The Team
Amy Maldonado,
Managing Attorney
*Proficient in Spanish
Amy Maldonado
Amy Maldonado is the Managing Attorney at the Law Office of Amy Maldonado LLC. After more than two decades of practice, Ms. Maldonado is considered a leading immigration attorney by her colleagues and peers, and frequently serves as a subject matter expert on immigration law for the media. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the University of Houston (B.A. in Philosophy with a minor in Mexican American Studies). She is licensed in the State of Illinois.
Ms. Maldonado is an active member and a former Elected Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (2021-2024). She was selected in 2021 by the Hispanic National Bar Association as “Pro Bono Attorney of the Year,” and received the 2019 Sports Immigration Lawyer of the Year Award.
Adriana Klemish,
Associate Attorney
Licensed in Michigan
Adriana Klemish is an Associate Attorney at the Law Office of Amy Maldonado LLC where her practice focuses on extraordinary ability immigrant and nonimmigrant visa petitions, National Interest Waivers and federal litigation to overturn wrongful denials of petitions by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. A graduate of the Michigan State University College of Law, Adriana concentrated her legal education in the area of immigration law, spent three semesters as a Student Clinician at the MSU Immigration Law Clinic, interned with St. Vincent Catholic Charities working with refugees and asylum applicants and with the Michigan Immigrant Rights Coalition (MIRC) in the Farmworker & Immigrant Worker Rights practice, and successfully completed a business immigration externship with the Law Office of Amy Maldonado LLC. Adriana earned her B.A. in Philosophy from MSU summa cum laude with an international human rights concentration, with cognates in English/Writing and Psychology.
Kara Kulaga, M.S.W.*
Senior Paralegal
*Proficient in Spanish
Kara Kulaga is the Senior Paralegal with the Law Office of Amy Maldonado LLC. Prior to joining the Law Office of Amy Maldonado LLC, Kara was a Case Manager for Unaccompanied Minors in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Kara developed her interest in immigration law traveling to Central America and volunteering with refugees over a period of several years. She earned her Master’s and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Social Work from Spring Arbor University. Kara uses her background in social work to assist in interviewing clients and preparing client declarations regarding hardship and trauma where relevant to their immigration cases.
Elizabeth N. Miller, B.S./Paralegal A.B.
Law Clerk
Elizabeth N. Miller is a second-year law student at Wayne State University Law School, and will be joining the Law Office of Amy Maldonado LLC as an Associate Attorney upon graduation and admission to the bar. Elizabeth is currently an Associate Editor of the Journal of Business Law. Elizabeth earned her B.S. in Legal Studies from Davenport University with highest honors, and, while still an undergraduate, completed an ABA approved paralegal program. Elizabeth was an experienced immigration paralegal with our office for several years prior to matriculating in law school.
Zahra Al-Sultan, B.A.
Paralegal
Zahra Al-Sultan is a Paralegal with the Law Office of Amy Maldonado LLC. Zahra is passionate about immigration law based on the deeply personal experience of her family, who immigrated to the United States as refugees when she was an infant. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Information Science with a minor in writing from Michigan State University, and is currently in the final semester of an ABA accredited paralegal certification program.
Alicia Lucio,
Legal Assistant
Alicia Lucio is a Legal Assistant with the Law Office of Amy Maldonado LLC, a position offered to her after the successful completion of an internship with our firm. She is a candidate for graduation in 2026 from Michigan State University’s James Madison College, a degree-granting undergraduate college in public affairs and international relations, majoring in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy. Alicia’s interest in immigration law stems from the personal experiences of her family and friends, and her father’s volunteering/assisting Latino immigrants with translations and completing immigration forms. Alicia has basic proficiency in Spanish.
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