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Rest in Peace: Michael Maggio (1947-2008)

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MaggioOn Sunday, we lost a revered immigration lawyer with the death of Michael Maggio.  Maggio of Maggio & Kattar was a nationally recognized authority on numerous complex areas of immigration law. Michael had been named “Washington’s best immigration lawyer” by The Washingtonian magazine, and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and International Who’s Who of Business Immigration Lawyers. He had practiced immigration law since 1978.

Maggio had been involved in the landmark international human rights case of Filartiga v. Pena and many cases defending the rights of immigrants.  He was the counsel to the father of Elián Gonzalez, the Cuban boy who came by raft to the United States and was the subject of a protracted legal battle in 2001 over whether he would be returend to his father in Cuba.  Maggio received many awards and honors for his work.  For an obituary, click here.

KJ