Attorney Profile

The Law firm of Attorney Claudia J. Zucker is located in the Washington D.C. area, minutes from major legal and business centers in the U.S. Capital and the headquarters of the Customs and Immigration Services in Fairfax, Va.

Attorney Claudia Zucker graduated from Boston College in 1984 with a B.A. in political science, where she was on the Dean's List and graduated with 3rd honors. She graduated from Boston University Law School in 1988 with a Doctorate in Law, she was a member of the International Law Review. She is a frequent lecturer on immigration issues and domestic law. She has been published many times concerning these issues. She has been involved in immigration issues in college when she worked for U.S. Senator John Heintz as an immigration liaison and researcher. She has had her own law office since 1992 and has clients in many states and many countries worldwide. English, Spanish and French are spoken in the office. She currently listed in the Permanent National Registry of Who's Who in American Law.

Attorney Claudia J. Zucker represents both businesses and aliens in the process of obtaining permanent residence and non-immigrant status. Her business immigration practice includes filing for permanent residence through the alien labor certification process; as well as filing for non-immigrant work visas.

Attorney Claudia J. Zucker's practice also emphasizes issues related to divorce in the Commonwealth of Virginia. She represents both husband's and wives in the divorce process; as well as mothers and fathers in custody and support matters where the parties are not married. If there is a battle over what state or country has jurisdiction over the case, Ms. Zucker works with out-of-state, or out-of-country attorney's to resolve the issue.

Attorney Claudia J. Zucker is uniquely able to handle family law issues involving immigration issues. She handles many abused spouse petition relating to both family law and immigration law, as well as divorces affecting immigration status of one of the parties.