Konare Law

What Konare Law does

Konare Law is a privately held, boutique U.S. immigration and nationality law firm founded in 2011 by Abdoul A. Konare and headquartered in Frederick, Maryland. The firm maintains four physical offices across three states — Frederick (HQ), Lutherville in the Baltimore suburbs, Coral Gables in the Miami area, and San Diego — and serves individual, family, and business clients across all 50 U.S. states and more than 30 countries. Its service catalog covers the full spectrum of immigration practice areas: BIA appeals and post-order litigation; deportation and removal defense (including asylum, bond hearings, cancellation of removal, and removal proceedings); employment-based immigration (H-1B, E-2, O-1, L-1, TN, EB-1/EB-2/EB-3 green cards, PERM); I-9 employer compliance and ICE audit defense; family-based immigration (K-1 fiancé visas, marriage-based green cards, family preference petitions, I-751 removal of conditions); humanitarian relief (asylum, TPS, U-visas, T-visas, VAWA); naturalization; student, work, and visitor visas; and inadmissibility waivers.

The firm operates with no proprietary technology platform; its offering is human professional services delivered by approximately 50+ team members, including seven attorneys, law clerks, summer associates, and administrative, finance, linguistic, and legal support staff. Multilingual capability across English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Mongolian, Portuguese, Russian, German, Turkish, and Azerbaijani is a core feature, supporting cross-cultural and international cases. Revenue is generated via fee-for-service and retainer-based legal engagements priced per consultation based on case complexity; no standard fee schedule is publicly disclosed. The firm has been recognized in the Chambers USA 2026 Guide with a Band 3 firm ranking in Maryland Immigration Law and a Band 1 individual ranking for founder Abdoul Konare.

Go-to-market is multi-channel: localized SEO across four city pages, an Immigration Insights blog, a monthly email newsletter, free community seminars at churches and community centers, a multilingual website, and a Booster Status referral loyalty program. Customer segments split primarily between individuals/families (SMB-scale, long-tail) and a smaller enterprise segment of employers needing I-9 compliance and employment-based visa sponsorship. The firm is founder-controlled, with no disclosed external investors, private equity involvement, or M&A activity.

Name

Konare Law

Legal name

Konare Law

Website

https://konarelaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Konare Law is a boutique U.S. immigration and nationality law firm founded in 2011, serving individuals, families, and employers across all 50 states and 30+ countries from offices in Maryland, Florida, and California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration Legal Services & Representation (Law Firms) (THACAKAF), Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Immigration law services
• Deportation defense
• Employment-based visas
• Family-based immigration
• Naturalization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Frederick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Legal Consultation Services: Initial and ongoing legal consultations for immigration matters including family-based petitions, employment visas, asylum, removal defense, naturalization, and waivers. Billed per consultation or as part of retainer agreements.
2. Immigration Court Representation: Legal representation in immigration court proceedings including BIA appeals, removal proceedings, bond hearings, and post-order relief. Fees typically include filing fees (e.g., BIA filing fee of $1,030) plus attorney fees.
3. Employer Compliance Services: I-9 compliance audits, ICE Notice of Inspection responses, and employer defense services for businesses facing immigration-related compliance and enforcement issues.
4. Newsletter and Educational Content: Free monthly newsletter providing immigration updates, legal alerts, and practical guidance. Serves as client acquisition and retention tool rather than direct revenue source.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Konare Law is a boutique immigration law firm offering legal services exclusively in U.S. immigration and nationality law. The firm represents individuals, families, and businesses across family-based immigration, employment-based visas, deportation and removal defense, asylum and humanitarian relief, naturalization, waivers, and appellate litigation. Services are delivered through direct attorney-client engagements at four U.S. offices and via remote consultations.

