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Michael Berger

was born in Rochester, New York, where he grew up until attending the State University of New York at Buffalo for his Bachelors in Political Science, Masters in Social Work, and Juris Doctor. He has returned to his alma mater to teach courses at the Law School. Mr. Berger and his wife Joanne have lived and raised their three children in Buffalo, NY.

Mr. Berger founded the local chapter of the American Immigration Association and subsequently served as the first President. He serves on multiple boards and organizations, some of which are the International Institute, Jewish Family Services (JFS), Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE), Jewish Community Center (JCC), Temple Shir Shalom, Tonawanda Industrial Economic Corporation (TIEC), and the Wolk foundation.

Mr. Berger has been in independent practice since 1980. Prior to opening his own practice, Mr. Berger worked in general practice for almost 10 years. Mr. Berger and his firm have received many recognitions as a Top Attorney in North America, New York Area’s Best Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, Buffalo Business first Who’s Who in Law. He is a member of the National Register’s Who’s Who in Professionals. Mr. Berger has focused his legal practice on Immigration and Nationality Law for over 40 years.


Lee M. Sobieski, Esq. 

Top Attorney – Diamond Member: https://whoswhopr.com/2018/12/top-attorney-lee-m-sobieski/

is a partner in the firm of Berger Berger & Sobieski, having been with the firm for a total of over eight years. Mr. Sobieski graduated in 2010 from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. He was admitted to the practice of law in New York State in 2011. He has practiced with the firm in the area of Immigration Law for approximately a decade. Mr. Sobieski practices all aspects of Immigration Law, including both Family-based and Employment-based visa applications, as well as handling the bulk of the firm’s removal matters in the Federal Immigration Court.

In addition to being a member in good standing of the New York State Bar Association, and the Erie County Bar Association, Mr. Sobieski is also an active member of the Young Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)


Mr. Sobieski has also been repeatedly named to Who’s Who Top Attorneys of North America, and as a Lawyer of Distinction, for the last few years. He also spoke as a featured presenter at the Upstate NY AILA Chapter's 2021 Fall Conference. He served regularly as a Volunteer / Pro Bono Attorney for the Volunteer Lawyers Project, on behalf of tenants appearing in front of Buffalo City Court, for eviction matters, since June of 2016.


Additionally, Mr. Sobieski has given various presentations in the field of Immigration & Nationality Law at Buffalo State University, in Buffalo, New York, and has previously served as a Volunteer Evaluator for the first round of the February 2011 National Trial Competition, at Buffalo City Court, in Buffalo, New York. He was born and raised in Buffalo, and has lived in the area nearly all his life, and is proud to call it home.


Tim Spotts

is the founder of TSConsulting, located in Buffalo, NY, which specializes in legal, policy, and reference research. Tim has over 20 years of experience in policy and legislative research. He served as Chief Counsel to the New York State Senate Judiciary Committee and as Chief Counsel to the Ranking Minority Member of the New York State Senate Health Committee. During his tenure in the New York State Senate, he successfully passed over sixty pieces of legislation into law. Some highlights include: passing legislation that secured over $250 million in federal funds for New York State; allowing over 5,000 public housing units to remain in the Mitchell Lama Rent Stabilization Program for the next 30 years and working with parent groups and government entities to revise and modernize the New York City Mayoral Control legislation. 

Education:

J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law with a concentration in governmental law;

B.S. in Political Science from SUNY Buffalo;


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