Helena M. Tetzeli

Helena M. Tetzeli is a partner at Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. From the firm’s offices in Coral Gables, Florida, she provides representation to people and businesses in Miami-Dade and Broward counties and throughout the state. Ms. Tetzeli is admitted to practice in Florida state courts and in federal court. 

Ms. Tetzeli divides her practice among business transactions and counseling, general civil litigation and immigration matters. She assists her business clients with the preparation and review of employment agreements and other contracts, regulatory compliance, the defense of discrimination and other employment law claims, business formation and corporate governance. Ms. Tetzeli’s litigation practice includes commercial litigation and immigration litigation. 

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. Ms. Tetzeli has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for her immigration work, and she has been recognized in that practice area by Who’s Who in American Law. She is also held in high esteem by her fellow members of the bar for her successful track record and high degree of ethics in all of her professional endeavors, as evidenced by her receipt of an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.