Isabel Machado, Esq.
Senior Partner and Founder
'The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.' –Jim Rohn
Jessika Kleen, Esq.
Partner
'The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.' -Eleanor Roosevelt
Christine Martinez, Esq.
Senior Counsel
'Education if the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world.' -Nelson Mandela
In the area of immigration, Christine has prepared employment-based visas for permanent residents, including the PERM application, I-140 petition, and adjustment of status. She has also handled employment-based visas for temporary workers, including H-1Bs, L-1s, and P-1s. She has rendered advice on student visas and employer’s I-9 compliance requirements. Christine has also provided representation in petitions for family-based permanent residency, citizenship, and naturalization. Christine is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
Christine Bernacki Smith, Esq.
Associate
'Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of becoming.' - Goethe
Arian Rouzbehnia, Esq.
Associate
arouzbehnia@machadolawgroup.com
'Upon the subject of education … I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in.' - Abraham Lincoln
Maxwell Smith, Esq.
Associate
'Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.' – Theodore Roosevelt
Christine Magee, Esq.
Associate Attorney
'Learn from people and experiences, from successes and failures. The best leaders never stop learning.' – Donald T. Phillips