team-member

Heather Prendergast

Cleveland, OH

Licensed for 13 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Immigration

Language

English

About

Heather Drabek Prendergast is a member of Aljijakli, Kosseff & Prendergast, LLC, a boutique immigration law firm with offices in Cleveland, OH and New York, NY. Her practice focuses on: complex removal defense including trials, appeals, and federal court litigation; employment-based immigration for skilled professionals; family-based immigration; asylum; and naturalization. Ms. Prendergast is one of 21 Directors elected to serve on the Board of Governors for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), a national association of more than 15,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. From 2015 to 2018, Ms. Prendergast chaired AILA’s National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Liaison Committee where she met with senior ICE leadership in Washington, D.C. to resolve issues faced by immigrants and their legal counsel when dealing with the agency. She regularly speaks about immigration issues at local, regional, and national conferences, and serves on several conference planning committees as well as AILA’s Department of State Liaison Committee. Ms. Prendergast is an Adjunct Professor at Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law where she teaches Immigration & Nationality Law. She is a graduate of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in Cleveland, OH and Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, and is admitted to practice in Ohio, New York, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is an avid equestrian and runner.

Practices Areas

Litigation

Immigration

Language

English

Contact

Aljijakli, Kosseff & Prendergast, LLC33790 Bainbridge Rd, Suite 209Cleveland, OH, 4413933790 Bainbridge Rd, Suite 209Cleveland, OH, 44139

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Paul
July 27, 2017

Ms. Pendergast assisted me in filling a request for a 2 year foreign residency waiver based on a No Objection statement. Although the process was difficult and at places at risk of failing due to lack of documents on our side and other procedural delays by the authorities, Ms. Pendergast was always available to help, provided me with clear information and went above and beyond to find solutions for our specific situation. Step by step she offered assistance and undertook all necessary steps to ensure a positive outcome. My case received the approval, however I am confident that even if the result would have been different, my opinions regarding Ms. Pendergast would be the same. I would highly recommend her to any prospective client.

Koen
June 9, 2017

From the moment we contacted Heather, she was extremely helpful, professional and clear about which steps we needed to take to complete the green card application. Heather is very organized and explained everything along the way to turn it into a smooth process. Anytime we needed her, she always responded within a very timely matter.

Paul
July 27, 2017

Ms. Pendergast assisted me in filling a request for a 2 year foreign residency waiver based on a No Objection statement. Although the process was difficult and at places at risk of failing due to lack of documents on our side and other procedural delays by the authorities, Ms. Pendergast was always available to help, provided me with clear information and went above and beyond to find solutions for our specific situation. Step by step she offered assistance and undertook all necessary steps to ensure a positive outcome. My case received the approval, however I am confident that even if the result would have been different, my opinions regarding Ms. Pendergast would be the same. I would highly recommend her to any prospective client.

Koen
June 9, 2017

From the moment we contacted Heather, she was extremely helpful, professional and clear about which steps we needed to take to complete the green card application. Heather is very organized and explained everything along the way to turn it into a smooth process. Anytime we needed her, she always responded within a very timely matter.

Paul
July 27, 2017

Ms. Pendergast assisted me in filling a request for a 2 year foreign residency waiver based on a No Objection statement. Although the process was difficult and at places at risk of failing due to lack of documents on our side and other procedural delays by the authorities, Ms. Pendergast was always available to help, provided me with clear information and went above and beyond to find solutions for our specific situation. Step by step she offered assistance and undertook all necessary steps to ensure a positive outcome. My case received the approval, however I am confident that even if the result would have been different, my opinions regarding Ms. Pendergast would be the same. I would highly recommend her to any prospective client.

Koen
June 9, 2017

From the moment we contacted Heather, she was extremely helpful, professional and clear about which steps we needed to take to complete the green card application. Heather is very organized and explained everything along the way to turn it into a smooth process. Anytime we needed her, she always responded within a very timely matter.