Rick has been a part of Leyruta’s legal team for over three years and has gained valuable experience providing support to our legal team for filings with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Rick has been heavily involved and incremental in working on Immigrant Investor Program Visas for clients seeking Leyruta’s legal services through the USCIS’ EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program as well as other forms of immigration relief through USCIS. Rick obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from George Mason University and then attended the University of New Hampshire School of Law where he obtained a Juris Doctorate. Having both lived and being educated overseas in both Europe and the Middle East, and being a first-generation American, Rick is passionate about providing the best possible legal representation to those seeking to immigrate to the United States. Rick is conversational in Arabic and moderately conversational in Serbo-Croatian.

Sanjay never shies away from a challenge. After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia, he decided to familiarize himself with the legal world before pursuing his dream of becoming a licensed attorney. As an activist at heart, Sanjay has been working closely with our attorneys and clients on a variety of applications. Sanjay has spent the past several years volunteering as a youth leader with Camp Kesem, a free summer camp program for children affected by a parents’ cancer. When Sanjay is not working or volunteering he pursues his passion for travelling. He has travelled to more than 40 countries and has had the opportunity to familiarize himself with different cultures around the world. His extensive travel history has allowed Sanjay to better understand the difficulties some of our clients are faced with when asked to provide certain documentation, and help them find a solution that works best for them. 
Sanjay is fluent in Spanish and English and has helped our attorneys prepare their clients for their interviews with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and hearings at the Immigration Court.

Wendy is our bilingual senior legal assistant who is fluent in English and Spanish. She joined our office in 2012 and has been specializing in preparing flawless Immigrant and Nonimmigrant visa applications for our clients. Some of the applications she handles on a daily basis are Spousal Sponsorship Applications, Permanent Residency Applications, Employment Authorization Applications, and Applications for Travel Document. When she is not helping our clients, she is at home taking care of her family and two beautifully energetic children.

Joe Nesari has over 20 years of law and business experience gained while living in the United States. As an attorney, and business advisor & strategist for local and a few international companies, he established a vibrant law firm where each case rooted as a “project” to Joe and his team, as such his organization as well as those business and operations under his advisor-ship have experienced immense success by virtue of his leadership and nature. In the last five years, Joe has taught U.S. Constitution and Civil Liberties at accredited liberal arts university in Virginia. Under that capacity, he implemented a contemplative approach to the teaching of the constitution with classroom tools, to bring intentioned focused awareness to the eternal values within each student that is rooted to the subjects being studied as a reflection of humanity. He has gained first-hand knowledge on the benefits of contemplative methods of learning. Jack Sparrow Wendy Otero Staff Learn More George Wyne Sanjay Das

After working for a QC at a prominent Immigration Law firm in Vancouver, Canada, Maken decided to leave to the U.S to continue his Immigration practice as a lawyer in Washington. Having now lived and practiced immigration law in both Canada and the U.S., Maken has perfected his skills to provide customized immigration services to individuals, businesses and investor immigrants who are interested in immigrating to the U.S., or Canada.

In his legal practice, Maken has constantly been dealing with grammy award winners, internationally known musicians and singers, entrepreneurs, and high net worth individuals. To best serve his clients interests, Maken has appeared and successfully made arguments on behalf of his clients before the Federal Immigration Courts of United States, the Board of Immigration Appeals and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Maken is also an adjunct professor at Ashton College where he teaches Canadian Immigration Law. He holds a Juris Doctorate degree in Law from North Carolina, Certification in Law from University of Oxford, and a Bachelor degree from The University of British Columbia. He is a member in good standing with the American Bar Association, the Washington State Bar, and the Immigration consultants of Canada. He is also a member of the American Immigration Law Association.

When he finds, Maken is either riding his motorcycle or volunteering his time to his Charity called “GoodKarma” where he reaches out to the less fortunate families around the world to provide them with life essentials, and other necessities to help them live a better life.

Maken is proficient in English and Farsi.