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Founded in 1930, Barst Mukamal & Kleiner LLP (BMK LLP) is the oldest and one of the largest law firms in the United States that focuses on immigration, nationality, and consular matters. They represent major corporations of all kinds including consumer products manufacturers and retailers, industrial concerns, pharmaceutical, financial, and technology companies, hoteliers, top modeling agencies, and artists and performers of international acclaim.

Barst Mukamal & Kleiner has years of experience of securing nonimmigrant working visas and status, U.S. permanent residency, corporate compliance programs, citizenship, naturalization, and expatriation matters for their clients. As veterans in Federal immigration law, Barst Mukamal & Kleiner accept cases from any location within the United States. They also provide representation at U.S. Embassies and Consulates throughout the world. The attorneys practice before the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (formerly the INS), the Department of Labor, the Department of State, the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Office of Administrative Law Judges, and various Federal and State courts.

The firm's extensive experience has established it as an indispensable resource in the immigration field, with many clients coming to BMK LLP by referral.  BMK LLP's prominent reputation is balanced by a decidedly personalized approach to client service; the attorneys average twenty years of legal experience, and each is dedicated to providing each client with representation that is tailored to his or her particular needs.  This tradition of excellence is rooted in the work of the founders, who pioneered the practice of immigration law and established BMK LLP as a leader in the field more than eighty years ago.

Contact the law firm of Barst Mukamal & Kleiner today at 866-638-0779 if you need legal assistance with any of the following:

Attorney Emre Ozgu has been practicing immigration law for over 15 years. Barst Mukamal & Kleiner's partners each have, on average, more than 20 years of experience in immigration and related legal areas. Many of the partners and attorneys have held government office and are or have been National and Chapter officers in the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Barst Mukamal & Kleiner offers all of their clients personal, individualized attention including personal contact with partners and attorneys.

If you or a loved one needs the help of an experienced New York, New York Immigration Attorney, call Barst Mukamal & Kleiner LLP today at 866-638-0779, or complete the contact form provided on this site to arrange your free initial consultation.

Attorney Profiles

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:

Attorney Stephen Singer

Jurisdictions:

• U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court.

Education:

• Johns Hopkins University, B.S., 1967
• Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1971.

Admitted To The Bar:

• 1971

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York State Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member, Membership Committee, 1976-1977). Author and Columnist for Korean and Chinese Newspapers

Attorney Philip J. Kleiner

Jurisdictions:

• New York, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• Yeshiva University, B.A., 1968; Columbia University, Graduate Studies in Romance Philology, 1968-1970.
• Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1973

Admitted To The Bar:

• 1974

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York State and American Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association: Co-Chairman, Visa Liaison, New York Chapter, 1984-1985; Member, Committee on Ethics and Grievances, 1985-1986; Congressional Liaison Committee, 1991-1992; Member-National Business Immigration Committee, 2005-2007. Chambers of Commerce: British-American; German-American; Israel-American; Swiss-American; Swedish-American; Netherlands-American

Foreign Languages Spoken:

• French, Spanish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Rumanian and German

Attorney Isaac Fromm

Jurisdictions:

• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Education:

• Brooklyn College, B.A., 1966; Brooklyn College, M.A., 1971.
• State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., 1972

Admitted To The Bar:

• 1973

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Bergen County, New York State, New Jersey State (Member, Matrimonial and Family Law Committees, 1981-1988) and Federal Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Foreign Languages Spoken:

• Spanish, Yiddish and French

Attorney Martin L. Rothstein

Jurisdictions:

• U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Education:

• City College of the City University of New York, B.A., 1965.
• New York University School of Law, J.D., 1968.

Admitted To The Bar:

• 1968

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York, American and Federal Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chairman, New York Chapter, 1982-1983; Served on National Board of Governors; Co-Chair, Eastern Region Liaison Committee, 1992; Co-Chair, Consular Affairs/Visa Office Liaison Committee, 1995; Chair, National Visa Office Liaison Committee, 1996-1997; Chair, National Naturalization Liaison Committee, 1997-1998).

