• Has practiced law since 1984 and has handled over 1000 immigration cases and over 500 civil and litigation matters.
• Graduate of University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) Law School.
• Former Counsel U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C.
• Appointed Honorary Consul for the Republic of Poland in San Francisco (2004-present)
• Named one of the top lawyers in San Francisco Bay Area by San francisco Magazine "Superlawyers" Edition, 2006
• Speaks English and Polish (fluent); Russian, Spanish and French (conversational)
• Voted best Immigration Lawyer by Anons Russia newspaper and Slavic Community Services, 2006

• Martin Zurada has eight years of experience as a transactional and business litigation attorney.
• Martin is a graduate of Cornell Law School, where he earned a traditional J.D. degree, and LL.M. degree in International and Comparative Law.
• He is admitted to the California and Ohio bars as well as the Federal Court for the Northern district of California.
• Martin previously worked at the corporate departments of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Cleveland, and Stein & Lubin in San Francisco.
• During law school he also clerked for the Kentucky Supreme Court, and attended courses at the Sorbonne University in Paris for his LL.M. degree.
• Martin is fluent in Polish and English.

• Susanna Bogue is a lawyer practicing in California since 1988 and a certified immigration law specialist.
• She has extensive experience in both work and family visas.
• Susanna is very active in the Irish community and has been a member many Irish community organizations over the last 20 years.
• Susanna is Of Counsel to our firm.

• Wilson Purves graduated with honors at the University of Buenos Aires, School of Law, in Argentina.
• He is admitted to practice law in California and Argentina.
• Most recently, Wilson practiced law in the areas of family law, personal injury and workers’ compensation.
• He previously worked as in-house counsel for Metropolitan Transport Company in Buenos Aires.
• During law school, Wilson externed for the College of Lawyers Legal Clinic.
• Wilson is fluent in Spanish and English.

• Mr. Trela is a legal assistant for Kerosky & Associates who is fluent in Polish.
• Mr. Trela earned his Masters (Magister) of Law degree from the University of Lublin. He also has a Masters in Business Administration as well.
• Mr. Trela has several years experience in the legal profession in Poland.
• Mr. Trela has also finished paralegal courses in the U.S.
• He is fluent in English and Polish

• Has received in Honduras a certification as a specialist in International Law.
• Partner of the Law Firm Tercero-Gabano and associate, where he practiced International Law and Business.
• Counsel of Law for the Honduras Chambers of Commerce and Private organization.
• Jose is the third generation of Lawyers; his grandfather was a former Magistrate(Justice) Supreme Court Santos Tercero Palma, and his Father, Attorney At Law Jose Tercereo Diaz Sr.
• Jose is fluent in Spanish and English

• Yelena is a legal assistant and interpreter in our San Francisco office.
• She is a UC Berkeley graduate with a B.A. in Political Science.
• Yelena was a bronze award winner at the Forensics National Championship in 2003.
• She is fluent in English and Russian.

• Ewa Szafranska is a legal assistant and consular associate in our San Francisco office.
• She is a graduate of University of Warsaw with M.A. in Law and Administration.
• Ewa also earned a Diploma in an introduction to English law and the law of the European Union from University of Cambridge.
• Ewa has several years of experience in the legal profession in Poland.
• She is fluent in Polish and English, she speaks also Italian and Russian

• Marianna is a Legal Assistant in our San Francisco office.
• She is a graduate of the Queen's University of Belfast with a Masters Degree in Human Rights Law & Criminal Justice.
• Marianna has several years of experience in the legal field in San Francisco.
• She is on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Gaelic Athletic Association and is an active volunteer for the Irish Immigration & Pastoral Center.

• Szymon Ociepka is a legal assistant and consular associate in our San Francisco office.
• He earned his Master Degree from the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland.
• He also studied International Relations in Krakow and took marketing courses at Oulu School of Business in Finland.
• Szymon has worked for several years in the investment company in Poland.
• He is fluent in Polish and English.
  
  

• Maria earned her degree of Law from the Federal University of Uberlandia in Brazil.
• She has several years experience in the legal profession in Brazil, with emphasis in Civil Litigation and Labor Law
• In the United States Maria got an AA Degree in Paralegal studies. She had her internship and volunteered in the Public Defender’s Office in San Jose, CA
• She is fluent in Portuguese and English, conversant in Spanish

Kancelaria Radcow Prawnych Czarny Budny i Wspolnicy Sp.k is a full-service law firm specializing in corporate, commercial, real estate and export-import law in Poland.

• Dr. Ryszard Czarny, former Vice-Marshall of the Sejm and Minister in the Polish government, is an advisor with the firm.
• Leszek Czarny, Esq., a graduate of Warsaw University School of Law, is the managing attorney of the firm.
• Wojciech Budny, Esq. is also a graduate of the Warsaw University School of Law, where he also lectures in the field of financial law.

In 2005, we opened an office in Moscow, Russia, in conjunction with the trading and travel firm, RussArt Inc. The office is located at Dmitrovskoye Shosse 27/1 , in downtown Moscow, a short ride from the Kremlin. The office provides a wide range of legal services in the business, litigation, trade and immigration fields to small businesses and individuals.

Vasily Yakovlev. Our office works with Russian attorney Vasily Yakovlev in various business and immigration matters. Mr. Yakovlev is a graduate of Moscow Institute of Law and studied at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.