Asylum — Removal Defense — Immigration Detention — BIA Appeals — Petitions for Review — Visa Denials — Police Misconduct — Free Speech

We're not Afraid Of a Fight

No matter how powerful the adversary or how tough the battle, we are ready to handle your emergency.

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Practice
Areas

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Asylum

Seeking protection is a right. We fight to make that right real — building credible fear records, preparing clients for…

02

Removal Defense

When the government moves to deport, we move to defend. We represent individuals and families in immigration court with strategic,…

03

Immigration Detention

We challenge unlawful detention by federal immigration authorities with relentless legal advocacy — emergency habeas petitions, challenges to ICE and…

04

BIA Appeals

Immigration court isn’t the end. We take the fight to the Board of Immigration Appeals with precision briefing, a fully…

05

Petitions for Review

We pursue federal circuit court review when the BIA gets it wrong. From emergency stays of removal to merits briefing,…

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Visa Denials

We challenge visa denial decisions and consular officer authority — including in the Supreme Court. Family separation through the power…

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Police Misconduct

We represent victims of police brutality and defend against excessive force. When the state abuses its power, we are there…

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Free Speech

We defend the fundamental right to free speech, due process, and equal protection — against employers, universities, and government suppression.…

Aggressive.
Uncompromising.
On your side.
Founded 2025 — Washington, D.C. & Michigan

Client Involvement

You are not a bystander in your own case. Our clients participate in strategy and decision-making at every stage. Your fight is ours, and ours is yours.

Accessibility

We serve clients regardless of financial means through flexible payment plans and crowdfunding guidance. Justice should not be a luxury.

Transparency

We use public exposure and media connections to hold institutions accountable. Sunlight is the best disinfectant — and the best litigation strategy.

Different by Design

We operate differently from traditional corporate law practices. Our experience runs from ICE to the State Department, from governors to universities. We have fought all of them.

Our
Team

Eric Lee
Attorney 01

Eric Lee

Federal Litigator

2024 AILA Jack Wasserman Award for Excellence in Litigation
Argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, Dept of State v. Muñoz (2024)
Co-Founder & President, Consular Accountability Project
Fluent in Spanish
Licensed — Michigan
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Eric Lee is a federal litigator and 2024 recipient of the American Immigration Lawyers Association's Jack Wasserman Memorial Award for Excellence in Litigation. Eric has represented high-profile clients fighting deportation, detention, visa denials, employment termination and school discipline based on free speech, association, false gang membership allegations and other unlawful pretexts. In 2024, Eric represented a Salvadoran man and his U.S. citizen wife separated by three presidential administrations, arguing the case (Dept of State v. Muñoz) before the United States Supreme Court. He is the co-founder, president and executive director of the Consular Accountability Project, a non-profit that litigates challenges to the authority of consular officers over visa denials and visa policy. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Michigan and speaks Spanish.

Chris Godshall-Bennett
Attorney 02

Chris Godshall-Bennett

Civil Rights Attorney

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
B.A. Political Science & MESAS, Columbia University
Former Legal Director, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Decade of civil rights advocacy prior to law practice
Licensed — District of Columbia
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Chris Godshall-Bennett is a civil rights attorney and longtime activist. He became a lawyer after a decade in the Jewish Palestine Solidarity Movement to defend the rights and political power of progressive movements in the face of unprecedented repression. Chris has represented victims of police brutality, students facing retaliation for their political activism, prisoners denied basic care and dignity, employees fighting workplace discrimination, and non-citizens facing detention and deportation. Chris is the former Legal Director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, the nation's largest Arab civil rights organization. He received his B.A. in Political Science and Middle Eastern, South Asian, & African Studies from Columbia University and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia.

Shalyn Fluharty
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Shalyn Fluharty

Immigration Attorney

Former Executive Director, Americans for Immigrant Justice
Former Director, Dilley Pro Bono Project (formerly CARA Pro Bono Project)
Former Protection Officer, UNHCR Washington, D.C.
Asylum & removal defense specialist
Licensed — California

Shalyn Fluharty is a Florida-based, California-barred attorney with extensive experience handling complex and high-stakes asylum and removal defense cases. She represents clients both in and out of detention, including parents fighting to reunite with their children and unaccompanied children seeking safety on their own. She previously led the Dilley Pro Bono Project in Texas and served as Executive Director of Americans for Immigrant Justice, where she oversaw a staff of approximately 100 and doubled the organization's budget to expand access to immigration representation. She later served as a Protection Officer with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Washington, D.C., where she focused on U.S. asylum reform. She is licensed to practice law in the State of California.

The
Results

Working with Eric is a pleasure. He is knowledgeable, courteous and honest. Most importantly, he has a real understanding and empathy for his clients that is heartening to witness. More than simply achieving a successful legal outcome, he is genuinely invested in the well-being of his clients. In 2022 we were hired by a family […]

Ronen Saraff

Until recently, clients who have traveled back to their home countries for consular interviews have had little recourse in responding to visa denials, even when those denials are simply wrong. Attorney Eric Lee is prying open the doctrine of consular non-reviewability, and offering hope to immigrants whose visas were mistakenly denied. He has provided invaluable […]

Barbara Ferry

Eric Lee exemplifies what movement lawyering is. He represented me in my termination case from Yale Law School after a Zionist campaign, and his work went far beyond conventional legal advocacy. Eric understands both the power and the limits of the law; he wields it not only as a shield for his clients but as […]

Heliyeh Doutaghi

Eric and Chris are people’s lawyers, driven by their conscience. You are never just a client and they lawyers. They never lose sight of the human being in front of them whether they are arguing on your behalf in court or taking on Trump’s lawyers. I know this because I was one the plaintiffs in […]

Mukoma Wa Ngugi

I retained Eric Lee and Christopher as my legal counsel in a case that would become an international story. Throughout this experience, whilst faced with intimidation from the executive, I felt supported every step of the way. I had unfettered access to them both, and they provided sound legal advice. It was important to me […]

Momodou Taal

I had the pleasure of working with Eric and Chris, and I couldn’t be more impressed with their professionalism and dedication. From the very beginning, they took the time to truly understand my situation and walked me through every step of the legal process with clarity and care. Eric and Chris are not only incredibly […]

Mike Kim

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