What we do
The Blackwood Firm forges elite partnerships with every client that retains us to address and resolve their legal problems.
We strive to provide competent legal representation to every client who chooses to partner with The Blackwood Firm. We offer representation in family law, immigration law, and general legal services in other practice areas. It is our hope here at The Blackwood Firm that even after the initial problem that led you to partner with us is resolved, we can continue to serve your family and business in many ways.
Areas of practice
Immigration
Family Law
General Legal Services
Immigration
Empowering clients through legal expertise and compassion.
Having immigrated to the United States herself, the principal attorney of The Blackwood Firm has experienced all phases of the immigration process. This means we are not only using our legal expertise to represent you in your immigration matters but also have true empathy and understanding for your experience. Most importantly, this means we are never going to lose sight of the importance of your case.
The Blackwood Firm utilizes its legal experience along with its understanding of the immigrant community to offer its clients exceptional representation in matters related to obtaining citizenship and naturalization, nonimmigrant visas, adjustment of status and SIJs (Special Immigrant Juvenile) petitions. The Blackwood Firm represents those seeking asylum, working to secure green cards based on family status or humanitarian relief as well as those hoping to secure citizenship via an adjustment of status.
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
Combining two of the firm’s practice areas, The Blackwood Firm also represents SIJS petitioners in both their family court and immigration process. Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) is an immigration classification available to certain undocumented immigrants under the age of 21 who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned by one or both parents. SIJS is a way for immigrants under twenty-one to apply for and obtain legal permanent residence in the United States.
We can cover
Citizenship and Naturalization
Nonimmigrant Visas
Adjustment of Status
SIJs Petitions
Family Law
There is nothing more important than the safety, security, and well being of your children.
Navigating family disputes and breakdowns can be extremely draining - physically, emotionally and financially. At the Blackwood Firm, we take a companionate and individualized approach to helping our clients resolve their family related legal issues. We provide representation in matters related to custody, visitation, child support matters as well as representation in family offense proceedings.
There is nothing more important than the safety, security, and well being of your children. This is at the center of our representation in custody, visitation, and child support matters. We focus our representation on who has access to your children and when.
We can cover
Custody
Visitation
Family Offense
Child Support
General Legal Services
The Blackwood Firm offers small business owners a barrage of general legal services
Owning and operating a small business in the big city can present many challenges. The Blackwood Firm offers small business owners a range of general legal services, such as contract drafting and review, responding to agency complaints, entity formation, and brand protection. We are proud to offer personalized, business-conscious legal solutions to address your business’ legal issues.
As a small business itself, The Blackwood Firm understands the importance of having safeguards in place to protect the company that you’ve built. You can retain The Blackwood Firm as your company’s outside general counsel, where the Firm provides ongoing legal services to address your business’ legal needs.
Individual General Legal Service
The Blackwood Firm recognizes that the individuals behind the business have legal needs, too! Once you partner with the Blackwood Firm, you will always have somewhere to turn when you have a legal issue or need. Even after the initial matter that led you to work with the Blackwood Firm is resolved, we can continue to serve you, your family, and your business in various ways.
We can cover
Entity Formation
Contract drafting and review
Responding to agency complaints
Brand protection
Other as needed services
Meet Vanessa
I am personally connected to all the areas of law in which The Blackwood Firm provides representation. As a child, I migrated to the United States from Jamaica and experienced firsthand the difficulties families and individuals face when trying to navigate the immigration system on their own. Without proper representation, the immigration process can be riddled with misinformation and missteps. My goal is to provide families and individuals with the competent guidance my family and I did not receive.
I am a helper at heart and a problem solver by trade. Representing clients in various Family Court matters allows me the opportunity to help adults and children during some of their most vulnerable times.
As a small business owner myself, I personally know the struggles they face. Providing general legal services allows me to use the skills I’ve used to build my own practice to help those in need of legal representation.
