About
At Musa-Obregon Law PC, we are aware that navigating the law is not an apathetic venture. Each situation is unique and can have significant implications on your personal life. In light of these facts, our attorneys are fully prepared to offer you the legal assistance needed to effectively address your individual legal matter. When you work with our law firm, we promise to be there for you every step of the way
We thrive on helping people from all kinds of different background solve their problems and achieve the Anerican dream!
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Typically, we receive new clients in our offices located in Queens and White Plains for a free evaluation on their case. Next, we give them our quote and payment plan, and if necessary introduce them to the attorney who will be handling their case.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
A native New Yorker raised in the Bronx, and the son of immigrant parents from international backgrounds, Mr. Musa-Obregon is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, a school that will always hold a special place in his heart. He obtained his Bachelors of Arts in History from Georgetown University in 1988 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1991. As a student, Mr. Musa-Obregon also worked as a judicial law clerk for a federal judge in Philadelphia, the late U.S. District Judge Clifford Scott Greene.
After graduating from Penn Law School, Mr. Musa-Obregon served for several years as an Assistant District Attorney, a criminal prosecutor for New York City under the Honorable Richard Brown. Wanting to realize his life-long dream of defending people, he launched his private practice in 1993.
Mr. Musa-Obregon has attained a high level of expertise in the field of immigration law and deportation. As a researcher at Georgetown University's Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, D.C. he studied the immigration problems and issues confronting Mexican migrant workers in Lubbock, West Texas.
Under the auspices of U.S. Catholic Charities Migration Project, he began his legal career working at the grass roots level, defending Mexican migrant workers in Lubbock, Texas. In Texas, Mr. Musa-Obregonhandled thousands of immigration applications of migrant workers applying for legalization and other benefits in 1987. His work culminated in the production of a documentary film on the immigration issues facing Mexican migrant workers in West Texas.
Associations:
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- The Immigrant Defense Project of the National Lawyers Guild
- The Immigrant Defense Project of the New York State Defenders Association
Presentations:
- Regular speaker at the Center for New Americans of the New York Public Library
- Regular invited guest at various New York City colleges and universities, high schools, churches, mosques and temples where he lectures on issues involving immigration law, the rights of immigrants and police-youth interaction in the inner city
TV and Radio Features
- Featured commentator on Spanish Television and Radio and Television on Telemundo, Univision, MundoHispanoTV, Cosmovision, and Radio-WADO on issues impacting immigrant communities.
- Regularly hosted several educational immigration radio programs entitled "Su Mejor Defensa Legal "
- Produces a weekly television show " Su Derechos Legales con el Abogado Michael Musa-Obregon "
- Hosted similar shows on Haitian Radio on Radio Tropicale in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
- Television reporter with MundoHispanoTV and regularly interviews luminaries in the legal, political and the world of entertainment