Cavanaugh Law Group

Focus and geographic reach

Since 2011, the firm has represented foreign nationals in matters involving U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law. Cavanaugh Law Group keeps that field at the center of its work. Its published practice areas cover immigration court proceedings, visas, permanent residence and citizenship.

The firm has offices in Jacksonville and Delray Beach. Those locations give it a presence in North Florida and South Florida. Its work extends beyond the state, since the firm serves clients across the United States and abroad.

The firm's attorneys also travel throughout all 50 states. They appear before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Executive Office for Immigration Review. That national reach is relevant because federal agencies and immigration courts handle many of the matters listed on the site.

Deportation and removal defense

The removal defense work includes cancellation of removal, waivers and motions to reopen. Each remedy addresses a different procedural or legal issue. The service list shows that the firm handles both active removal cases and requests to revisit prior proceedings.

Cancellation of removal may arise when a person asks an immigration judge for relief during removal proceedings. Waiver matters concern legal grounds that can block admission or immigration benefits. Motions to reopen ask the court or agency to consider a case again under the applicable rules.

The firm also lists Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals within its deportation defense work. DACA concerns qualifying individuals who came to the United States as children. Its inclusion places deferred action work alongside the firm's court and removal services.

Green cards and family immigration

Cavanaugh Law Group handles family based and employment based green card matters. These two routes involve different relationships and filing requirements. The firm's stated work includes cases tied to relatives as well as cases tied to employment.

Marriage and fiance cases

The family immigration services include marriage and fiance visas. The firm also handles adjustment of status, which can allow an eligible person in the United States to seek permanent residence. These services cover several common parts of the family immigration process.

VAWA petitions also appear in the firm's service list. The site names U visas and T visas as further areas of work. Those filings involve distinct eligibility rules and forms of immigration relief, so their inclusion adds depth to the firm's family and humanitarian case mix.

Permanent residence through employment

Employment based green cards sit beside the firm's temporary work visa services. This gives employers and foreign nationals access to counsel for permanent residence matters connected to work. The site does not treat green cards as a single category, since it identifies both family and employment routes.

Work, investment and talent visas

The business immigration work includes E1 and E2 visas. E1 matters concern treaty traders, while E2 matters concern treaty investors. By naming both categories, the firm identifies the types of treaty visa work it accepts.

Cavanaugh Law Group also handles H1B visas. These matters commonly involve a U.S. employer and a foreign worker in a qualifying occupation. The firm's employment immigration work therefore includes temporary visa filings as well as employment based permanent residence.

O-1 and P visa matters

The site lists O-1 visas and P visas among the firm's services. These are separate classifications with their own standards and eligible activities. Their presence broadens the work visa list beyond H1B and treaty categories.

In my opinion as a reviewer, the published visa list gives prospective clients a useful view of the firm's focus. It names specific classifications without reducing the work to a broad claim about business immigration. That detail makes it easier to identify the categories the firm handles.

Asylum, humanitarian relief and citizenship

Asylum appears in the firm's removal defense materials and its broader immigration service list. An asylum claim may arise as a defense in immigration court or through a filing with the federal immigration agency. The firm's appearances before both USCIS and the Executive Office for Immigration Review align with those two settings.

The firm also handles U and T visas. These categories provide possible immigration relief under separate federal requirements. VAWA petitions add another stated form of humanitarian relief to the firm's work.

Citizenship and naturalization form a separate part of the practice. Naturalization is the process through which an eligible permanent resident may seek U.S. citizenship. The site's inclusion of this work shows that the firm assists with matters that can arise after a person obtains permanent residence.

Founding attorney and stated credentials

William M. Cavanaugh is the founding attorney named on the firm's website. He gained admission to The Florida Bar in 2005. He has concentrated his practice on U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law since 2006.

Cavanaugh is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Immigration and Nationality Law. This is the main professional credential that the firm publishes for him. It directly relates to the subject of the firm's stated practice.

The timeline on the site places Cavanaugh's immigration concentration before the firm began representing foreign nationals in 2011. His listed work and certification both concern the same federal field. The firm identifies no unrelated practice area in the materials reviewed.

What the published record shows

The firm's stated work is centered on immigration status, removal proceedings and nationality matters. Its service list names court remedies, family petitions, employment filings and humanitarian options. Those categories give readers concrete points for comparing their legal issue with the matters the firm accepts.

Cavanaugh Law Group operates through its Jacksonville and Delray Beach offices while serving clients in the United States and abroad. The firm states that its attorneys travel to all 50 states for appearances before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Executive Office for Immigration Review.