Helena Tetzeli Esq. - Coral Gables, FL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), San Francisco, California
    J.D.
    Law Review: Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, Notes Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • Florida International University
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: With Honors
    Major: International Relations

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Languages

• English

• Spanish

Classes and Seminars

• Employment-Based U.S. Immigration Options for Humanitarian Parolees and TPS Recipients Affected by the Trump Administration’s Recent Actions Chambers Global Immigration Annual Edition, 2025
  
• Navigating Immigration Law in the Current Administration: Executive Orders and Shifting Policies HNBA Annual Convention, 2025
  
• Deporting Dissent: Is the Trump Administration Silencing Free Speech or Protecting National Security? The Case for and against Mohamoud Khalil’s Deportation YPO Democracy Webinar, 2025
  
• Introduction to Other Non-Immigrant Visas: The Less Traveled Path AILA National Annual Conference Panel Article, 2024
  
• Survey of Immigration Law – Hot Topics and Trends Pennsylvania State School of Law: Annual Immigration Law Symposium
  
• Introduction to Other Nonimmigrant Visas: The Less Traveled Path AILA National Annual Conference, 2024
  
• When Two Worlds Collide: Wage Transparency Laws, RIFs, and Other Challenges Facing US Employers Hiring Foreign Talent in 2023, HNBA Annual General Conference, 2023
  
• What Labor Shortage? Options for Leveraging the Global Talent Pool in Challenging Economic Times HNBA/VIA Annual Convention, 2022
  
• Border Issues - Hot Topics and Trends AILA National Conference, 2022
  
• Current Status of Operations at U.S. Consulates and Embassies Worldwide AILA South Florida CLE Panel, 2021
  
• Sports Immigration Conference – September 3, 2021
  
• 41st annual AILA South Florida Immigration Law Conference from February 27th and 28th
  
• Catholic Legal Services Summer 2021 Immigration law Seminar
  
• Best Lawyers panel on the DACA Supreme Court decision in June 2020
  
• Federal Bar Association Immigration Litigation Symposium in December 2019
  
• John and I spoke at the AILA National conference in 2020
  
• AILA SF CLE panel on Business visas in November 2020
  
• AILA SF Business and Immigration Committee seminar in fall 2020 on COVID 19 travel restrictions for business travelers and immigrants
  
• Overview and High Points: Important Business Litigation Developments AILA South Florida CLE Presentation, 2020
  
• Battling the Invisible Wall: Current Border Practices in North America, Pre-Clearance, Global Entry, E-Safe, and More AILA Annual Conference Panel, 2020
  
• U.S. Visa Bans and Exemptions AILA South Florida Business and Investment Panel, 2020
  
• The Impact on O and P athletes of Work Stoppages: from Strikes to Pandemics, Immigration Options for Artists, Entertainers, & Athletes (AILA), 3rd Edition (2020)
  
• The Intersection of Immigration and Family Law Broward Bench and Bar Panel, 2019
  
• Other Non-Immigrant Visas Options AILA Annual Conference, 2019
  
• Ain’t No Stopping U.S. Now: J-1 Waivers – Trends and Updates AILA South Florida Annual Conference, 2019
  
• Defending EB-5 Permanent Residency; Litigation Strategies after a I-829 Denial, The Florida Bar Journal (2016)

Published Works

Articles

• Articles, Immigration Law, Florida Bar
  
• The Impact on O and P athletes of Work Stoppages: from Strikes to Pandemics, Immigration Options for Artists, Entertainers, & Athletes (AILA), 3rd Edition, 2020
  

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1988
• Supreme Court of Florida

Other Affiliations

• AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) (Member)
• AILA South Florida Media Advocacy Committee, 2021 - Present (Chair)
• CBP Liaison Committee, 2021 - Present (Co-Chair)
• Hispanic National Bar Association (Member)
• Hispanic National Bar Association (Committee Department Deputy Chair for Immigration Law Section)
• Federal Bar Association (Member)