Heather M. Ziemba

Associate Attorney

Heather.Ziemba@garfinkelimmigration.com

Biography

Heather M. Ziemba has practiced U.S. immigration law since 1998. The scope of Ms. Ziemba’s practice includes advising about and representing foreign nationals who have been placed in removal proceedings, assisting with various forms of relief including cancellation of removal, asylum, adjustment of status, temporary protected status, and voluntary departure; assisting with bond re-determination hearings, and orders of supervision. She also represents families and individuals in motions to reopen removal proceedings as well as appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (”BIA”). She also counsels on requests for stays of removal to the U.S. ICE and the BIA. She also counsels families and individuals who require representation before U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (”ICE”) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review.

Education

  • B.A, (cum laude) Duke University (1993)
  • J.D., Vanderbilt University (1996)

Associations and Memberships

  • National Lawyer’s Guild National Immigration Project
  • National and North Carolina Networks to End Violence Against Immigrants
  • North Carolina Bar
  • Mecklenburg County Bar
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Immigration

Leadership Roles

  • Immigration Working Group, Foundation for the Carolinas
  • Wachovia/Wells Fargo Hispanic Networking Group
  • Adjunct Professor, Immigration Law, Charlotte School of Law
  • Vice-Liaison, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, AILA Carolina’s Chapter

Presentations, Papers and Awards

  • Recipient of Charlotte Observer’s Heroes of Democracy Award
  • Recipient Latino Advocacy Council of Cabarrus County Leadership Award
  • Recipient El Pueblo, Inc.’s Katie Pomerance Latino Services Award
  • Charlotte Jaycees’ Ten Outstanding Young Charlotteans Award
  • Presentation “Political Asylum and VAWA Cancellation“. Mecklenburg County Bar Association (February, 2010)
  • Presentation “Representing Foreign Nationals in Criminal Matters: What You Need to Know to Avoid Subjecting Your

    Client to Deportation.” North Carolina Advocates for Justice Annual Convention (June, 2010)

  • Panel Member, Immigration Conference, St. Gabriel Catholic Church, November 6, 2010

Languages: Spanish

 

 Heather M. Ziemba