David F. Vedder

David Vedder is the founding attorney at Vedder & Jattan, P.A. He has practiced immigration law since 1978, handling more than 12,000 cases through the course of his career. As a frequent speaker and presenter at conferences and panels, Attorney Vedder is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Florida Bar, and he is routinely recognized for his work by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Martindale-Hubbell, Law Politics, and other organizations. His practice areas currently include family-based immigration, employment- and investment-based immigration, consular processing, citizenship, employer sanctions, deportation defense, asylum, administrative appeals, and other forms of immigration litigation. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees David F. Vedder included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Super Lawyers, 2007-2017 AILA Award of Excellence in Practice of Immigration Law 2017 Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers. Immigration Law, Orlando, FL Other Sources of Feedback About David F. Vedder Included on the 2026Florida Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list 2024 Florida Super Lawyers list 2023 Florida Super Lawyers list 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list 2013 Florida Super Lawyers list 2012 Florida Super Lawyers list 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list 2007 Florida Super Lawyers list

• Of Counsel, Sr. Immigration Lawyer & Founding Attorney

• Presented a panel of three Immigration Judges who presided at the Immigration Court in Orlando, The American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter Annual Conference, October 3, 2008 - October 4, 2008
• Spoke at a conference regarding Naturalization, Jacksonville Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, May 19, 2009
• I led liaison obo the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter and EOIR/ORL., American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter, September 19, 2012
• Participated in liaison obo American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter with CIS District Director, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter, April 3, 2013

• Bigby v. INS
• Citation: 21 F .3d 1059
• Court: 11th Cir.
• Year: 1994
• Boston-Bollers v. INS
• Citation: 106 F .3rd 352
• Year: 1997
• Matter of Ognibene
• Citation: 18 I &N Dec. 425 (18 I &N Dec. 425 BIA 1983)

• Florida Bar Scope
• Legal AID Non profit Organization

• Florida, 1978
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1984
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2004
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2004
• Specialties and Certifications
• Immigration and nationality law, Florida Bar, 1998

• American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter, 1980 - Present (Past President; Executive Vice Chair; VP Education; Treasurer; Board of Directors)
• Volusia County Bar Association (Member)
• Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce