Carlos M. Colombo is a founding partner at the law firm of Colombo, Hurd & Brandt, PL, where he leads the firm’s corporate immigration practice.  Mr. Colombo assists both businesses and individuals in obtaining temporary visas and permanent resident status in a variety of categories, including visas for business partners, managers, executives, treaty investors and traders, students, exchange visitors and artists, entertainers and a wide variety of professionals.  As a result of years of litigation experience, Mr. Colombo also successfully represents clients in deportation and removal proceedings, including litigation in Federal Court, Immigration Courts throughout the United States and the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Mr. Colombo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and immigrated to the United States with his family following extended trips throughout the world, including three years of residency in Europe.  Having experienced first hand the challenges with U.S. immigration law, Mr. Colombo decided to pursue his dream of assisting foreign nationals with their immigration needs by founding Colombo, Hurd & Brandt, PL, a leading immigration and international business law firm with headquarters in Orlando, Florida.

Areas of Practice

• Immigration
• Business Law
• International Transactions

Education

• Emory University School of Law, (Juris Doctor Degree, 1999)
• University of Central Florida, (B.A. Political Science, 1996)

Memberships

• Florida Bar
• Florida Supreme Court
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• United States District Court Middle District of Florida
• United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

Professional and Community Involvement

• Chair-Elect, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando
• Board Member, City of Orlando Nominating Board
• Executive Chair, International Department, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission
• Past-President, Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida.

Publications and Lectures

• Weekly columnist on immigration law, El Nuevo Dia Newspaper, Orlando, Florida; Immigration Law Forums, co-sponsor with El Nuevo Dia Newspaper, 2006-present; Lecturer/Presenter, U.S. Immigration Law for Employers, Sterling Seminars, 2001-2008. Featured cover story, Hispanic Target Magazine, April 2007.

Languages

• English
• Spanish