Harlan York

Harlan York is a distinguished immigration attorney based in Bloomfield, New Jersey. As the first attorney in NJ to receive the "Immigration Lawyer of the Year" award from Best Lawyers, he has made significant contributions to the field. He has held leadership roles such as the Former Immigration Chair of the NJ State Bar Association and Co-Chair of the NY State Bar Association CFLS Committee on Immigration. Additionally, Mr. York served on the American Immigration Lawyers Association National Practice Management Committee.

His book, Three Degrees of Law, achieved notable rankings on Amazon.com, debuting at #6 in Law Office Education and #4 in Immigration. Mr. York has lectured extensively, sharing his expertise with the Federal Bar Association, NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and at prestigious institutions including Columbia, New York, Rutgers, and Seton Hall Law Schools, as well as platforms like Lawline.com and ILW.com.

A bilingual attorney, Mr. York has appeared on national media outlets such as CBS This Morning, Primer Impacto on Univision, and Bloomberg Law. He has also discussed immigration topics on Telemundo, NBC, Fox, and PBS. His editorial contributions are featured in prominent publications including The Hill, NJ.com, and Law360.com.

His firm, Harlan York and Associates, located in Newark, is dedicated to all aspects of immigration law. The team of five attorneys regularly appears in Immigration Courts and Service offices across NJ, NY, PA, CT, and beyond. The firm addresses a wide range of immigration matters, including deportation, detention, federal appeals, visa petitions, permanent residence, citizenship, employment and family-based immigration, deferred action, and applications for victims of violence.

A graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall, the State University of New York at Albany, and Tulane Law School, Mr. York is fluent in Spanish and admitted to practice in numerous courts, including the US Supreme Court.