Benjamin Matthew Lowe

Professionally involved in immigration since 1981, as a consular officer with the U.S. State Department, law clerk, and private attorney. Experienced in all aspects of immigration law, but with special expertise in treaty investors and traders, consular practice with U.S. visa units abroad, and citizenship law.

• Immigration Law

Florida

Since 2006

Owner

Immigration Law Office of Benjamin M. Lowe

2009 - Current

Sole practitioner specializing in Immigration Law. We are a full-service U.S. immigration firm, offering family, employment, and business immigration, deportation/removal defense, and citizenship and naturalization, as well as consulting on immigration matters for other attorneys and businesses.

Senior Attorney

Banta Immigration Law

2007 - 2009

I led a legal team of two other attorneys and three paraprofessional staff. I managed overall workload, handled exceptionally difficult or complex cases, and controlled training/staff development for my team, along with managing client relations.

Senior Attorney (Immigration)

Vaughan Cascino Law Offices

2006 - 2007

I organized and marketed a new practice within an existing firm, having full responsibility for training, personnel, case management, and practice development.

Consular Officer

U.S. Department of State

1981 - 1996

Served abroad in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia as a consular officer, issuing visas and passports and handling refugee applications. In Washington, served as Human Rights Officer in the Bureau of African Affairs and as a deputy division chief in the Visa Office.

Florida Coastal School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor | Law

2004

Honors: Magna cum Laude

Activities: Law Review, Teaching Assistant in Legal Writing, Research Assistant in International Law, Caribbean Law Clinic in Trinidad

Washington & Lee University

B.A. | Politics/History

1973 - 1977

Florida State Bar # 23443

Member

2006 - Current

Liberian Democracy Resource Center

Founder and Board Member

1997 - 1998

American Foreign Service Association

Foreign Service Journal Editorial Board

1989 - 1992