DMT Law Firm

What DMT Law Firm does

DMT Law Firm is a privately held, founder-owned US immigration law firm headquartered in Calabasas, California, with a second office in Sherman Oaks. Founded in 2008 by David Melik Telfer (UCLA School of Law, 2008) after his tenure at entertainment-firm Greenberg Glusker, the practice is purpose-built around a single vertical — immigration law for the entertainment and sports industries — with named service lines covering O-1/O-2 visas for musicians, tattoo artists, and TV/film professionals; P-1/P-1S visas for athletes; E-2 Treaty Investor visas; H-1B and L-1 employment visas; family-based green cards; and citizenship/naturalization. The firm has cumulatively processed 5,000+ O-1/O-2 petitions, 400+ P-1/P-1S petitions, 200+ green cards, and 100+ naturalisations, with a public client roster that includes GRAMMY and BAFTA winners and a UFC champion.

The product surface is delivered as bespoke professional services rather than technology: each case involves attorney-led evidence preparation tailored to extraordinary-ability criteria, with USCIS premium processing used for O-1 turnarounds. Case delivery is staffed by approximately 34 people — a founder/managing attorney, a Managing Attorney (Patsy Barron Martinez), 7 associate attorneys, an of-counsel, 3 case directors, an initiation consultant, case managers, paralegals, and senior legal writers with multilingual coverage in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. There is no software platform, app, or API; the firm's "technology" is its proprietary case-preparation methodology and practitioner expertise.

Go-to-market is direct-to-client: prospective clients engage via the firm's website (dmtlawyers.com), Instagram (@dmtlawfirm), blog/news content, Yelp reviews, and referrals — including a complementary attorney network that supplies business, contract, and tax services. The firm holds no external funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries; revenue is generated entirely from professional legal fees on individual and corporate immigration engagements, billed on a pay-as-you-go, per-engagement basis, with USCIS government filing fees passed through separately to clients.

Name

DMT Law Firm

Legal name

DMT Law Firm

Website

https://dmtlawyers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DMT Law Firm is a private, founder-owned California immigration law firm specialising in O-1, O-2, P-1, E-2, H-1B, and family-based visa petitions for entertainers, athletes, tattoo artists, and entertainment industry professionals across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Entertainment visa petitions
• Athlete visa representation
• Extraordinary ability visas
• Employment-based immigration

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Immigration Legal Services: DMT Law Firm generates revenue through legal fees for immigration services including visa petitions (O-1, O-2, P-1, P-1S, H-1B, L-1, E-2, TN), green card applications, citizenship/naturalization, DACA, and related immigration matters. They work with individual clients (entertainers, athletes, tattoo artists) and corporate clients (employers petitioning for foreign workers).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DMT Law Firm is an immigration law practice that prepares and files visa petitions and related applications on behalf of individual entertainers, athletes, tattoo artists, treaty-country investors, and other foreign nationals seeking U.S. work authorization or permanent status. The firm bills professional legal fees per case in addition to publicly published USCIS government filing fees, with service delivery handled through case directors, case managers, senior legal writers, and paralegals under partner-level attorney oversight.

