Attorney Profile
Carlos Maury, Immigration Lawyer & Former U.S. Immigration Judge
A former Immigration Judge who decided cases at the Van Nuys Immigration Court, now the lawyer on your side — for individuals, families, and businesses, in immigration court and federal court, nationwide.
From the Bench, to Your Side
We built this firm on an uncommon idea: that the people facing the immigration system deserve an advocate who has sat on the other side of it. We bring the discipline of the courtroom, the clarity of a judge's perspective, and a relentless commitment to the people who trust us with their future.
Meet Carlos Maury
A former Immigration Judge, now your lawyer
Carlos E. Maury served as a U.S. Immigration Judge at the Van Nuys Immigration Court, appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder and hearing cases from June 2015. From the bench, he presided over hundreds of immigration matters — including roughly six hundred asylum cases decided on their merits in recent years.
Before the bench, he served with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles from June 2002 to May 2015, as assistant chief counsel and rising to deputy chief counsel. Earlier he served as district counsel with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service in Miami (2000–2002), and began his legal career as an assistant public defender in Florida’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit (1993–2000). His full career, with dates, is on Our Story.
Judge, government counsel, public defender: few immigration lawyers have seen a case from every seat in the courtroom. That experience shapes how the firm works today. We understand how immigration decisions are actually made, what persuades, and what real preparation looks like when a person’s future is on the line.
Cases we prepare: if you or someone in your family faces one of these matters, Carlos Maury and our team prepare the case and build the record from the first meeting: Deportation defense · Asylum · Criminal immigration · Green cards · Immigration bond · U visa & VAWA · Waivers · Appeals · Citizenship.
- Immigration Judge
- Van Nuys Immigration Court; appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder, hearing cases from June 2015
- Government counsel
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Los Angeles, June 2002 to May 2015: deputy chief counsel and assistant chief counsel; district counsel, former Immigration and Naturalization Service, Miami, 2000–2002
- Public defender
- Assistant Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1993–2000
- Education
- Juris Doctor, University of Miami School of Law (1992); B.A., City College of the City University of New York (1989)
- License
- The Florida Bar, No. 964239 (opens in new tab), admitted 1992, Member in Good Standing. Licensed in Florida only; practice limited to federal immigration law, for clients in all 50 states.
- Languages
- English and Spanish
Source for the appointment: EOIR Immigration Judge biographies, June 19, 2015 (opens in new tab) ("Carlos E. Maury, Immigration Judge, Los Angeles Immigration Court … appointed … to begin hearing cases in June 2015"). Source for the ICE service: the same EOIR biography (opens in new tab) ("From June 2002 to May 2015, [he] served at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement … in various capacities including deputy chief counsel and assistant chief counsel, in Los Angeles"). Source for the asylum-case figure: TRAC Immigration Judge Report — Carlos E. Maury, Van Nuys. Carlos Maury is no longer on the bench and cannot influence any sitting judge or pending case.
“Every case is decided on its own facts and the law. Our job is to build the case that’s impossible to ignore.”
What We Stand For
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Preparation over promises
We never guarantee outcomes. We win trust by out-preparing the other side and building the clearest possible record.
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A judge's perspective
Because Carlos Maury decided cases from the bench, our team understands how the court weighs evidence — and we build your record with that in mind.
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Clarity for clients
The immigration system is overwhelming. We translate it into plain language and a clear plan forward.
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Relentless advocacy
From bond hearings to appeals, we fight for every client as if their future depends on it — because it does.
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Access in your language
We serve clients nationwide and in both English and Spanish. Hablamos Español.
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Integrity, always
We tell you the truth about your case, cite real authority, and never overstate what the law allows.
The Maury Difference
Perspective
Carlos Maury has sat in the decision-maker's chair. That rare vantage point informs the strategy behind every brief, hearing, and appeal we handle.
Preparation
Meticulous, evidence-first preparation is our edge. We anticipate the questions a judge will ask — and answer them before they're raised.
People
Behind every case is a person, a family, a business. We treat your matter with the seriousness — and humanity — it deserves.
Working together
Carlos Maury & Erika Roman
Carlos Maury works together with immigration attorney Erika Roman of ELR Law Group. Erika has practiced law since December 2001, representing clients before the Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Department of Homeland Security in Los Angeles, California.
She earned her Juris Doctor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where she received the American Jurisprudence Award, and her B.A. in Political Science, cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is a member of the State Bar of California.
Together, Erika and Carlos bring complementary perspectives to complex cases: her years representing clients before the courts and the Department of Homeland Security, and his experience as an Immigration Judge, government counsel and public defender. That helps anticipate challenges and strengthen the legal strategy. No lawyer can promise an outcome; every case is decided on its own facts and the law.