Sasha N Westerman-Keuning - Carlton Fields, P.A.

Mrs. Sasha N Westerman-Keuning

www.carltonfields.com/immigration


Carlton Fields, P.A.
100 SE Second Street
Suite 4200

Miami, FL 33131
USA
305-530-0055

ABOUT OUR FIRM

We strive to provide the highest quality immigration advice for fair and competitive attorney fees. Our attorney services include assistance with applications for immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, applications for permanent residency, investor visas, applications for US citizenship, representation of people seeking political asylum defense of deportation, motions for post-conviction relief for criminal convictions, and applications for alien labor certification.
We are unique among our competitors for providing very personalized service, for solving complex immigration problems of all types and for our competitive fees. Our staff is pleasant and accessible. Whether yours is a large or small immigration matter, our skill and experience combine to bring you the highest level of service and attention and excellent value.

ABOUT THE ATTORNEY

EDUCATION

Sasha Westerman-Keuning is a native of Boston, Massachusetts. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in September 2009. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston College in 2006 with a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Hispanic Studies and History. While at Boston College, Mrs. Westerman-Keuning served as the President of the Boston College Hillel and held one of the highest ranking positions in the University’s student government. She devoted much of her time at Boston College to advocacy on the behalf of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender community, religious minority communities, and for women’s and immigrant’s rights.
Following Boston College, Mrs. Westerman-Keuning attended the University of Miami School of Law where she graduated Cum Laude in 2009. She received a CALI Future in Excellence Award for being the best student in her Asylum & Removal Workshop taught by Krome Immigration Judge, Kenneth Hurewitz.  During all three years at the University of Miami ("UM"), she worked as a legal intern in the field of immigration law.  Mrs. Westerman-Keuning served as an intern at UM's Community Health Rights Education Clinic where she provided free legal services to indigent clients, most of whom were HIV+ and homeless.  Also while at UM, she worked as a law clerk for more than one year at the law office of Julie C. Ferguson, P.A. assisting Ms. Ferguson with her immigration cases.   She also interned at Church World Services, a non-profit organization offering low-price and free immigration services to indigent clients.

EXPERIENCE

After graduating from UM, Mrs. Westerman-Keuning worked for a year as an Associate Attorney at the law office of Kurzban, Kurzban, Weinger, Tetzeli, & Pratt, P.A. under the direct supervision of renowned immigration attorney and author, Ira J. Kurzban.  She assisted in researching and indexing of the Twelfth Edition of Kurzban’s Immigration Law Sourcebook, the most widely used book in the field of immigration law.  She returned to the law office of Julie C. Ferguson, P.A. in September 2010 as an Associate Attorney.  In January 2012, the law office of Julie C. Ferguson, P.A. merged with Carlton Fields, one of the leading law firms in the State of Florida. 


Apart from her legal knowledge of immigration law, Mrs. Westerman-Keuning has also personally experienced the immigration process first-hand as the United States’ citizen petitioner for her husband who is a native of South Africa. She brings this personal experience to her representation of each and every client, understanding the emotional aspect of the immigration process when it concerns a loved one.  Mrs. Westerman-Keuning is passionate about immigration law and helping each and every one of her clients with a large body of legal knowledge as well as a personal touch. 


BAR ADMISSIONS

Mrs. Westerman-Keuning is admitted to the Florida Bar, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.  She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA") and serves on AILA South Florida’s Pro Bono Committee. Mrs. Westerman-Keuning is fluent in English and Spanish and has a limited proficiency in Hebrew.


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