Elizabeth Garvish

Elizabeth L.A. Garvish

Founder

Elizabeth Garvish, Founder and Managing Member, Garvish Immigration Law Group, Atlanta Georgia

Email: egarvish@goimmigrationlaw.com

Office: 1.800.951.4980

Direct: 404.220.7615

Schedule A Consultation

Elizabeth Garvish

Rated by Super Lawyers

loading ...

Elizabeth L.A. Garvish is the Founder and Managing Member of Garvish Immigration Law Group, LLC. Elizabeth is the granddaughter of Hungarian immigrants and grew up with a love for languages and culture. These passions landed her in her very first job as an attorney at an immigration firm in Houston, Texas. As an immigration lawyer, Elizabeth had found her purpose. After years of immigration practice experience with small boutique firms, big law and nonprofits, Elizabeth founded Garvish Immigration Law Group, LLC in 2010. The firm has been recognized as one of the fastest growing law firms in the country by Law Firm 500. Elizabeth is a frequent speaker and presenter on U.S. immigration topics around the world. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) serving on various national committees as well as serving as the Past Chair of the Georgia- Alabama Chapter of AILA. She also served for many years as the local Coordinator of AILA’s national Citizenship Day Naturalization Drive and was recognized for her development of this program on local level as the recipient of the State Bar of Georgia’s H. Sol Clark Pro Bono Award in 2008. In 2012, she was recognized as an Agent of Change by the New Leaders Council and she received the AILA Champion of the Year award from the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network in 2015. Elizabeth also hosted an internet radio show on wceg.org called “Beyond the Border.” She earned her B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and her J.D. from Tulane University School of Law. She is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, recognized by Best Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, licensed to practice law in Georgia, Texas and South Carolina and fluent in Spanish.

Education

J.D., Tulane University School of Law
B.A. from Johns Hopkins University

Professional Associations

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Georgia-Alabama Chapter
Mentor in the Transition Into Law Practice Program, Supreme Court of Georgia

Awards and Recognition

2024 Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2021 – Present
2024 Listed in Chambers and Partners USA Guide 2023, 2024
2024 Named to Lawdragon’s Leading 100 Immigration Lawyers 2023, 2024
2024 Recognized by Titan 100 as top 100 CEOs & C-level executives in Georgia 2023, 2024
2024 Selected to Super Lawyers 2013 – Present
2022 Legal Innovators Award at the Georgia Legal Awards presented by the Daily Report
2015 AILA Champion of the Year award from the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network
2012 Recognized as an Agent of Change by the New Leaders Council
2008 Recipient of the State Bar of Georgia’s H. Sol Clark Pro Bono Award

Speaking Engagements & Podcasts

Jul 2023 “The Law of Love” EO Atlanta Podcast – Taking Flight: The Entrepreneur’s Journey with Sarah Tourville
Jun 2023 “Career Progressions and Transitions” Panel with Ivan Yacub at AILA Annual Conference and Webcast (Orlando, FL)
May 2023 “Bet On Yourself” Bold Moves: How Did You Know Podcast with Kristen Rocco
Dec 2022 “Can Your Energy & Thoughts REALLY Move Mountains?” Become Your Own Boss Podcast with Monica Allen
Nov 2022 Panel “I, Robot: The Use of Technology in the Immigration System” 10th Annual Biennial IBA Global Immigration Conference (London)
Nov 2022 Panel “Practice Management, Wellness & Ethics” AILA FALL 2022 RDC EMEA (Paris)
Oct 2022 Panel “Are PERM Mistakes Fixable or Fatal? How Can You Avoid Them?” 2022 AILA PERM Conference & Webcast (Colorado Springs, CO)
Sep 2022 “How to Implement Mental Health & Wellness into the Workplace” Powers Strategy Group Deep-Dive Roundtable