Pradeek Susheelan, Esq., attended the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), where he earned his Master of Laws (LL.M.) specializing in Social Justice & Public Interest Law and Public Law & Regulation. He is Of-Counsel to the Martindale-Hubble AV-Preeminent rated Corporate Immigration Law Firm, Fakhoury Global Immigration (FGI), that represents some of the world's largest employers. FGI boasts a team of 100 attorneys and support staff across six locations, including California, New York, Florida, Texas, Mumbai, and its headquarters in Michigan.
Mr. Susheelan also serves as Of-Counsel at The Fogle Law Firm, renowned for its unparalleled success in the most challenging U.S. Circuit Court for immigrants. The firm, with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Charleston, had a petition for Certiorari granted by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019 for an immigration case.
In his solo practice, Mr. Susheelan assists start-ups, small businesses, and individual foreign nationals in achieving Permanent Residence, Temporary Status, and U.S. Citizenship. He is a respected member of the New York Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, with active participation in chapters across Northern California, Santa Clara (Silicon Valley), Southern California, and New York.
Born in the United Kingdom and an immigrant to the United States, Mr. Susheelan has a diverse background. He attended school in Bangalore, India, and has lived in London, Kuwait, Dubai, Atlanta, and New York. In London, he attended the prestigious Inns of Court School of Law, which counts among its alumni Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Jawaharlal Nehru, and four British Prime Ministers, including Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher. Mr. Susheelan is a member of the Bar of England & Wales and a Barrister of the Honorable Society of the Inner Temple. He is also an active member of the Berkeley Law Society.
Before establishing his solo practice, Mr. Susheelan was a partner at Stewart & Susheelan, PLLC, and at SYSS Law Firm, which has been serving the IT sector's immigration needs for 35 years. He has been a speaker on Labor Certification at American Immigration Lawyers Association and ILW conferences and a contributor to the 2017-2018 PERM book. Mr. Susheelan has also served as a moot court judge for the National Immigration Law Competition at the invitation of NYU Law School and volunteered as an attorney for the ACLU's Immigrant Rights Project. In his spare time, he represents asylum seekers at the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant.
Attorney Susheelan's extensive expertise, combined with his personal immigrant experience, makes him a powerful advocate for those navigating the complexities of U.S. immigration law.