Paul Soreff - Seattle, WA
Attorney at Weinrich Immigration Law
Employment based immigrant applications (EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3) Lawyers in Seattle, WA
1325 4th Avenue Suite 1225 Seattle, WA 98101
Seattle Employment based immigrant applications (EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3) Lawyer
Updated: 05/05/2026
Areas of Practice
- Employment based immigrant applications (EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3)
- H, L, O, & TN petitions
- Citizenship & Naturalization
- Family-based immigrant petitions, including Fiancee
- Deportation/ Removal Defense
- Waivers
- Asylum
- I-9 Compliance, Employer Sanctions, strategy and defense
Attorney Information
Overview
In 2001, Paul started Citizenship Day in Washington State. It is an innovative program where lawyers, paralegals, and members of the community throughout Washington State volunteer their time to assist lawful permanent residents apply to become U.S. citizens. Paul then helped AILA organize Citizenship Day nationally. Currently, over 30 states participate in AILA's Citizenship Day helping thousands of people become citizens every year. The firm continues to volunteer at Citizenship Days, organized by AILA-WA and the Washington New Americans Program.
In 2012, Paul worked with Jorge Baron of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) to recruit and train more than 200 volunteer lawyers in the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. These lawyers volunteered their time at joint AILA/NWIRP DACA Clinics to help unauthorized immigrant children obtain legal status in the U.S.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Outstanding Immigration Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Lawyers for Public Justice
- Pro Bono Lawyer Awards, AILA National, AILA-WA, American Bar Association
Education
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Legal Education
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Antioch School of Law,
Washington,
District of Columbia
J.D.
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Antioch School of Law,
Washington,
District of Columbia
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Non Legal Education
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Tufts University,
Boston,
Massachusetts
B.S.
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Tufts University,
Boston,
Massachusetts
Current Employment Position(s)
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Retired
Past Positions
- Chairperson for the Washington and MidSouth Chapters, Washington State Executive Committee
- Washington State Citizenship and Immigration Services Chair
- Kentucky State Coordinator
Classes and Seminars
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Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law, University of Alabama School of Law
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Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law, Seattle University School of Law
- Regularly presents at continuing legal education seminars on immigration law
Pro Bono Activities
- Coordinator, Kentucky New Law (IRA-IRA), 1997
- Coordinator, Kentucky Haitian Pro Bono Project, 1981 - 1986
- Started Citizenship Day, an innovative program in Washington State
- Organized AILA-WA /Northwest Immigrant Rights Project DACA clinics
Bar Admissions
- Washington State Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
- Supreme Court of Kentucky
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
Other Affiliations
- American Immigration Lawyers Association Washington State Chapter (AILA-WA)
- National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
- Co-Chair, and Past Chair AILA-WA Chapter CLE Committee
- Past Chair, AILA-WA Washington Executive Committee
- Past Chair, AILA Mid-South Executive Committee
- AILA National Board of Governors, National Investment Committee
- Washington State Citizenship and Immigration Services Chair
Contact
1325 4th Avenue
Suite 1225
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-512-3597
Fax: 206-382-7074
Email: Send a message
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