Overview
Maria Romero focuses her practice on employment-based immigration matters. She has assisted individuals, small businesses and multinational corporations across numerous industries, including healthcare, technology, telecommunications, hospitality, engineering, energy and oil and gas.
Maria has experience preparing employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions, as well as family-based visa petitions. She strives to work as a team player with clients in order to support them to fulfill their immigration goals.
Prior to joining the firm, Maria worked as a Court Program Specialist for the Honorable Timothy L. Bailey of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida and previously worked for Gunster as an Immigration Law Clerk during her last year of law school. While in law school, Maria served as a teaching assistant in Legal Research and Writing.
Maria is fluent in Spanish.
Honors
- Member of Gunster's immigration law practice ranked "Band 1" by Chambers USA, 2014-19
News & Insights
- “Employment Eligibility Verification in the Digital Era – Obligations and Opportunities for Employers, The New Form I-9, Compliance & Federal Updates,” co-presenter, Premier Pipeline Construction Company, December 6, 2023
- “The Table of the Future,” co-moderator, Globalaw 2023 Annual Members Meeting (GLAMM), October 25, 2023
- “Employment Eligibility Verification in the Digital Era – Obligations and Opportunities for Employers, The New Form I-9, the New Permanent Virtual Verification Option & Federal Updates,” co-presenter, Investment Management Firm, September 18, 2023
- “Employment Eligibility Verification in the Digital Era – Obligations and Opportunities for Employers,” co-presenter, TPG Legal and Compliance Network May Presentations, May 3, 2023
- “Immigration Issues You Need to Know to Make Hiring Decisions,” panelist, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce: Tourism & Hospitality Council and Law Council, March 2023
- “Issues for Associates in Today’s Legal World,” panelist, Globalaw 2022 Annual Members Meeting (GLAMM), September 21, 2022
- “The Accidental American,” panelist, Globalaw 2022 Americas Regional Meeting (GLARM), March 28, 2022
- “Employment Eligibility I-9 Training,” co-presenter, Leading Firm in Wireless Communications Infrastructure, January 26, 2022
- “The New Era of Broadened Immigration Enforcement: Employment Eligibility Verification,” co-presenter, Florida Community Health Centers, June 23, 2021
- “The Immigrant Visa (“Green Card”) Process, What you need to know about Immigrant Sponsorship of Foreign Nationals for Lawful Permanent Residence,” co-presenter, Asset Management Firm, December 17, 2020
- “The COVID-19 Pandemic and Employee-Employer Relations and Responsibilities,” co-presenter, Globalaw, November 17, 2020
- “U.S. Immigration Strategies for Ultra-High Net Worth Individuals in the Era of COVID-19,” co-presenter, Goldman Sachs Family Office Team, November 2020
- “U.S. Immigration Strategies for High Net Worth Individuals in the Era of COVID-19,” co-presenter, Merrill Lynch Private Wealth Strategic Advisory Services, October 2020
- “Navigating U.S. Immigration Laws during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic,” co-presenter, JP Morgan Latin America Private Wealth Advisors, April 26, 2020
Speaking Engagements
Publications
Involvement
Professional Associations & Memberships
- American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2019-present
Civic & Community Service
- Volunteer, Immigration Legal Clinic, Americans for Immigrant Justice, September 14, 2019
- Completed intakes for potential immigration cases
Practices
Education
- Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, J.D., 2018
- University of Houston, B.S., Psychology, 2013
Admissions
- Florida Bar, 2019
