‘When you need top-quality legal help, you’ll find it at Manchanda Law Office PLLC’— Rahul Manchanda, the Principal Attorney, Manchanda Law Offices PLLC

As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all of his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape.”

It’s not until one has landed in the proverbial “hot waters,” you will hear of them looking for a lawyer or any sort of legal representation. There are many areas within the scope of the law. Each area of law has legal frameworks and guidelines governing the proceedings of cases brought before the magistrate. It is best to rely on a legal expert who specializes in the area of law that you need assistance with. Even though all aspiring lawyers undergo the same years of law study and take the bar exam, each attorney is unique.

However, it does happen occasionally to run into a very exceptional attorney—someone who is truly remarkable. A lawyer with extraordinary talent and expertise, knowledgeable in many legal areas. One such attorney made from unique material is Rahul Manchanda, the Principal Attorney of the Manchanda Law Office.

The true champion of Justice — Rahul Manchanda of Manchanda Law Office

For over 20 years, Rahul Manchanda’s internationally recognized law firm has enjoyed a formidable presence in Federal and State Criminal, Civil, International, and Immigration Courts throughout the United States pertaining to all manners of hearing, from Master, Individual, and Final Hearings, to Removal of Condition Hearings, and has dealt in legal matters ranging from Naturalization Interviews, Writs of Habeas Corpus, and Writs of Corum Nobis to Marriage Cases, U.S. Embassy and Consular Processing, American Citizen Services, United Nations Commission on Human Rights. All legal issues pertaining to US national law and International law fall under the expertise of Manchanda Law Office.

During his time as a leading attorney in the City of New York, Rahul Manchanda has served as an American Immigration Lawyer Association (“AILA“) Committee Member for the Congressional/Advocacy Committee, the Department of Labor (“DOL“) Committee, and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR“)/District Counsel/Political Asylum Committee. All of these exemplary services to the attorney fraternity within the United States highlight the efforts Rahul Manchanda has undertaken to champion justice and further the cause of legal profession.

Rahul Manchanda’s Domain of Expertise — Immigration and Criminal Law Authority

In addition to Mr. Manchanda’s extensive international litigation practice in Federal and State Criminal Defense Law, Immigration Law, Deportation and Removal Defense Litigation, Family Law, and several other areas of law.

In his career as an attorney, Manchanda has succeeded for his clients in Deportation and Removal Proceedings, Asylum, Employment Based Visa Petitions including PERM/Labor Certification, Business Immigration Visas, and Family Based Immigration Petitions, for tens of thousands of people, for over 20 years. Due to these reasons, attorney Rahul Manchanda has also been routinely either referred to or retained by U.S. Government or former U.S. Government Special Agents, Police Officers, and Law Enforcement Officers to save their Undercover Agents and friends and family, both in the United States, and Overseas from Deportation and Removal, or with simple immigration visa, criminal, or family law-related issues.

In addition to his active career in practicing law, Rahul Manchanda has taught Immigration Law at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice for the City University of New York, located in Manhattan, New York. Manchanda recently worked with the Yale Law School Justice Collaboratory in conjunction with the John Jay College of Criminal Justice on criminal justice workers and procedural justice in order to help fix the broken criminal justice system once and for all.

An influential thought leader representing the legal fraternity

It is a testament to his talents and accomplishments as an attorney that Manchanda regularly participates in conferences with the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, Capitol Hill, the Center For Strategic and International Studies (“CSIS”), and the Council on Foreign Relations (“CFR”) in Washington, D.C. pertaining to counter-terrorism and foreign policy in South Asia, as well as completing counter-terrorism training with Security Solutions International (“SSI”).

In his ability as a successful attorney, he has served on a New York Committee on State Regulation of Immigration Law in front of the New York State Senate. He served on the Board of Directors and Sponsor of the US-India Institute (“USINI”), a non-partisan foreign policy advisory board and think tank located in Washington, D.C. focusing on critical geo-strategic issues of national security, defense and economic relations between the U.S. and India, informing and educating key policy makers in the U.S. and India on issues of common interest, and advocating the importance of achieving and maintaining peace through strength and economic freedom.

Rahul Manchanda championed and supported the issues that were important to the Indian American community, including research, support, and advocacy towards the successful passage of the United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Non-Proliferation Enhancement Act, signed into law on October 8, 2008 after more than three years of contentious bi-partisan and bi-lateral negotiations. Recently Attorney Manchanda was awarded the prestigious Hind Rattan Award for his outstanding services, achievements, and contributions in his field for “keeping the flag of India high” as an NRI/PIO by the NRI Welfare Society of India, an award bestowed on only 30 “eminent” NRIs/PIOs around the globe every year, and for making contributions in strengthening India’s economy.

Additionally, Rahul Manchanda is the founder of the India Anti-Defamation Committee Ltd., which is a premier civil rights organization dedicated to fighting and eradicating racism, discrimination, and hatred directed towards people from the Indian subcontinent. Rahul Manchanda is also a Freemason.

An accomplished attorney and champion of justice in every sense of the word

Professor, Author, and Attorney Rahul Manchanda is the Principal Attorney at the Manchanda Law Office. He began his career working for one of the largest law firms in Manhattan where he focused on asbestos litigation. He then worked at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”) in Vienna, Austria.

Rahul then went on to work for one of the largest multi-national law firms in Paris, France, Coudert Frères. His in-depth expertise in International Affairs, State and Federal Criminal Defense Litigation, Consular Processing Issues, Immigration Law, Foreign Affairs, Customs Law, and High-Level Scientific Training has enabled Attorney Manchanda to secure solutions for his clients in a quick, efficient, and accurate manner for more than 20 years.

Manchanda is fluent in French, English, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi. He has also studied Russian, Latin, and Hebrew. His hobbies include Politics, International Affairs, and Soccer. In his spare time, he enjoys Chess and Classical Music.

“Our firm provides a broad range of legal services to a diversified group of clients located throughout New York, the United States and the world.”