Royse Law Firm Launches Immigration Practice Group under the Direction of Attorney Momal Iqbal

July 17, 2012 - PRLog -- San Francisco—Roger Royse, founder of Royse Law Firm, a corporate and tax law firm, announced today that the firm has launched an immigration practice group and that Attorney Momal Iqbal has joined the firm to lead the group.  “We have a strong international practice at the firm,” said Royse, “and with an immigration practice in place, we can now more fully serve our clients with a wide variety of immigration and employment-based matters.”

Leading the group from the Royse Law Firm’s San Francisco office is Momal Iqbal, whose practice includes immigrant and nonimmigrant business visa issues, family-based immigration matters, naturalization, and deportation defense, according to Royse.  “Royse Law Firm is the ideal platform for the  development of a vigorous immigration practice,” said Iqbal.  “We look forward to serving existing clients and to meeting the needs of additional corporate and individual clients.”

Prior to joining Royse Law Firm, Iqbal was an assistant chief counsel for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where she focused on deportation and removal issues.  She also practiced as a criminal prosecutor for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office and the Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Office.

Momal Iqbal holds a J.D. from Brigham Young University and a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Redlands.  While at Brigham Young, Iqbal was a senior editor for the International Law and Management Review.  She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association, and the South Asian Bar Association.  Iqbal’s charitable activities includes pro bono immigration work for the South Asian Network in Cerritos, California.