Attorney Profiles
Ricky Malik, Esq.
Ricky Malik has stood out as a champion in the field of Immigration Law from his days at the University of
Maryland Immigration Clinic where he earned the prestigious Public Service Award. In addition, Mr. Malik was awarded a Certificate of Recognition from the United States Board of Immigration Appeals for his dedicated efforts.
Ricky Malik has always been a tireless advocate for the rights of immigrants in the United States, and has aggressively and relentlessly advocated on behalf of countless businesses and individuals. Ricky Malik has successfully argued in the defense of his clients at every level of jurisdiction: immigration court, state court, and in federal district and circuit courts. Mr. Malik has a passion for immigration law and has built a thriving practice by taking difficult, hard-to-win cases and bringing them to a victorious conclusion. Mr. Malik has triumphed in cases which range from Permanent Labor Certifications, Employment Based cases, Investor Visas, Non Immigrant Visas (H,E,B,F,L/ TN), Family Immigration, Preference Petitions, Consulate Processing, Visa Extensions, Naturalizations, Deportation Defense, NACARA, TPS, Asylum, Habeas Corpus, Corum Nobis and Federal Appellate Litigation, to name but a few.
Bar Admissions:
Washington, D.C.
Maryland
Ricky Malik, Esq.
Attorney & Counselor at Law
Zain F. Merchant, Esq.
Mr. Merchant is a graduate of James Madison College at Michigan State University. Following his undergraduate studies he began law school at Michigan State University College of Law. During his tenure at law school, he clerked for the Honorable Cynthia S. Platzer of the 72nd District Court.
Prior to graduation, he studied International Law and Arbitration in Greece and London through the University Of Miami-School of Law. While in London, he studied under professors from both UCL-University College London and Oxford University.
Upon graduation, he clerked with the firm Walzak, Bales, Lepley & Rubin. Thereafter, he joined the Law Offices of Ricky Malik in Metropolitan Washington D.C.
Mr. Merchant is licensed to practice law in New York and is a member of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and the American Bar Association (ABA).
Bar Admissions
*New York
Zain F. Merchant
Attorney & Counselor at Law