Esra Gules-Guctas

Mrs. Gules-Guctas's primary practice area is immigration law involving employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions, labor certification, waivers, family-based immigration and asylum. Prior to starting her own practice she was employed as an Associate for the New York City firm of Akin & Smith, LLC and, before that as an Associate Attorney for the Sanli Karabiyik Law Offices.

She has received her L.L.B from Istanbul University School of Law in 1999 and her Masters degree in political science from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 2005. She received her Master of Laws degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2007. She is admitted to the bars of the state of New York and Istanbul and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of New York.

Mrs. Gules-Guctas believes it is important to give back to her community and has been actively involved in many not-for-profit organizations, and to this day she frequently provides pro bono legal services.

Istanbul

Since 2001

New York

Since 2008

Associate

Akin and Smith, LLC

2003 - 2008

Associate

Sanli Karabiyik Law Offices

2000 - 2001

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

LL.M.

2006 - 2007

Honors: Dean's Merit Scholar.

City University of New York - Brooklyn College

M.A. | Political Science

2003 - 2005

Thesis: Civil Rights and the Immigration Law After September 11, 2001

Istanbul University School of Law

LL.B. | Law

1995 - 1999

Albany County Bar Association

Member

Current

Capital District Women's Bar Association

Member

Current

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Current

New York State Bar Association

Member

2008 - Current

American Bar Association

Member

2007 - Current

Certificate of Specialization (Concentration on Human Rights and European Union Law)

Marmara University School of Law