Prizant Law is a boutique New York City immigration firm focused on a wide range of services, including family-based petitions, marriage-based green cards, LGBTQ+ immigration matters, deportation defense, visas, naturalization, asylum, VAWA petitions, waivers, and both family and business immigration.
The firm is led by Managing Attorney Svetlana Prizant, who brings both professional expertise and personal insight as an immigrant who has navigated the immigration and naturalization process herself. She has received numerous accolades, including the Super Lawyers Rising Star designation and Super Lawyer recognition, as well as being named one of the Ten Best Immigration Attorneys by The Legal Practice Magazine. She has also been honored as a Top Forty Under Forty attorney by the American Society of Legal Advocates and received a Client Satisfaction Award from the American Legal Counsel Institute.
Svetlana combines legal expertise with a deep understanding of the immigrant communities she serves, consistently achieving strong results for her clients. She founded her practice with a commitment to providing personalized, one-on-one attention. Her passion for immigration law is rooted in her own background and her belief in the vital contributions immigrants make to American society.
Practicing in Queens, one of the most diverse and immigrant-rich areas in the country, Svetlana has handled a broad spectrum of immigration cases—from complex deportation defense and political asylum to intricate family petitions, appeals, motions to reopen, and business immigration matters. She has represented clients from across the globe, including Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and South Asia, giving her a nuanced understanding of diverse cultures and client needs.
Admitted to the New York Appellate Division, Second Department, Svetlana is also an active voice in the community, contributing as a weekly columnist for Ladies’ World Magazine and the Queens Ledger newspaper.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Queens College and her Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law, where she gained hands-on experience through the Asylum and Refugee Rights Clinic and the Child Advocacy Clinic.