Usher Law Group

Immigration as the main line of work

Usher Law Group is based in Brooklyn, New York, and it works with clients across New York and New Jersey. Much of what the firm does falls under immigration law. The website lists this as the area it returns to most, and the long roster of immigration services it names backs that up. In my opinion, the depth of that list is the clearest signal of where the firm spends its days.

The firm pairs immigration with commercial litigation as its second core area. Both fields put clients in front of federal rules and firm deadlines, so a single office that knows both can be a practical choice. The firm states it has over a decade of legal experience. That figure comes from its own pages, and it sets a reasonable baseline for what a client can expect at the table.

Inside the immigration caseload

Family and citizenship matters

A large share of immigration work starts with family. The firm handles family based immigration, which covers the petitions relatives file to bring a spouse, child, or parent to the United States. It also handles green card applications, the step that grants lawful permanent residence. Green cards can come through a family petition or through employment, and the path shapes the paperwork and the wait.

Naturalization is the far end of that journey. It runs through an application, a biometrics appointment, and an interview that tests English and civics knowledge, and it ends with an oath. The firm names naturalization among its services, so a client moving from a green card toward citizenship can stay with the same office through the change.

Defense and relief

Some immigration matters begin under pressure. Deportation defense plays out in immigration court, where a judge weighs whether a person can stay. The firm lists this work along with immigration bonds, which can secure release from detention while a case moves ahead. Timing counts in both, since court dates and filing windows drive the schedule.

Asylum and refugee relief also appear on the firm's list. Asylum protects people who fear harm in their home country, and a claim can be filed with the immigration agency or raised as a defense in court. There is usually a one-year window to file after arrival, which is one reason these cases move quickly once they start.

Specialized filings

A few services on the list are more technical than the rest. A writ of mandamus is a federal court request that asks the government to act on an application left waiting too long. VAWA petitions let certain people who have faced abuse from a family member file on their own. The firm also lists crimmigration, the overlap between criminal charges and immigration status, where one case can affect the other.

Business and work bring their own routes. The firm handles employment and investor based immigration, along with a range of visas. These matters turn on job offers, business plans, and the specific visa category a person qualifies for. Naming them separately suggests the firm sees enough of this work to treat it as its own track.

Commercial litigation and the wider practice

Business and debt disputes

On the business side, the firm handles merchant cash advance disputes, personal debt relief, collections litigation, and consumer rights litigation. These matters share a thread of money owed and contract terms in question. A merchant cash advance dispute turns on the deal a business struck when it took an advance against future receipts, and those agreements can carry terms worth a close read.

Collections and consumer rights work sit on opposite sides of a similar fight. Collections litigation deals with recovering or contesting debts, while consumer rights cases look at how a debt was pursued and whether the rules were followed. Personal debt relief rounds out the group for individuals trying to get clear of what they owe.

Other areas the firm covers

The firm's work reaches past immigration and business disputes. It also handles civil litigation, criminal defense, family and divorce law, and employment law. That range lets one office cover several of the legal needs a household or a small business meets over the years. Each area carries its own courts and rules of procedure.

How the team is put together

Mikhail Usher leads the firm as Senior Partner. The attorney roster also includes Alexander Susi and Mitchell Bromberg, both associate attorneys. Four more attorneys work in an of counsel capacity: Jason Valentin, Vladimir Nikhman, Thomas Mirigliano, and Siara Ossa. That gives the firm seven named attorneys across its listed titles.

An of counsel lawyer keeps an ongoing relationship with a firm and takes on matters that fit their background. For a client, that points to extra depth on call when a case calls for it. The site names each attorney with a title, which gives a clear picture of who carries the work before a first meeting.

Languages, reach, and first contact

The firm offers services in English, Russian, and Spanish. In a borough as mixed as Brooklyn, that range matters for clients who want to explain an immigration case in their own words. The Russian option lines up with Sheepshead Bay, the area of Brooklyn where the office sits and a neighborhood long home to Russian speakers.

New clients can reach the firm for an initial consultation, and it offers same-day appointments for those who need to move quickly. As a reviewer, I find the plain labelling of practice areas helpful for judging fit before that first call. The firm's work spans New York and New Jersey, a metro area where many immigration and business matters cross the state line.