Jacob Ratzan

Mr. Ratzan represents applicants for citizenship, lawful permanent residence, and nonimmigrant visas before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in Immigration Court, and in Federal Court. Mr. Ratzan is admitted to the Florida Bar (2006), New York Bar (2006), and United States District Court, Southern District of Florida (2007). Since 2009, Mr. Ratzan has served on the Board of the South Florida Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Currently, Mr. Ratzan has been South Florida AILA’s liaison to the USCIS Miami District Office. Mr. Ratzan is currently President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, South Florida Chapter.

Mr. Ratzan earned his Juris Doctorate from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City in 2005. Prior to that, in 1997, Mr. Ratzan obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Major in International Relations from Tufts University. Since 2013, Mr. Ratzan has been a lecturer and moderator at AILA South Florida's annual CLE conference, as well as at luncheon CLE seminars offered to the chapter membership.

Mr. Ratzan has authored and published multiple articles on immigration topics for the annual AILA South Florida conference. Mr. Ratzan's practice is dedicated to all areas of immigration law, including business immigration, family-based immigration, and removal.

Mr. Ratzan is fluent in Spanish, having lived in Spain and Chile.