Law Office of Raymond O. Griffith

Identity and Baltimore presence

The office uses Griffith Immigration Law as its common brand and the Law Office of Raymond O. Griffith as its entity name. It is an immigration firm based in Baltimore, Maryland. Its work includes matters before federal immigration agencies and the Baltimore Immigration Court.

The firm's website presents immigration law as its sole field of practice. That focus gives clients a clear view of the legal services offered. The firm also provides services in Spanish, which may help clients who prefer to discuss immigration matters in that language.

Focus and practice areas

The service menu covers both personal and employment-related immigration concerns. Listed areas include family immigration, business immigration, citizenship and naturalization, green cards and permanent residency, deportation defense, asylum, and work visas. These categories include agency filings as well as matters that can reach immigration court.

Family status, residency and citizenship

Family immigration is one of the firm's stated areas. The office also handles green cards and permanent residency, along with citizenship and naturalization. These related categories allow the firm to work with clients at different points in the immigration process.

The website says the firm assists people who attend appointments at local U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices. That is a useful detail because it identifies a local federal setting in which the firm's clients may need help. The site does not limit its description to document preparation and expressly mentions assistance connected with USCIS appointments.

Court defense, asylum and employment matters

Deportation defense and asylum appear among the firm's listed services. The firm also says it works with clients who appear at the Baltimore Immigration Court. This links its stated court involvement to a practice menu that includes contested and protection-based immigration matters.

Business immigration and work visas form another part of the service list. The website presents these as distinct areas, while keeping both within the firm's immigration focus. In my opinion, the published menu is broad enough to address several common reasons that individuals and businesses seek immigration counsel.

How the attorney team is built

Seven attorneys appear on the firm's team list, each with a stated role. Raymond O. Griffith is the Founding Attorney, and Anna A. Tijerina is a Partner. The firm names Tonet McDowell, Halle Blitzstein and Emily Leffler as Senior Associates.

Régine Lotlikar is listed as an Associate Attorney. Daniel Smulow holds the titles of Senior Counsel and Director of Federal Litigation. That federal litigation title is especially relevant in a firm whose service list includes deportation defense and asylum.

Raymond O. Griffith's background

Griffith is the son of immigrants from Barbados and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He earned his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1997. He holds a license to practice law through the Maryland Court of Appeals.

His family background gives a personal context to his work in immigration law, though the professional record remains the main point. The firm's site identifies him as its founding attorney. It also states that the office has handled tens of thousands of cases since 2000.

Other named attorneys

Anna Alyssa Tijerina practices immigration law with the firm in Baltimore. She earned her juris doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2014. Her stated practice focus is immigration matters.

Halle Blitzstein is also identified as a Baltimore immigration attorney whose practice focuses on immigration. The site lists McDowell and Leffler as Senior Associates, Lotlikar as an Associate Attorney, and Smulow in his senior counsel and federal litigation roles. Those titles give readers a basic picture of responsibility across the attorney team.

Staff perspective and case support

The firm's website says its legal staff come from other countries or are first-generation children of immigrants. That shared personal connection may shape how team members understand the concerns clients bring to the office. It also fits the availability of Spanish-language services.

The office identifies support teams for customer service, litigation, USCIS filings, billing, and IT. This internal division indicates that attorneys work alongside staff assigned to several parts of client service and case handling. The separate references to litigation and USCIS filings also match the firm's stated work in court and before immigration agencies.

What the published record shows

The clearest evidence concerns the firm's defined immigration focus, its named attorney roster, and its work in local federal settings. The website supplies Raymond O. Griffith's education and licensing information, as well as Anna A. Tijerina's law school and graduation year. It also identifies each listed attorney by title.

As a reviewer, the most useful feature is the connection between the service list and the places where the firm says it assists clients. The office handles family immigration, business immigration, citizenship and naturalization, permanent residency, deportation defense, asylum, and work visas. The firm states that it assists clients at the Baltimore Immigration Court and local USCIS offices.