Helena Tetzeli Esq.

Helena M. Tetzeli is a partner at Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A. Ms. Tetzeli has a nationwide reputation as a leading immigration attorney. She is frequently asked to write and speak on immigration law topics. Her immigration practice areas include E and L visas, EB -5 visas, Extraordinary Ability visas and National Interest Waivers for clients in the sciences, arts, business and athletics. Additionally, she represents clients in federal and administrative court litigation, including removal defense, habeas, and APA cases. Her immigration clients include unions for major league professional athletes, high profile U.S. and foreign companies, individual investors and others seeking to do business or immigrate here, as well as start-ups in a variety of business and industrial sectors. In addition to her immigration law practice, Ms. Tetzeli also represents her clients in federal and state court and in arbitration and mediation proceedings in a variety of complex matters including substantial collection cases and defense of discrimination, FLSA, ADA and other employment law claims. She also advises her business and institutional clients on a variety of compliance and policy matters to minimize the risk of litigation. Ms. Tetzeli has been recognized by Who's Who in American Law, The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Chambers and Law Dragon. Because of her successful track record and high degree of ethics in all of her professional endeavors, she has received the highest possible AV Preeminent* peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Helena Tetzeli Esq. included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Recognized in Lawdragon 500 as one of the five hundred Leading U.S. Corporate Immigration Lawyers Recognized by Who’s Who in American Law for Immigration work and in both International Who’s Who listings Listed as one of the Best Lawyers in Best Lawyers in America for Immigration Law Recognized in Florida’s Super Lawyers for Immigration Law Named one of South Florida’s top attorneys in the field of immigration law by Miami Metro Magazine’s South Florida Legal Guide AV Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers Ranked in Chambers and Partners Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated Other Sources of Feedback About Helena Tetzeli Esq. 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 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 2008 Florida Super Lawyers list

• Partner
• Languages
• English
• Spanish

• Employment-Based U.S. Immigration Options for Humanitarian Parolees and TPS Recipients Affected by the Trump Administration’s Recent Actions Chambers Global Immigration Annual Edition, 2025
• Navigating Immigration Law in the Current Administration: Executive Orders and Shifting Policies HNBA Annual Convention, 2025
• Deporting Dissent: Is the Trump Administration Silencing Free Speech or Protecting National Security? The Case for and against Mohamoud Khalil’s Deportation YPO Democracy Webinar, 2025
• Introduction to Other Non-Immigrant Visas: The Less Traveled Path AILA National Annual Conference Panel Article, 2024
• Survey of Immigration Law – Hot Topics and Trends Pennsylvania State School of Law: Annual Immigration Law Symposium
• Introduction to Other Nonimmigrant Visas: The Less Traveled Path AILA National Annual Conference, 2024
• When Two Worlds Collide: Wage Transparency Laws, RIFs, and Other Challenges Facing US Employers Hiring Foreign Talent in 2023, HNBA Annual General Conference, 2023
• What Labor Shortage? Options for Leveraging the Global Talent Pool in Challenging Economic Times HNBA/VIA Annual Convention, 2022
• Border Issues - Hot Topics and Trends AILA National Conference, 2022
• Current Status of Operations at U.S. Consulates and Embassies Worldwide AILA South Florida CLE Panel, 2021
• Sports Immigration Conference – September 3, 2021
• 41st annual AILA South Florida Immigration Law Conference from February 27th and 28th
• Catholic Legal Services Summer 2021 Immigration law Seminar
• Best Lawyers panel on the DACA Supreme Court decision in June 2020
• Federal Bar Association Immigration Litigation Symposium in December 2019
• John and I spoke at the AILA National conference in 2020
• AILA SF CLE panel on Business visas in November 2020
• AILA SF Business and Immigration Committee seminar in fall 2020 on COVID 19 travel restrictions for business travelers and immigrants
• Overview and High Points: Important Business Litigation Developments AILA South Florida CLE Presentation, 2020
• Battling the Invisible Wall: Current Border Practices in North America, Pre-Clearance, Global Entry, E-Safe, and More AILA Annual Conference Panel, 2020
• U.S. Visa Bans and Exemptions AILA South Florida Business and Investment Panel, 2020
• The Impact on O and P athletes of Work Stoppages: from Strikes to Pandemics, Immigration Options for Artists, Entertainers, & Athletes (AILA), 3rd Edition (2020)
• The Intersection of Immigration and Family Law Broward Bench and Bar Panel, 2019
• Other Non-Immigrant Visas Options AILA Annual Conference, 2019
• Ain’t No Stopping U.S. Now: J-1 Waivers – Trends and Updates AILA South Florida Annual Conference, 2019
• Defending EB-5 Permanent Residency; Litigation Strategies after a I-829 Denial, The Florida Bar Journal (2016)

• Florida, 1988
• Supreme Court of Florida

• AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) (Member)
• AILA South Florida Media Advocacy Committee, 2021 - Present (Chair)
• CBP Liaison Committee, 2021 - Present (Co-Chair)
• Hispanic National Bar Association (Member)
• Hispanic National Bar Association (Committee Department Deputy Chair for Immigration Law Section)
• Federal Bar Association (Member)