Family-Based Immigration, Humanitarian Relief
Margaret "Meg" Hobbins focuses her practice on family-based and humanitarian immigration matters before the U.S. immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and U.S. Consulates abroad. Meg has extensive expertise with waivers of inadmissibility for family-based applications, as well as complex consular processing, conditional residency, and naturalization cases. She represents clients seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U visas, and Violence Against Women Act protection, among other humanitarian forms of immigration relief. Meg has also assisted many clients in challenging the constitutionality of their apprehension by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Meg’s careful attention to detail and astute case analysis are particularly important for clients seeking permanent residence or naturalization who may have a history of unlawful presence, criminal matters, and other potential hurdles. Her sensitivity toward her clients and ability to explain challenging issues sets them at ease, enabling them to work closely with her to successfully obtain lawful status in the United States.
In addition to her representation of individual clients, Meg has authored a number of publications focusing on family-based immigration and waivers of inadmissibility. Meg received the District of Columbia Bar Association’s “Project of the Year” award in 2014 for her work as Editor-in-Chief of Family-Based Immigration Law: A Lawyer’s Guide. She is a regular speaker at conferences and trainings sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Meg is committed to pro bono representation and has been recognized by the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition for her dedication. Prior to joining Maggio + Kattar, Meg worked as a staff attorney for the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center and was a judicial law clerk in the Attorney General's Honors Program at the Baltimore and York Immigration Courts. Meg has a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from The American University's Washington College of Law. Before attending law school, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo and worked with asylum-seekers in Sydney, Australia.
Meg is admitted to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.