Foreign Languages Spoken:

• Spanish

Attorney Deborah J. Notkin

Jurisdictions:

• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Education:

• Rutgers University, B.A., 1979
• New York Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1987

Admitted To The Bar:

• 1987

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Immigration Lawyers Association since 1987; Lecturer: American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1992-present; Practicing Law Institute, 1994-2000; New York State Bar Association, 1994-2000; Federal Bar Association, 1994; American Immigration Lawyers Association, AILA-N.Y.; Chairperson, INS Eastern Regional Liaison Committee (1991-1992); Co-Chairperson, INS Eastern Regional Liaison Committee, 1994-1995); Vice-Chair, INS Headquarters Liaison Committee, 1996-1997; Vice-Chair, National Labor Liaison Committee, 1998-1999; Co-Chair, National Labor Liaison Committee, 1999-2000; Listed in Best Lawyers in America and International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers; Recipient of the James L. Kibbey Award for Excellence in Commercial Law; Board of Governors, AILA, 1997-2000; AILA-National Treasurer, Executive Committee, 2000-2002; Second Vice President, 2002-2003. National President for American Immigration Lawyers Association for 2005 -2006. AILA Liaison to the ABA Immigration Committee – 2006-2007, “Chair, AILA’s Essential Worker Committee, 2007-2008, Chair, AILA’s Interagency Liaison Committee, 2007-2008. Frequent media spokesperson for immigration reform.

Attorney Alexander G. Rojas

Jurisdictions:

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York.

Education:

• Tufts University, B.A., 1984
• Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 1988.

Admitted To The Bar:

• 1989

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York State Bar Association (Past Member, Labor and Employment Section); American Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Past Member, Corporate Committee: Past Member, EOIR Liaison Committee; Past Member, District Director Committee; Past Member National Waivers Committee; Past Member National Removal Detention Committee, Co-Chair Pro Bono Committee 2006-2007). Frequent speaker on Immigration and Nationality Law.

Foreign Languages Spoken:

• Spanish

Attorney Emre Ozgu

Jurisdictions:

• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Education:

• Lehigh University, B.A., 1994
• New York Law School, J.D., 1997

Admitted To The Bar:

• 1997

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association since 1998. AILA National Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Committee (2003-2004), New York Chapter Corporate Practice Committee (2004 & 2006), District Director Liaison Committee (2006). Turkish American Chamber of Commerce Industry. Turkish American Business Forum.

Foreign Languages Spoken:

• Turkish

Attorney Alexis S. Axelrad

Education:

• University of Maryland at College Park, B.A., 1994
• New York Law School, J.D., 1997

Admitted To The Bar:

• 1998

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Immigration Lawyers Association since 1998. Member, AILA National USCIS Benefits Committee, 2006 – Present; Member, AILA National Interagency Committee, 2007 - Present; Treasurer, New York AILA Chapter, Executive Committee 2007 – Present; Secretary, New York AILA Chapter, District Director Committee 2006/2007; Past Member, AILA National Vermont Service Center Committee, 2003 – 2006. Past Member, the Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Researcher and writer "U.S. Immigration Laws, Working, Living and Studying in America," 1999. Frequent writer for periodicals and speaker on Immigration and Nationality Law.

Attorney Elise Perkul

Education:

• University of Delaware, B.A., 1996
• New York Law School, J.D. cum laude 2001

Admitted To The Bar:

• 2001

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) since 2002. AILA New York Chapter Co-Chair Media Committee 2006-2007; Member AILA New York Chapter CLE Committee 2005-2006; Member AILA New York Chapter Corporate Practice Committee 2005; Member AILA New York Chapter YLD Committee 2004; Member AILA New York Chapter EOIR/Asylum Committee 2003; New York State Bar Association since 1999; American Bar Association since 1999.