The Law Office of Vanessa A. Gonzalez PLLC

The Law Office of Vanessa A. Gonzalez PLLC is an immigration lawyer in Murraysville, NC, with offices on North 4th Street in nearby Wilmington. Attorney Vanessa Gonzalez established the firm in 2014 to provide a more personalized client experience after years of work as a supervising immigration attorney at larger general practice firms. The staff is fully bilingual in Spanish and English, and the firm focuses exclusively on immigration law and related legal matters affecting immigrant clients and their families.

Attorney Gonzalez grew up in Japan and Jacksonville, NC, as the daughter of military parents. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Spanish, then earned her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 2011. She has represented thousands of individuals before US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Executive Office of Immigration Review, the Department of State, and US consulates and embassies, handling petitions for lawful immigration status, status maintenance, and deportation defense. She has served on several nonprofit boards in the region and across North Carolina, taught Immigration Law and Policy at UNCW's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and regularly presents before colleges, organizations, and community groups. She has been recognized as one of North Carolina's Legal Elite in Immigration Law multiple years, named to Wilmington's 40 Under 40 in 2021, and honored as UNCP's Distinguished Alumni of the Year in 2022.

The firm holds a rating of 4.90 based on a strong body of customer reviews.