Matt Maniatis is a licensed attorney in Nashville, Tennessee and owner of Maniatis Law PLLC assisting the community in the areas of immigration and naturalization, criminal defense, DUI, divorce, and family law. Matt attended the International School of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, receiving his diploma in 2004. Matt graduated in 2008 from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Criminology. He earned his Juris Doctor degree in 2011 from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, with a certificate in international legal studies.
Matt has represented hundreds of clients in Tennessee state courts and in immigration courts across the mid-South. He has also briefed and argued cases before the Tennessee Supreme Court, Tennessee Court of Appeals, and Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. Matt has extensive immigration-related appellate practice before the Board of Immigration Appeals and the U.S. Sixth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal.
While Matt practices in a wide variety of legal areas, his focus centers on helping clients obtain U.S. permanent residency, U.S. citizenship through naturalization, and other lawful status in the United States, as well as representing criminal defendants in need of experienced legal counsel with knowledge of complex U.S. immigration law.
Matt is a third generation Greek American whose interest in immigration law grew from his grandparents who immigrated from Greece after World War II, and from his time living in Malaysia as a temporary resident. Matt also studied law at the University of Vienna (Universität Wien) in Vienna, Austria while obtaining his Juris Doctor. Matt has testified in state court as an expert witness in immigration law, and also writes for the Tennessee Bar Association Immigration Law Section.
- Immigration Law
- Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Juvenile Law
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Naturalization
- Immigration Consequences of Criminal Charges
- Consular Visa Processing
- Family-based Immigration
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- Tennessee
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- 6th Circuit
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- 11th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
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- U.S. Immigration Courts
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Attorney | Owner
- Maniatis Law PLLC
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- Attorney | Partner
- Saenz & Maniatis, PLLC
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- Attorney | Owner
- Law Office of Matt Maniatis
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- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
- J.D. (2011) | Law
- International Legal Studies Certificate; Civil and Common Law Certificate; Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice
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- University of Oklahoma
- B.A. (2008) | Criminology
- Dean’s List, honor roll; Alpha Kappa Delta Sociological Honors Society
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- Best DUI Lawyers Nashville, TN of 2024
- Forbes Advisor
- Best Immigration Lawyers in Nashville
- Expertise
- 2022
- Best Immigration Lawyers in Nashville
- Three Best Rated
- 2017-2023
- Best DUI Lawyers in Nashville
- Expertise.com
- 2019-2023
- AV Preeminent Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 2022
- DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA)
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- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
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- Tennessee Associaton of Criminal Defense Lawyers (TACDL)
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- Nashville Bar Association
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- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
- Volunteer Attorney
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- Tennessee Bar Association (TBA)
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- Expanded Expedited Removal Temporarily Blocked
- Tennessee Bar Association, Immigration Law Section
- Can "No Trespassing" Signs Keep Out Police?
- Tennessee Attorneys Memo
- Do Non-Citizens have Constitutional Rights?
- Tennessee Attorneys Memo
- New Law Allows Permit-less Carry of Firearm after Order of Protection
- Tennessee Attorneys Memo
- ICE Raids: Know Your Rights
- Nashville Legal Advocate
- Immigration Law Presentation, Hillsboro High School
- Adjustment of Status and Naturalization, Immigration Law Informational Session, Nashville International Center for Empowerment (NICE)
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Information on USCIS DACA Program, Shelbyville, TN
- Notary Public
- State of Tennessee
Maniatis Law PLLC in Nashville, TN
Maniatis Law PLLC in Nashville, TN
Abogado de Divorcio en Nashville, TN | Maniatis Law | 615-366-1211
Abogado de Divorcio en Nashville, TN
Abogado de DUI en Nashville, TN | Maniatis Law | 615-366-1211
Abogado de DUI en Nashville, TN
Abogado de Inmigraci
Abogado de inmigraci
Divorce Lawyer in Nashville, TN | Maniatis Law | 615-366-1211
Divorce attorney in Nashville, TN
DUI Attorney in Nashville, TN | Maniatis Law | 615-366-1211
DUI attorney in Nashville, TN
Immigration and Naturalization Lawyer | Maniatis Law | 615-366-1211
Immigration attorney in Nashville, TN
Maniatis Law PLLC en Nashville, TN
Maniatis Law PLLC en Nashville, TN
- Q. Can a green card holder apply for a green card for their spouse?
- A: Yes. You can file a petition for your spouse, which is the first step in obtaining permanent residency. There will be a brief wait period after approval since you are not a U.S. citizen. If your spouse maintains lawful status in the United States during this entire time, then he or she may be eligible to apply for adjustment of status within the United States once the visa is available. Otherwise, your spouse would need to leave the country before his or her status expired and pursue consular processing of an immigrant visa.