Product overview

Konare Law is a boutique immigration law firm offering comprehensive legal services exclusively in U.S. immigration and nationality law. The firm's service portfolio covers all major immigration practice areas: BIA Appeals and Post-Order Litigation; Deportation & Removal Defense (including asylum, bond hearings, cancellation of removal, and removal proceedings); Employment-Based Immigration (spanning H-1B, E-2, employment green cards EB-1/EB-2/EB-3, and I-9 compliance); Family-Based Immigration (including fiancé visas, marriage-based green cards, and family preference petitions); Humanitarian Relief (asylum, TPS, U/T visas, VAWA); Naturalization & Citizenship; Student/Work/Visitor Visas; and Immigration Waivers. These services function as a unified legal practice rather than discrete software products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BIA Appeals Board of Immigration Appeals representation, including appeal filings, motions to reconsider, and motion to remand for clients seeking to challenge immigration court decisions. For immigrants with adverse immigration court rulings.
• Deportation and Removal Defense Comprehensive legal representation for individuals facing removal proceedings, including defense strategies, asylum claims, bond hearings, cancellation of removal, and protection from deportation. For immigrants in removal proceedings.
• Employment-Based Immigration Legal services for employment-based visas and green cards including EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-4, EB-5, H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, E-2 investor visas, PERM labor certification, and I-9 employer compliance. For U.S. employers sponsoring foreign workers and professionals seeking employment-based immigration.
• Family-Based Immigration Family reunification legal services including petitions for immediate relatives, family preference categories, marriage-based green cards, K-1 fiancé visas, adjustment of status, removal of conditions, and consular processing. For U.S. citizens and permanent residents sponsoring family members.
• Humanitarian and Special Relief Protection services including asylum, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U-visas for crime victims, T-visas for trafficking survivors, VAWA protections, and humanitarian parole. For individuals fleeing persecution, victims of crimes, and trafficking survivors.
• Naturalization and Citizenship Naturalization process guidance including eligibility assessment, N-400 application preparation, citizenship interview and exam preparation, and appeal services. For lawful permanent residents seeking U.S. citizenship.
• Student, Work and Visitor Visas Nonimmigrant visa services including F-1 academic visas, M-1 vocational visas, J-1 exchange visitor programs, and B-1/B-2 visitor visas. For international students, exchange visitors, and short-term visitors to the U.S.
• Immigration Waivers Inadmissibility waiver services including I-601 waivers, I-601A provisional waivers, I-212 permission to reapply, health-related waivers, and fraud waivers. For individuals otherwise found inadmissible to the U.S.
• Employer I-9 Compliance and ICE Audit Defense Employer compliance services including I-9 audits, ICE Notice of Inspection responses, and defense against immigration-related enforcement actions. For U.S. businesses facing immigration compliance and enforcement issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful outcomes in family-based petitions, employment visas, asylum, and appellate litigation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL): Major U.S. immigration law firm with a strong corporate employment-immigration and immigration-tech practice. Overlaps directly with Konare Law's H-1B, employment green card, and I-9 compliance offerings, but operates at a much larger scale and with proprietary technology.
• Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy: Largest global immigration law firm with hundreds of attorneys across 50+ offices, focused on corporate employment-based immigration and compliance. Directly comparable to Konare Law's employment-based immigration and I-9 compliance work, but at vastly greater scale and with a primarily enterprise customer base.
• Jackson Lewis P.C. National labor and employment firm with a dedicated immigration practice group serving corporate clients on employment visas and I-9 compliance. Competes with Konare Law for enterprise immigration work but as part of a much larger employment-law platform.
• Ogletree Deakins: Large national labor and employment law firm with a substantial immigration practice serving corporate employers on I-9 compliance, worksite enforcement, and employment-based visas. Competes with Konare Law for the same employer-compliance and HR-department buyer, though within a much broader employment-law portfolio.

Direct peers

• Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC: New York-based immigration law boutique known for complex employment-based immigration, asylum, and appellate work. Comparable to Konare Law's removal defense, asylum, and appellate practice areas, with a similarly senior-attorney-led boutique structure.
• Siskind Susser PC: Nashville-based immigration boutique serving individuals, families, and employers across all major visa categories. Closely comparable to Konare Law in service breadth, boutique scale, and emphasis on family/employment/humanitarian matters.
• Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP: Los Angeles-based boutique immigration law firm with national and international reach, focused on employment, investment, and family-based immigration. Directly comparable to Konare Law in practice scope, premium positioning, and reliance on cross-border cases.
• Foster LLP: Houston-based immigration law firm providing employment-based immigration, family immigration, and global mobility services. Overlaps with Konare Law's employment and family-based practice areas, with a comparable boutique-to-mid-market scale.
• Klasko Immigration Law Partners: Philadelphia-based immigration law boutique serving corporate and individual clients across employment-based, family-based, and investor immigration. Highly comparable in practice mix and boutique positioning to Konare Law, with a similar employer-focused service line.

Regional players

• Law Office of Christine M. Hernández: Mid-Atlantic and immigrant-focused law firm with a strong family-based immigration and removal defense practice. Comparable in practice mix to Konare Law's family and deportation defense work, with regional overlap in the Mid-Atlantic immigrant community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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M&A

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