Kathlyn M. Mackovjak

Kathlyn M. Mackovjak is shareholder and co-owner of Immigration Law Group of Florida, P.A. She has been practicing immigration law for over 18 years. Before opening her own firm, she supervised the Immigration Law Unit at Gulfcoast Legal Services and coordinated an immigration law clinic for Stetson Law School. She was recognized in 2013 by the Hispanic Outreach Center with their Gracias Award for her work with the immigrant community, and by the Clearwater/Tampa Bay Area Human Trafficking Task Force for her work with survivors of human trafficking. Kathlyn has a degree in environmental engineering from the University of Florida, and graduated cum laude from the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, DC. In the early 1990's she was a volunteer with the Peace Corps in Mali, West Africa. She then worked as an environmental engineer for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Rwanda, Angola, the Republic of Congo, Kosovo and Afghanistan. Kathlyn is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada. Awards and Honors Honors Leader in the Law, Florida Association of Women Lawyers, 2015 Women in the Law by Best Lawyers® (peer reviewed), 2016-2022 Lawyer of the Year in Florida by Best Lawyers® (peer reviewed), 2020 Best Lawyers in Tampa Bay Area by Best Lawyers® (peer reviewed), 2017-2021

• Partner

• Gulfcoast Legal Services, Attorney and Supervisor, 2004 - 2013
• Stetson Law School, Adjunct Professor, 2006 - 2013
• Languages
• English
• French

• Immigration Law Clinic, Stetson Law School, 2006 - 2013
• Current Immigration Law Issues- 2014- 2021, Eckerd College

• Monthly pro bono clinic through Intercultural Advocacy Institute, 2004 - Present
• Board member and Past President of Daystar Life Center, 2013 - 2021

• Florida, 2004
• New York, 2004

• Florida Association of Women Lawyers - Pinellas, 2015 - Present (Member)