Mayabanza Sylena Bangudi

Phone: 410.384.4224 | Skype: mayabanza.bangudi | Connect with Me on LinkedIn!

Admitted to Practice: Maryland; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland

Education: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.; University of Louisville, B.A. in English

Professional Memberships

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, Member (2010 - present), AILA-DC Chapter Fall Conference CLE Planning Committee Member (2011 & 2012)
  • Maryland State Bar Association, Vice-Chair, Immigration Law Section (2012-13), Immigration Section Annual Meeting Chair (2012) and Co-chair (2013) Member (Immigration, Business, & Family Law Sections, 2004 - present)
  • American Bar Association, Published Author, Member (2004 - present)

Civic and Charitable

  • Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, Family Law Panel Attorney (2006 - present)
  • Sisters for Health, Inc., General Counsel
  • Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Volunteer Immigration Counsel practicing in Baltimore Immigration Court
  • Georgetown University Law Center, Alumni Interview Program, Volunteer (2010 to present)
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Iota Lambda Omega Chapter, Current Member, Social Justice & Human Rights Committee Chair (2011)

Previous Experience

Publications

  • Are You (Marketing) Online? Applicable Ethical Rules that You Must Know, Bangudi Law LLC, Available in AILA-DC Fall Conference Materials (2012).
  • Non-compliance with H-1B Rules Shakes Up Prince Georges County Schools - How to Make Sure this Does Not Happen to Your Clients, Bangudi Law LLC, Available in AILA-DC Fall Conference Materials (2011).
  • Foreword: Recognizing Humanity, Achieving International Gender Equality in Labor & Employment, 6 GEO. J. GENDER L. 147-56 (2005); and The Violence Against Women Act, 4 GEO. J. GENDER & L. 489 (2002) (summarizing the provisions of VAWA I and II, including those provisions for battered immigrant women).
  • Compendium of State Certificate of Title Laws, American Bar Association, (Chapter Author, 2009).
  • Why Arguing, “But He Touched It Last!” May No Longer Work in Oregon, General Motors Minority Dealers Association, Sparkplug Quarterly Newsletter, p. 11 (Spring 2008).

  • Make a REGULAR PAYMENT or a RETAINER PAYMENT

  • Business Immigration Info

  • Treaty Trader & Treaty Investor Visa Countries

    • News

  • Attorney Bangudi Discussant on International Family Law at HelpAge Conference 3/26/13 in Washington, DC

  • Attorney Bangudi to Present "Preparing an H-1B Petition" to the MD State Bar Ass'n on 4/25/13

  • Relief for DREAMers

  • Attorney Bangudi to Speak on Immigration and Labor & Employment Law at MSBA Annual Conference 6/14/13

  • Article: H-1B Visa Violations for Maryland School System, by H-1B Visa Attorney Mayabanza S. Bangudi

  • Baltimore Immigration Court Deportation Relief Results: Prosecutorial Discretion Pilot

  • Maryland Appellate Court Finds Padilla Applies Retroactively

    • Immigration & International Areas

    Family-based Green Cards
    Fiance & Family Visitor Visas
    Marriage Adjustment
    Naturalization and Citizenship
    Employment-based Green Cards
    Temporary Work Visas
    H-1B Visas
    H-2B Visas
    Hiring Foreign Workers
    Foreign Labor Certification (PERM)
    E-1 Trader Visas
    E-2 Investor Visas
    Deportation Defense
    Removal
    Representation in Baltimore Immigration Court
    Representation in Arlington Immigration Court
    Waivers of Inadmissibility
    International Adoption
    International Custody
    International Divorce
    Family Law Appellate Litigation

  • North Prince George's County, MD Office: 13 C Street, Suite J, Laurel, MD 20707

    Call: 410.384.4224
    Fax: 866.261.4066
    Email: info@bangudilaw.com

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    Licensed in Maryland. Practicing immigration and nationality law for clients worldwide. Ms. Bangudi is a Laurel, MD immigration lawyer priding herself on creating solutions to your toughest legal issues. Ms. Bangudi provides full service family law representation in courts located near Columbia, MD, in Ellicott City, and Towson, MD, as well as near Laurel, MD and Baltimore, MD, and provides divorce and child custody representation in circuit and appellate courts. Conveniently located along the Baltimore/Washington, DC corridor, in Laurel, Maryland. This web site is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice and does not form a lawyer/client relationship.