Socheat Chea

The founder of Socheat Chea P.C. law firm in Duluth, Georgia, Socheat Chea serves clients in the surrounding regions, exclusively focusing on immigration law matters, including: 

• Family petitions
• Naturalization
• Labor certification
• Professional visas
• Deportation defense
• Violence Against Women Act

An Emory University graduate, Mr. Chea earned his bachelor’s in history and economics in 1998 and went on to study law at the Boston College Law School, where he was a member of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Project. Receiving his Juris Doctor in 1991, he was admitted to practice in Georgia the same year. His other bar admissions include the Supreme Court of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th, 6th, 9th and 11th Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Named one of The Best Lawyers in America for four years in a row (2009-2012), Mr. Chea is a knowledgeable attorney with more than three decades of experience in immigration law. He offers comprehensive immigration services through his law firm, striving to help bring families together and assist them in getting the most favorable outcomes for all their immigration law issues. 

Mr. Chea has been listed in the 55 Most Influential Foreign Born Atlantans by the Atlanta magazine. He has a 10 out of 10 rating on Avvo and has been peer-review rated Distinguished* through Martindale-Hubbell for his high ethical standards and professionalism. Furthermore, several of his high-profile cases have been featured in national newspapers like The New York Times and The Washington Post. He has also appeared as a guest on CNN, A&E Investigative Reports and on local TV channels such as Fox-5 and CBS-WGNX.

Staying up to date on immigration laws and maintaining connections with the legal community, Mr. Chea is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and a fellow of the Lawyers Foundation of Georgia. He has also conducted seminars and published his writings in professional journals on topics involving immigration law practices. 

*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 Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.