Chad M. Brandt is a founding partner at the law firm of Colombo, Hurd & Brandt, PL, specializing in immigration law.  Mr. Brandt has extensive litigation experience, allowing him to successfully represent clients in Immigration and Federal Courts.

Mr. Brandt devotes a substantial portion of his immigration practice to deportation defense, both in Immigration Court and before deportation officers at Immigration Customs and Enforcement’s Detention and Removal Offices throughout the U.S. Mr. Brandt also regularly represents individuals, families, and businesses in an expansive array of interviews and appearances before immigration officials.

Additionally, Mr. Brandt assists both individuals and businesses in obtaining temporary visas and permanent resident status in a variety of categories, including visas for businesses, investment visas, student visas, exchange visitors, and artists and entertainers. Finally, Mr. Brandt has extensive experience in handling criminal related matters in both immigration cases and in County Courts regarding criminal traffic infractions involving immigrants, who often encounter problems obtaining or renewing driver’s licenses.

Mr. Brandt, a first generation Cuban-American who is fluent in Spanish, is married to an immigrant, and has witnessed the challenges that immigrants face in the United States first hand. As a result, Mr. Brandt, along with his partner Carlos Colombo, an immigrant himself, founded Colombo, Hurd & Brandt based upon their shared vision to serve the cause of immigrants.

Areas of Practice

• Immigration
• International Transactions

Education

• University of Florida, (Juris Doctor, with honors, 2002)
• Florida International University, (B.A. Political Science, cum laude, 1998)

Memberships

• Florida Bar
• Florida Supreme Court
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• United States District Court Middle District of Florida

Professional and Community Involvement

• Executive Board of Directors, Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Greater Orlando, Inc.
• Board Member, Statewide Board, Hispanic Business Initiative Fund
• Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida

Publications and Lectures

• Authored: e-Business: Protecting Your Business From the Pitfalls of the Electronic Age, Orlando Sentinel, August 22, 2005
• Co-Authored: The Importance of Immigration Compliance in the Workplace, Ahora Magazine, April, 2007

Languages

• English
• Spanish