Dilip Patel

With more than 30 years of legal experience, Dilip Patel has built a strong practice which deals with all aspects of immigration law. Dilip focuses on assisting individuals and families, as well as U.S. companies that hire foreign nationals for temporary or permanent work. Using his background in the IT industry and corporate transactions, Dilip is able to provide counsel on issues related to relocation of highly skilled workers. He also provides assistance to investors from abroad who wish to live in the U.S. for the purpose of managing their businesses.

Dilip’s career began in London where he worked in one of the city’s oldest law firms for five years before moving to the United States and settling in the Tampa Bay area. Since then, Dilip has worked in the international and business department of one of Florida’s largest law firms and served as general counsel and vice president of a large IT company before opening and managing his own firm. Most recently, Dilip worked in the Tampa office of a Florida-based firm in their Corporate Practice Group where he practiced immigration and corporate law.

A frequent speaker at the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s conferences and author of immigration-related articles, booklets and newsletters, Dilip is involved in a number of organizations in the Tampa Bay area including serving on the board of directors of the INDO-US Chamber of Commerce.

Dilip will use his experience and knowledge of not just the U.S. Immigration law but also how it is actually applied by the governmental agencies to provide an honest assessment of all available immigration options and the best way to achieve desired results. He will then use his skills to handle the matter in an efficient and professional manner.

Education:

• London School of Economics, LL.B., 1980, Honors
• Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1990, High Honors

Affiliations:

• The Florida Bar – Member and served as chair of the Immigration Nationality Certification Committee, responsible for the highest level of evaluation by the Florida Bar of competency and experience within that area of law and professionalism and ethics in practice.
• The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Member since 1990 and has served in several leadership roles for the organization