Product overview

DMT Law Firm is an immigration law firm specializing in business, entertainment, and family immigration matters. The firm operates as a single-service practice focused exclusively on immigration law, offering visa services through distinct practice areas including Entertainment Visas (O-1/O-2 and P-1/P-1S for musicians, tattoo artists, TV/film professionals), Athlete Visas (P-1A for combat athletes, soccer players, bodybuilders), Work Visas (H-1B and L-1), E-2 Treaty Investor Visas, Legal Permanent Residency/Green Cards, and Citizenship/Naturalization. The firm also provides access to an attorney network for business, contract, and tax law services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• O-1 Tattoo Artist Visas O-1B visa services for tattoo artists with extraordinary abilities, enabling temporary work at various studios, full-time employment, or opening their own studio in the United States. Targeted at distinguished tattoo artists who can document extraordinary ability for USCIS.
• O-1 Music Visas O-1B visa processing for musicians, performing artists, crew members, managers, and bands/groups seeking O-1/O-2 visas valid for up to three years. Targeted at international musicians and music-industry professionals requiring U.S. work authorization.
• O-1 TV/Film Visas O-1B visa services for TV and film professionals with extraordinary ability, including support personnel through O-2 visas, valid for up to three years. Targeted at distinguished actors, directors, writers, producers, and essential support staff working on U.S. productions.
• P-1 Sports Visas P-1A visa processing for internationally recognized individual athletes and sports teams, including support personnel, with initial stay up to 5 years and extension options. Targeted at athletes in BJJ, MMA, soccer, bodybuilding, and other sports with no caps on visa availability.
• E-2 Treaty Investor Visas E-2 investor visa processing for citizens of treaty countries seeking to invest in and operate U.S. businesses, with indefinite renewals and up to 7 years of U.S. stay. Targeted at treaty-country nationals making a substantial, at-risk investment in a U.S. enterprise.
• Work Visas (H-1B / L-1) H-1B specialty occupation visa and L-1 intracompany transferee visa processing with ongoing monitoring of regulatory changes. Targeted at U.S. employers petitioning for foreign workers and professionals in specialty occupations or executive/managerial transfers.
• Legal Permanent Residency (Green Cards) Family-based and employment-based green card processing, addressing obstacles including illegal entries, criminal history, job-offer changes, time out of status, and prior denials. Targeted at foreign nationals seeking lawful permanent residence in the United States.
• Citizenship and Naturalization Naturalization application support for U.S. citizenship, including applications with complicated immigration histories. Targeted at lawful permanent residents seeking to naturalize.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully processed over 5,000 O-1 & O-2 visas
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Greenberg GluskerminorOthersFounder David Telfer worked at Greenberg Glusker, one of the nation's most prominent entertainment law firms in Century City, prior to founding DMT Law Firm. This represents prior employment experience rather than a current partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• The Athlete Asset / Athlete Immigration Practices: Emerging niche immigration and management services focused on professional athletes. Comparable to DMT's P-1 sports visa practice, particularly for combat sports, soccer, and international athletes.

Direct peers

• Siskind Susser: Memphis-based immigration firm with strong employment-based practice. Comparable to DMT in serving foreign nationals across work visas, green cards, and extraordinary ability petitions.
• Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP: Prominent U.S. immigration law firm known for high-profile individual and family immigration cases. Comparable to DMT in representing individuals of extraordinary ability and athletes seeking O-1 and P-1 visas, with similar premium-fee positioning.
• Davis & Associates: Texas-based immigration law firm with broad employment and family immigration services. Comparable to DMT in handling H-1B, L-1, O-1, and family-based petitions with multi-attorney team structure.
• Kuck Baxter Immigrations: Atlanta-based immigration law firm specializing in employment-based and family immigration. Comparable to DMT in handling complex O-1, EB-1 extraordinary ability, and athlete immigration cases.
• Cohen, Tucker & Ades: New York-based immigration law firm focused on employment-based immigration and family cases. Comparable to DMT in handling O-1, P-1, and extraordinary ability petitions for individual clients.

Broad incumbents

• Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL): Major corporate immigration firm serving Fortune 500 employers with global mobility programs. Overlaps with DMT on H-1B, L-1, and employment-based green card work, though BAL focuses on enterprise employer-sponsored immigration.
• Fragomen: Largest global immigration law firm with broad employment-based immigration capabilities. While not entertainment-specialized, Fragomen represents corporate clients sponsoring foreign workers across H-1B, L-1, and EB-1 categories overlapping with DMT's work visa practice.
• Erickson Immigration Group: Full-service immigration law firm with corporate and individual practices. Comparable to DMT on employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, particularly for high-skilled foreign nationals.

Others

• Greenberg Glusker: Prominent Century City entertainment law firm where DMT's founder previously worked. Adjacent peer: comparable entertainment industry client base and California footprint, though focused on transactional entertainment rather than immigration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dmtlawfirm
• Instagraminstagram.com/dmtlawfirm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dmt-law-firm-immigration-law

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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