Arias and Pereira

What Arias and Pereira does

Arias and Pereira, PLLC is a boutique law firm founded in July 2013 by Maggie Arias and Eduardo X. Pereira, both former Assistant Public Defenders at the Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office. The firm operates from its headquarters at 2600 S Douglas Road, Suite 1004, Coral Gables, FL, with affiliate offices in New York, Boston, Tampa, and St. Petersburg. It practices in two core areas: criminal defense (state and federal representation across drug crimes, sex crimes, violent crimes, theft, DUI, gun crimes, juvenile crimes, probation violations, white collar crimes, traffic crimes, cyber crimes, and Stand Your Ground defenses) and immigration law (visas, green cards, asylum, naturalization, bond hearings, and removal/deportation defense). The firm's distinguishing value proposition is the intersection of criminal defense and immigration law, allowing non-citizen clients to address the collateral deportation consequences of criminal convictions through expertise in Padilla motions, 212(h) waivers, and cancellation of removal.

The firm generates revenue through professional services fees for legal representation, with initial confidential consultations available via phone (786.360.1341), website forms, or WhatsApp. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; each engagement is a discrete legal matter rather than a recurring contract. The team comprises the two founding partners, one Of-Counsel attorney (Amanda Powers Sellers, covering Tampa Bay), one Counsel (Alexandra De Leon), a Lead Paralegal, a Law Clerk/Public Engagement role, and an Administrative Assistant, for a total headcount band of 1-10. There is no proprietary technology platform, no external funding, and no parent company; the firm is independently owned and operated by its two founders.

The go-to-market approach combines sales-led direct consultation (phone, website, WhatsApp) with community-led reputation building through memberships in FACDL, AILA, and ABA, alongside earned media coverage of Eduardo Pereira's high-profile Stand Your Ground homicide dismissal in outlets including A&E's The First 48, Miami Herald, Wall Street Journal, CNN, and the UK's Telegraph. Blog content on immigration policy topics supports organic search acquisition. The firm does not operate any reseller, intermediary, or platform channels; clients reach the firm directly through inbound inquiries or referrals.

Name

Arias and Pereira

Legal name

Arias and Pereira, PLLC

Website

https://ariasandpereira.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arias and Pereira, PLLC is a Miami-based boutique law firm founded in 2013 that provides criminal defense and immigration legal representation to individuals and non-citizens across South Florida, with affiliate offices in Tampa, St. Petersburg, New York, and Boston.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Criminal Defense (BPAHAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL)

Keywords

• Criminal defense law
• Immigration law services
• Legal representation
• Deportation defense
• Boutique law firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Representation Services: Professional legal services for criminal defense and immigration law matters. Revenue generated through attorney fees for legal representation, consultations, and related legal services. Fee structure not publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arias and Pereira, PLLC is a boutique law firm providing state and federal criminal defense and immigration legal representation to individuals in South Florida. The firm handles two primary practice areas: criminal defense (drug crimes, sex crimes, violent crimes, DUI, gun crimes, theft crimes, juvenile crimes, probation violations, white collar crimes, traffic crimes, cyber crimes, and Stand Your Ground defenses) and immigration law (visa applications, green cards, asylum, naturalization, removal proceedings, and bond hearings).

Product overview

Arias and Pereira, PLLC is a boutique law firm offering two primary service lines: Criminal Defense and Immigration Law. The firm provides state and federal criminal defense services across practice areas including DUI, drug crimes, violent crimes, theft crimes, sex crimes, gun crimes, cyber crimes, traffic crimes, juvenile crimes, probation violations, and white collar crimes, with particular expertise in Stand Your Ground defenses. The immigration practice covers visa applications (employment, student, tourist, business, family, fiancé visas), green cards, asylum, naturalization, bond hearings, and deportation/removal defense. The firm is led by founders Maggie Arias and Eduardo X. Pereira, former Assistant Public Defenders with over 30 years of combined experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Defense Legal Services State and federal criminal defense representation for individuals accused of crimes, covering pre-trial, trial, and post-conviction representation across practice areas including drug crimes, sex crimes, violent crimes, DUI, gun crimes, theft crimes, juvenile crimes, probation violations, white collar crimes, traffic crimes, cyber crimes, and Stand Your Ground defenses.
• Immigration Law Services Full-service immigration representation including visa applications (employment, student, tourist, business, family, fiancé), green cards, political asylum, naturalization/citizenship, bond hearings, and deportation defense for non-U.S. citizens in South Florida.
• Removal/Deportation Defense Legal representation in immigration court for individuals facing removal or deportation proceedings, including bond hearings and defense strategies before immigration judges.
• Stand Your Ground Defense Specialized self-defense representation under Florida's Stand Your Ground law, including homicide dismissals. Eduardo Pereira was the first attorney in Florida to win a homicide dismissal using Stand Your Ground defense.
• Asylum Representation Legal representation for individuals seeking political asylum in the United States, including complex asylum petitions and Convention Against Torture claims.

Quantifiable outcome

• First attorney in Florida to win a homicide dismissal with Stand Your Ground defense
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Americans for Immigrant JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlexandra De Leon, Counsel at the firm, previously worked with Americans for Immigrant Justice. This represents a professional connection and shared mission rather than a formal commercial partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Dennis Hernandez & Associates: Criminal defense boutique serving Florida clients with DUI, traffic, and felony representation. Comparable in that it is a Florida-based boutique competing for similar South Florida criminal defense leads, though it does not emphasize the immigration intersection.
• Hiler & Pullman: Florida criminal defense boutique covering DUI, drug crimes, juvenile, and federal matters. Comparable as a Florida-based criminal defense practice competing for overlapping defendant segments in South Florida.
• NeJame Law Group: Central Florida criminal defense firm with strong media branding and broad criminal practice area coverage. Comparable as a Florida boutique competing with similar lead-generation and reputation-driven positioning but based in Orlando rather than Miami.
• The Law Offices of Robert David Malove: Long-running Miami criminal defense practice covering state and federal matters, including white collar. Comparable in geographic market (Miami-Dade), boutique scale, and overlap on similar criminal defense matters.
• Bond & Botes, Attorneys at Law: Multi-office Southern criminal defense firm covering DUI, drug, sex crime, and federal matters. Comparable as a regional boutique competing for similar Florida criminal defense caseload with affiliated-office distribution.

Direct peers

• Kurzban Kurzban Tinkel Weigman: Established immigration law firm recognized for complex removal defense, asylum, and federal litigation. Comparable as a specialized immigration practice competing for similar high-stakes removal/asylum matters with a similar reputation-driven GTM.
• The Matian Law Group: Multi-state immigration and criminal-immigration firm serving clients in California, Arizona, and beyond. Comparable in overlapping criminal-immigration representation and inbound-driven marketing strategy targeting non-citizens.
• Law Offices of Scott & Kim: Florida-based practice blending criminal defense and immigration representation for non-citizen defendants. One of the closest direct peers given the shared criminal-immigration niche focus on Padilla consequences and removal defense.
• Aidala, Arthur & Associates: Criminal defense firm with strong media profile (true-crime TV visibility) and a defendant-focused boutique model. Comparable in the celebrity/headline-style criminal defense niche and TV-driven inbound marketing.
• Law Offices of Hernandez & Smith: Miami-based criminal defense and immigration practice focused on non-citizen defendants in South Florida. Comparable as a direct peer in both geographic market and the criminal-immigration intersection, targeting the same bilingual client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/yogimaggie
• Facebookfacebook.com/AriasandPereiraPLLC

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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