Caridad Pastor

I was born in New York City.  My parents were both Cuban immigrants.  My father was an asylee and my mother was a sponsored immigrant.  My passion has always been to help those persons coming to the U.S. to navigate the complicated system and start a new life that will lead to better opportunities for themselves and their children.

I am honored to be a lawyer serving immigrants.  I can’t imagine doing anything else.

Features

• Asylum and Refugee Applications
• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Consumer Privacy Violations
• Credit Report Disputes
• Defective Product Claims
• Deportation Defense
• Discrimination Cases (Race, Gender, Disability)
• Employment Contracts
• Employment-Based Immigration
• Fraudulent Business Practices
• Freedom of Speech Cases
• Green Card Applications
• Harassment Claims
• Human Rights Advocacy
• Identity Theft Litigation
• Immigration Appeals
• LGBTQ+ Rights
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
• Police Misconduct
• Religious Rights Cases
• Visa Applications (Work, Student, Family)
• Voting Rights Cases
• Wage and Hour Disputes
• Warranty and Return Policy Issues
• Workplace Discrimination
• Wrongful Termination

• License
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 2019
  Currently Registered
  
  Licensed in Michigan
  State: Michigan
  Acquired: 1990
  Active
  
• Honors
  2018 - Superlawyers, Super Lawyers
  2012 - Excellence in Advancing the Culture of Central Americans, Latino American Who's Who
  2011 - Top Attorneys in Michigan, American Registry
  1986 - Root Tilden snow scholar, New York University
• Work Experience
  2000 - Present Managing Partner, Pastor &Associates
• Sample of Legal Cases
  Chebli v Chertoff -
  WON
• Associations
  2019 - Present
  Federal Bar Association - Government Relations Committee
  2012 - Present
  Federal Bar Association of the Eastern District of Michigan - Co chair immigration committee
  2004 - Present
  National Campaign for Tolerance - Founding Member of Wall of Tolerance
  1990 - Present
  American Immigration Lawyers Association - Member
  1990 - Present
  State Bar of Michigan - Member
  National Lawyers Guild - Member
• Education
  1989 - New York University School of Law - JD - Juris Doctor
• Speaking Engagements
  2016 - Living in the militarized border zone - Customs and border protection
• Publications
  - ABA Desk Guide for Immigration Law
  Past & Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women – “Mary Philbrook”
• Languages
  Albanian - Native / Fluent
  Spanish - Native / Fluent
  Croatian - Native / Fluent
  French - Native / Fluent
  Filipino - Native / Fluent
  Portuguese - Native / Fluent
  Arabic - Native / Fluent
  Bosnian - Native / Fluent
  Turkish - Native / Fluent
  Italian - Native / Fluent
  Serbian - Native / Fluent

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