Barry L. Frager, managing partner of the Frager Law Firm, has been practicing immigration law since 1990 and has previously served as a trial attorney for the Immigration & Naturalization Service in Los Angeles, California through the Honors Law Graduate Program of the U.S. Department of Justice.

From 2005 to 2011, Mr. Frager served as the national chair of the Federal Bar Association's Immigration Law Section.  For his service, he received recognition in September 2007 with the Outstanding Section Chair award by the FBA.  Mr. Frager has successfully planned CLEs for the FBA to offer training to other lawyers in the immigration law field and holds an annual immigration CLE in Memphis in May each year.

Mr. Frager has experience handling matters not only in the Mid-South, but also in the following jurisdictions: Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Newark, Oakdale, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Harlingen and other DOJ immigration courts across the United States.  He returned to his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee to establish his immigration and general law firm there in 1994.  In 2003, he opened a second office in Nashville, Tennessee which was expanded in 2007.

The Frager Law Firm assists clients in certain criminal matters due to the important immigration consequences that certain criminal convictions may have on an individual's ability to remain in the United States.  Our immigration attorneys handle family immigration matters, such as marriage petitions and immediate family members sponsoring other immediate relatives.  Our immigration lawyers also represent people who appear before an immigration judge in removal or deportation proceedings when the Department of Homeland Secuity (DHS) has determined that an individual(s) should be removed or deported from the United States. In proceedings before an immigration judge, an individual has a right to retain legal counsel at his or her own expense (so long as it is not at the expense of the U.S. government).  When individuals want to apply for asylum in the United States, the Frager Law Firm can assist them in evaluating their eligibility for asylum or refugee status in the United States.

Our immigration attorneys at the Frager Law Firm can also assist clients in obtaining employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visas.  The firm assists professionals in obtaining H-1B visas as well as other skilled and unskilled workers who need to apply for their green cards through the labor certification process.

The Frager Law Firm prides itself on advising clients through a private consultation, for a minimal consultation fee, in order to evaluate whether there are any benefits available for non-U.S. citizens who are either living in the United States or abroad.

Shamsuddin Lodhi Paralegal Nashville, Tennessee Email: slodhi@fragerlaw.com Phone: 615-366-1000/ 888-889-VISA (8472) (Toll Free) Fax: 615-366-1444

Shamsuddin Lodhi is a paralegal whose experience in immigration law began in 1992.  Mr. Lodhi is a native of Pakistan and is fluent in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.  Also, he can communicate in Arabic and Farsi.  Mr. Lodhi completed his formal education in Pakistan.

Mr. Lodhi specializes in asylum law and assists clients with family-based immigration cases, as well as removal proceedings before the immigration judge.  His knowledge and competence help our Nashville immigration attorneys resolve immigration issues for countless clients.  Mr. Lodhi lives with his wife and six children in Nashville, Tennessee and currently works in the Frager Law Firm's Nashville office.

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Paul Peng Paralegal Memphis, Tennessee Email: ppeng@fragerlaw.com Phone: 901-763-3188 Fax: 901-763-3475

Paul Peng is a native of China.  He started to work for Mr. Barry Frager on many Chinese exclusion and deportation cases in Los Angeles and Texas in the early 1990s.  Mr. Peng specializes in asylum law and assists clients with family-based immigration cases, as well as removal proceedings before an immigration judge.

Mr. Peng completed his formal education in China.  Mr. Peng worked for the Frager Law Firm as office manager and case manager, offering vital assistance to our Memphis immigration lawyers, and currently serves as Mr. Frager's executive assistant.

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Andrew Rankin Paralegal Memphis, Tennessee Email: arankin@fragerlaw.com Phone: 901-763-3188 Fax: 901-763-3475

Andrew Rankin, a native of New York state, moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1996 at the age of 9. He graduated from Bartlett High School in May of 2004 and started his undergraduate studies at The University of Memphis later that fall. He initially declared his major as Broadcast Journalism, but changed to Foreign Languages with a concentration in Spanish on the advice of his academic advisor. He also declared a minor in history in 2007.

Mr. Rankin graduated summa cum laude in May of 2009 and started working at The Frager Law Firm, P. C. two months later. He was initially hired as the receptionist in the Memphis office, but, as his knowledge to learn about the immigration process grew and as he expressed a desire to advance within the Firm, he was moved to paralegal on the Family Team in October of 2009. After spending 2010 in the Firm’s Nashville office working on both court and family immigration cases, Mr. Rankin returned to Memphis in February 2011 to work on the litigation team as a paralegal. Mr. Rankin has aspirations of one day going to law school and practicing immigration law.

Mr. Rankin currently lives in Cordova, Tennessee and is an avid golfer and live team trivia player at local restaurants in the Memphis area.

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