Suzan deSeguin-Hons

Colorado immigration lawyer, SUZAN DESEGUIN, is passionate about providing immigrants exceptional legal representation and has been successfully representing immigrants since 1993. As an experienced Denver immigration lawyer, her philosophy is to educate and empower immigrants, while providing them support and strong and effective legal advocacy for their deportation, asylum, citizenship or family immigration case. In political asylum cases, this talented immigration lawyer has successfully represented asylum seekers from over 25 different countries including regions of Africa (Saharan and sub-Saharan), Asia, the Middle East and Eurasia. Her asylum clients have ranged from individuals persecuted for the color of their skin or religious beliefs to high-profile political dissidents from oppressive regimes. She feels strongly about keeping families together and is a strong advocate for her clients in marriage based green card applications, I-601 waiver cases necessary to allow family members to return to the United States, and she obtained a state pardon from Utah when it was the only solution to keep a beloved grandfather with his family in the United States. She advocates for battered spouses of US citizens,having processed multiple VAWA cases successfully for both men and women. Individuals have come to Ms deSeguin after their original I-601 waivers were denied and she has obtained favorable reconsideration of such cases successfully making it possible for mothers and fathers to return to their spouses and children in the United States. She represents individuals before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), the Asylum Office, in deportation or removal cases before the Denver Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and federal courts. She cares about the immigrants who come to her for legal assistance and provides attention to detail and exhaustive case preparation to insure the best possible results for her immigration clients. Ms deSeguin graduated from: Stanford University with a BS in Chemical Engineering in 1977; Cornell University, with a graduate degree in 1983; University of Adelaide (South Australia) with a law degree in 1991 (1st year completed at University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall Law Schoo). From 1994-2009, Ms DeSeguin had her own Colorado law firm devoted to immigration and citizenship law. Ms deSeguin is admitted to the Colorado Supreme Court, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, and Tax Court. From 1982-1984, she lived in Zurich, Switzerland with an employment visa, where she worked as a research assistant at the the ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), and was the co-author of four research publications (under her maiden name, S. K. Miller). From 1984-1988, she lived in Paris, France first on a student visa and then with the French equivalent of lawful permanent resident status. In Paris, she worked in the international taxation section of Peat Marwick Int'l (KPMG), where she developed a strong foundation in international taxation. From 1988-1990, Ms deSeguin lived in Adelaide, Australia where, as a foreign student, she completed the law degree she began at Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California Berkeley. Suzan is proficient in French. In her leisure time, she enjoys outdoor activities and trains for triathlons. Representative cases: 2011- Won asylum case before the immigration judge, despite ten year delay in filing. Overcame one year bar based on trauma related extraordinary circumstances, using a psychological evaluation, coupled with detailed affidavits regarding applicant�s compromised day-to-day functioning. 2011 - Overcame Notice of Intent to Revoke concerning an adoption petition that had been returned by the consulate. 2011 - Gained �bona fide marriage exception� approval of I-130 where there was no financial commingling documentation, using detailed affidavits from the couple, family members and friends. 2010 - On appeal, won AAO approval of an I-601 after denial by the District Director. 2009 - Through the consulate in CDJ, Mexico, obtained reopening and approval in about three weeks with an �informal (no fee)� motion to reopen of a denied pro se I-601. 1998 - Won Utah State Pardon: Obtained the first Utah Pardon of a homicide conviction since 1913. 68 F.3d 484 OKAFOR v. INS 68 F.3d 484 (10th Cir, 1995) Prevailed on 10th Circuit Appeal of BIA denial of Motion to Reopen for asylum based on changed country conditions. On eventual remand to Immigration Court, we prevailed on both suspension and asylum and the immigration judge gave us our pick.