Colombo & Hurd - Orlando, FL

Global Immigration and Business Visa Representation in Orlando

Immigrating to the United States represents one of the most consequential decisions an individual, family, or international enterprise can make. Colombo and Hurd is a premier immigration law firm headquartered in downtown Orlando, Florida, dedicated to providing sophisticated legal counsel to clients from over one hundred countries. Established in 2006 by immigrant attorneys Carlos Colombo and Rusten Hurd, the firm combines first-hand immigrant insight with rigorous legal scholarship. With an expansive team of experienced immigration attorneys, former federal litigators, and prior USCIS adjudicators, Colombo and Hurd manages intricate immigration petitions and federal court disputes with seasoned authority.

Employment-Based and Investor Visa Solutions

Securing work authorization and permanent residency requires meticulous evidence compilation and deep familiarity with evolving administrative adjudication trends. Colombo and Hurd assists visionary entrepreneurs, executives, researchers, and investors seeking to establish operations or careers in the United States through specialized pathways:

• EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW): Crafting self-petition green cards for advanced degree professionals and exceptional individuals whose endeavors hold substantial intrinsic merit and national importance to the United States.
• EB-1A Extraordinary Ability visas: Representing world-renowned innovators, scholars, artists, and business leaders seeking permanent residency without labor certification.
• E-2 Treaty Investor visas: Assisting entrepreneurs and enterprises from treaty countries in investing substantial capital to launch or acquire American businesses.
• EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Guiding high-net-worth investors through regional center investments and direct business investments for permanent residency.
• O-1 and L-1 work visas: Facilitating intracompany transfers for executives and managers alongside extraordinary ability nonimmigrant work visas for researchers and creative professionals.

Federal Immigration Litigation and Deportation Defense

When immigration petitions encounter unreasonable delays or unlawful denials, Colombo and Hurd possesses the courtroom capabilities necessary to hold government agencies accountable. The practice provides aggressive federal litigation services:

• Mandamus lawsuits: Filing federal lawsuits against administrative delays to compel timely decisions on long-pending visa and adjustment of status applications.
• Administrative Appeals Office and federal appeals: Challenging arbitrary denials before appellate administrative bodies and federal district courts across the nation.
• Deportation defense: Advocating for immigrants facing removal proceedings before executive immigration courts, securing asylum, cancellation of removal, and bond releases.
• Family-based immigration and citizenship: Helping spouses, children, and parents reunite through consular processing, adjustment of status, and naturalization applications.

Why Professionals and Investors Trust Colombo and Hurd

Securing the right counsel can transform an uncertain visa application into a decisive approval. When clients seek to hire an attorney with verified authority, Colombo and Hurd provides substantial advantages:

• Proven track record: More than ten thousand successful visa and green card approvals secured across two decades of focused immigration practice.
• Multilingual team: Delivering comprehensive legal consultations in English, Spanish, and Portuguese to accommodate global clientele seamlessly.
• Inside adjudicative perspective: Leveraging the expertise of former USCIS officers and Department of Justice litigators to preemptively strengthen filings.
• Chambers-ranked excellence: Recognized in the Chambers USA guide and awarded the highest AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell for legal ethics and competence.