Rusten C. Hurd is a founding partner at the law firm of Colombo, Hurd and Brandt, PL. In over eleven years of legal practice, Mr. Hurd has garnered experience with a wide variety of immigration matters including family petitions, deportation litigation, investor visas, as well as naturalization and citizenship matters. Mr. Hurd devotes a substantial portion of his time to assist clients successfully obtain fiancé and marriage visas.  As the husband of an immigrant, Mr. Hurd is fully cognizant of the importance of this process to his clients. Mr. Hurd also has successfully appeared before immigration judges throughout the United States concerning a variety of removal issues.

Mr. Hurd has been awarded an AV rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. An AV rating is the highest such rating available to any single lawyer for skill and integrity and the rating is reserved for attorneys designated as outstanding in their field.

Mr. Hurd also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to performing appellate work before appellate courts throughout the state of Florida as well as the Board of Immigration Appeals. Mr. Hurd has had noteable appellate success both with the Board of Immigration Appeals and with Florida Appellate Courts. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Hurd has served as Guardian ad Litem for troubled children and was recognized by the Legal Aid Society of Orange County for his service and contributions.

In addition to his experience as an immigration lawyer, Mr. Hurd also has extensive experience representing employers, carriers and injured workers in workers' compensation claims. Mr. Hurd has had notable success at both the trial and appellate levels. He is dedicated to providing thorough, effective and responsive legal representation to his clients throughout Florida.  Mr. Hurd is certified by the State of Florida as an instructor in the field of workers compensation and has held seminars encompassing workers' compensation topics to claims professionals, employers, risk managers and attorneys.

Areas of Practice

• Immigration
• Workers’ Compensation
• Appellate Practice

Education

• Florida State University (B.S. in Finance, 1995)
• University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 1998). Order of Barristers

Memberships

• The Florida Bar
• Orange County Bar Association
• Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar

Professional and Community Involvement

• University of Florida Trial Competition Team, 1996-1998 (President, 1998)
• Mock Trial Champion, 1997, 1998
• Moot Court Team 1997-1998
• Finalist, InterAmerican Human Rights Moot Court Competition, 1998
• Golden Key National Honor Society
• Recipient, Gerald T. Bennett Outstanding Graduate Service Award