorneys.com
Jessica Meldon is an associate at Bernstein, Osberg-Braun and de Moraes. Ms. Meldon specializes in immigration litigation and focuses her practice on the representation of foreigners who have been placed in deportation or removal proceedings before an Immigration Judge. Ms. Meldon graduated Cum Laude from Florida State University in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in History and English. In May 2009, Ms. Meldon graduated Cum Laude from St. Thomas School of Law, and was admitted to the Florida Bar in October of 2009. While in law school, Ms. Meldon was a part of the St. Thomas Immigration Clinic, and successfully represented clients on a pro bono basis. Most of Ms. Meldon’s legal education has been focused on immigration and international human rights law. Prior to her legal education she served as a legislative aid to Senator Rod Smith and as a clerk for Judge Mary Barzee.
Sandra Beyda
Director of Immigration Services
305-455-3224
SBeyda@VisaAttorneys.com
For over twenty years, Ms. Beyda has managed corporate cases from initial to final processing for both immigrant and non-immigrant petitions. Having served as Senior Immigration Coordinator for prestigious New York Law Firms including Fragomen, Del Rey & Bernsen, Ms. Beyda has attained substantial and invaluable experience in acquiring employment based visas, including H, L and E petitions, labor certifications and family-based permanent residence petitions.
Ms. Beyda is the Director of Immigration Services at Bernstein Osberg-Braun & de Moraes having responsibility for the firm's management and efficient operation. A graduate of Hofstra University with a BBA in International Trade, Ms. Beyda is fluent in French and has working knowledge of Spanish.
In-House Investigator
Miguel D. Braun
305-455-3222
Braun@Transbordercg.com
Miguel Braun is the principal investigator with Bernstein Osberg-Braun, LLC. Problem cases are his specialty; a multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-ethnic individual, he lends valuable insight and a keen understanding to every matter. He focuses on a variety of complex investigative matters and problem solving. Mr. Braun's fifteen year experience includes civil and criminal private investigations for defense and prosecution and all investigations involving state and federal government cases. He has traveled abroad to conduct investigations in countries during times of conflict and rampant criminality.
He served as an investigator with the Federal Public Defender's Office for eight years as well as the Dade County Public Defender's Office. He was also an in house investigator for the law firm of Ferrell Schultz. As a troubleshooter, he offers a creative approach to solving investigative problems. He has been successful in exonerating innocent people and companies domestically and worldwide by taking a unique and tenacious approach. His investigations have also led to the successful prosecution and conviction of individuals engaged in Criminal activity.
Of Counsel
Karen Caco
Karen Caco is the senior Attorney exclusively practicing immigration and naturalization law. Ms. Caco received her law degree from Widener Law School in Wilmington, Delaware. She is a certified mediator, arbitrator and dispute resolutionist, having received her training and certification from Pepperdine University School of Law (Strauss Institute).
She is a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of Florida and is admitted to practice in the Middle District Court of Florida. She is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association, the International Bar Association based in London, U.K., the IIUSA (Invest In USA - Immigrant Investors Association), Collier County Women’s Bar Association, Collier County Bar Association, and Lee County Bar Association. Karen advises both U.S. based and foreign corporations about their immigration strategies. Her practice takes her all over the United States and worldwide where she assists businesses and individuals with their immigration needs. She assists individuals around the world at various Embassies and Consulates. While she is involved in all facets of immigration law, her area of concentration lies in business immigration, regional center start ups, million dollar green cards, regional center green cards, worldwide consular assistance, L1, E2 and H-1B visas and complex appeals. She has been interviewed many times by local and state newspapers on immigration issues as well as NBC and ABC and writes bi-weekly immigration columns for various print and online magazines.
Karen is the only immigration attorney in the world to have visited all of the USCIS approved Regional Centers. She speaks around the world at immigration seminars about Regional Center investments, resulting Green Cards and Consular Processing.
Of Counsel
Steve L. Waserstein
Steve L. Waserstein focuses his practice on tax, corporate and real estate law, including international and U.S. tax and estate planning and wealth preservation; compliance with U.S. tax laws, and representation during investigations by, and tax controversies against, the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Justice; joint ventures and partnerships including shareholders agreements, operating or partnership agreements, buy sell agreements, and management agreements; the funding, joint venturing, acquisition, financing, and disposition of real estate projects; and mergers and acquisitions.
Professional Highlights
- Represented several Billionaires in various capacities including tax planning, real estate transactions, and wealth preservation.
- Represented families from the U.S. and outside the U.S., especially South America, with a net worth ranging from $10 million to over $1 billion in wealth preservation, tax and estate planning, pre-immigration planning, and the formation and maintenance of complex trust structures.
- Represented U.S. citizens and residents living abroad with U.S. income tax compliance matters
- Represented individuals, entities, and estates being audited, examined, or investigated by the Internal Revenue Service civilly or criminally
- Represented non-resident aliens in the sale of a business for a purchase price in excess of $600 million
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Of Counsel
Gary R. Shendell
Gary R. Shendell concentrates his practice in the areas of complex insurance and commercial litigation. His insurance litigation practice includes the defense of professionals, including: attorneys, accountants, architects and engineers, directors and officers, brokers-dealers, insurance agents, fiduciaries, real estate agents and title agents. He lectures on accountants' liability and Risk management issues before numerous groups and firms throughout South Florida.
Mr. Shendell also prosecutes and defends first party and third party coverage matters, including recision issues. He has experience in monitoring complex matters for excess insurance carriers. He has assisted clients and carriers in their compliance with Florida's Insurance Code in order to avoid potential waiver of defenses. He also provides insurance coverage opinions, and when required, pursues actions for declaratory relief. Mr. Shendell has been involved in insurance regulatory affairs nationally.
Mr. Shendell is a 1987 graduate of James Madison University where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. He obtained his juris doctorate in 1992 from the University of Miami School of Law. He is admitted to the Bars of the State of Florida and State of New Jersey. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Federal Southern, Middle and Northern District Courts of Florida and all Circuit and County Courts in Florida.
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