About Kristy Figueroa-Contreras

Florida Bar board certified specialist, immigration & nationality law. Florida and federal criminal trial attorney. Representing clients in all 50 states and worldwide.
Attorney Kristy Figueroa-Contreras practices exclusively in all aspects of U.S. immigration, nationality, and consular law and the criminal defense of persons accused of a wide range of Florida and federal felony and misdemeanor offenses. Her 17 years of legal experience and criminal trial experience make her particularly well-versed in the complex and ever-changing interplay between criminal laws and immigration laws and procedures. Much of her practice is devoted to representing non-citizens facing criminal charges in both federal and Florida criminal courts, as well as those with criminal convictions in their immigration and consular proceedings (deportation defense and waivers). She also handles U.S. immigration and consular matters for students, artists, professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs. Her law firm, Figueroa-Contreras Law Group, has offices in Coral Gables (Miami), Florida, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and has counsel affiliates in the United States, Panama, and Venezuela.

BOARD CERTIFIED

Ms. Figueroa-Contreras is board-certified by the Florida Bar in the area of immigration & nationality. Board certification is the Florida Bar’s highest evaluation of an attorney’s competency, experience, and professionalism in one of 26 distinct areas of law approved for specialization and is subject to rigorous standards and in-depth peer review processes. Of the lawyers currently eligible to practice law in Florida, only about 7% have earned board certification. Only board-certified attorneys are permitted to call themselves “experts” or “specialists” when referring to their legal credentials.