Reza Mazaheri

Reza Mazaheri is a founding partner of Sethi & Mazaheri, LLC.

Mr. Mazaheri represents individuals in immigration and criminal proceedings in New Jersey. His most recent experience as a NJ prosecutor brings trial and litigation expertise in criminal matters including appeals and domestic violence cases. Prior to working as a prosecutor, Mr. Mazaheri served as a judicial clerk in the criminal division of the Essex County Superior Court of NJ for the Honorable Judge Jerome M. St. John. He served as a faculty research assistant and a student attorney at the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic at Seton Hall Law Center for Social Justice and interned at the South Brooklyn Legal Services. In addition to his extensive commitment to providing public interest based legal services, Mr. Mazaheri worked in the Middle East, North Africa division of Human Rights Watch and is fluent in Farsi. Mr. Mazaheri received his BA from State University of New York at Stony Brook in Political Science and his JD from Seton Hall University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

Features

• Asylum and Refugee Applications
• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Cybercrimes
• Deportation Defense
• Drug Offenses
• DUI/DWI
• Employment-Based Immigration
• Family-Based Immigration
• Green Card Applications
• Immigration Appeals
• Juvenile Offenses
• Sex Crimes
• Theft and Burglary
• Violent Crimes (Assault, Murder)
• Visa Applications (Work, Student, Family)
• White-Collar Crimes (Fraud, Embezzlement)

• License
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 2008
  Currently Registered
  
  Licensed in New Jersey
  State: New Jersey
  Acquired: 2007
  Active
  
• Work Experience
  2010 - Present Attorney - Partner, Sethi & Mazaheri, LLC.
  2008 - 2010 Prosecuting Attorney, Union County Prosecutor's Office
  2007 - 2008 Law Clerk, Superior Court of New Jersey
  2007 - 2007 Research Assistant, SETON HALL LAW CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
  2006 - 2007 IMMIGRATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC, Seton Hall Law Center for Social Justice
  2006 - 2006 Legal Intern, South Brooklyn Legal Services
  2005 - 2005 Research Assistant, Human Rights Watch
• Associations
  2008 - Present
  American Bar Association - Member
  2008 - Present
  Iranian American Bar Association - Member
  2008 - Present
  New Jersey Muslim Lawyer's Association - Member
  2008 - Present
  New Jersey State Bar Association - Member
  2008 - Present
  Union County Bar Association - Member
  2008 - Present
  New York City Bar Association - Member
  2008 - Present
  American Immigration Lawyers Association - Member
• Education
  2007 - Seton Hall University School of Law - JD - Juris Doctor
  1994 - State University of New York, Stony Brook - BA - Bachelor of Arts
• Speaking Engagements
  2014 - Careers in Law - Seton Hall Career Event
  2013 - Career Round-Table - Seton Hall Law School
• Publications
  2015 - American Association for Justice (AAJ)
  The Major Immigration Consequences to Minor Offenses
• Languages
  English - Native / Fluent
  Farsi - Native / Fluent

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