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Stephen E. Bandar - Founder & Principal Attorney

Stephen E. Bandar

23 years ago, he made a promise to himself: never let another immigrant family feel alone.

Born in Lebanon. Fled the civil war as a child. Raised in America. Educated at Suffolk University (BS '95, JD/MBA '99). Since 2004, immigration law has been his life's work — defending the families who reminded him of his own.

Thousands of green cards. Hundreds of work visas. Dozens of people freed from detention. And countless families reunited. Stephen doesn't just know the law — he lives it.

Every case is personal. Every win is a family saved.

Suffolk University — BS, JD, MBA 23+ Years Experience Immigration Focus Since 2004
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From Refugee to Trusted Attorney

Why Stephen Bandar fights for immigrants like you. Sua história. Sua luta. A nossa missão.

Stephen Bandar - Personal Story

"I know what it feels like to start over."

— Stephen E. Bandar

He was just a kid when the bombs started falling on Lebanon.

His family packed what they could. They left behind their home, their country, and everything familiar. They fled to America with nothing but hope and a prayer. Just like so many of you.

Stephen knows what it's like to not understand the language. To feel lost in a system that wasn't built for you. To lie awake at night wondering if your family will be safe tomorrow.

That's why he became a lawyer. That's why he picked immigration law specifically. And that's why he's been fighting for immigrant families — from Brazil, Latin America, the Middle East, and beyond — for the last 23 years.

Other lawyers see a case file. Stephen sees his own family staring back.

"Every client who walks through our door reminds me of my own family. That's why I fight so hard for them. That's why we won't stop until we win."

— STEPHEN BANDAR, FOUNDER

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Family Is Everything

Meet the family behind the firm. Stephen's love for his own family is what drives his work for yours. A família é tudo. La familia lo es todo.

The Bandar family — Stephen, his wife and their five children
THE BANDAR FAMILY
Stephen Bandar with his wife and daughter
A FATHER'S LOVE
— Why It Matters

This is who Stephen fights for every day.

A wife. Five children. This is his why.

When Stephen looks at your case, he doesn't see paperwork. He sees your mother. He sees your father. He sees your wife, your husband, your kids.

He sees everyone you'd give up everything for.

That's the Stephen Bandar difference. Aqui, você não é apenas um caso. Você é família.

"When you understand what family means, you understand why we fight so hard for yours."

— STEPHEN BANDAR

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Our Attorneys

Stephen E. Bandar

Stephen E. Bandar

Founder & Principal Attorney

Suffolk University (BS '95, JD/MBA '99). 23+ years practice. Immigration law focus since 2004. Personal immigrant background.

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David Teich

David Teich

Attorney

SUNY Oswego (BS Accounting '94). New York Law School (JD '97). Full-time immigration law since 2022. Learning Portuguese.

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Daniel Kravitz

Daniel Kravitz

Attorney

Massachusetts School of Law. 20+ years as practicing attorney. Specializes in asylum cases and ICE detention defense.

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Marian Mandache

Marian Mandache

Attorney

Columbia University (LLM). 20+ years human rights experience. Top 5% of UBE states. Author of 6 books on Roma rights. Landmark ECHR cases.

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Hiliana Santos

Hiliana Santos

Juris Doctorate

Massachusetts School of Law. 5+ years immigration law. Fluent in English, Portuguese & Spanish. Single mother who worked full-time through law school. Passionate immigrant advocate.

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Flaviano Quaglioz

Flaviano Quaglioz

Attorney — Work Visas Specialist

Dedicated exclusively to employment-based immigration — H-1B, H-2B, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, L-1, R-1, and PERM cases. Helping professionals, workers, and ministers achieve their American dream.

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