Kruger Immigration Law

Meet Our Team of Experienced Attorneys and Staff

Our extensive experience explicitly focused on immigration law allows us to craft unique and creative solutions to each case we accept.

Julie Kruger

Julie Kruger

Julie Kruger, Esq. is a Buffalo, New York native and has been an immigration attorney for over 14 years. Julie devotes her practice to family and business-based immigration cases, United States citizenship cases, appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals and other Courts, immigrant and non-immigrant waivers of inadmissibility, and other complex immigration matters. Julie received a Bachelor of Arts – All-College Honors, Cum Laude from Canisius College in 1999 and a Juris Doctor, Cum Laude degree in 2009 from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. Julie spent a semester abroad at the University of Oviedo in Oviedo, Spain, and is proficient in Spanish. Ms. Kruger has extensive experience in all aspects of immigration law. Before attending law school, Julie worked in politics and government, including for Congressmen Brian Higgins in his government and campaign offices and on many state and local political campaigns. She is admitted to practice in the courts of New York State and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Julie is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Upstate NY Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Erie County Bar Association.

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Emily Spitzer

Associate Attorney

Emily Spitzer has been a practicing immigration attorney for six years working with non-profits and in the private sector. She has broad experience in family and business-based immigration cases, and extensive experience in marriage-based immigration, asylum, naturalization, and Special Immigrant Juvenile cases. Emily received a Bachelor of Arts with Global Scholar Distinction, summa cum laude, from the State University of New York at Buffalo Honors College in 2015 and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2018 from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Emily studied abroad in Guayaquil, Ecuador and has traveled extensively throughout Latin America. She speaks English and Spanish. She is admitted to practice in the courts of New York State and previously practiced in New Jersey. Emily was selected as an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow from 2018-2020. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Upstate NY Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Erie County Bar Association. She is well-prepared to navigate her clients through the complex labyrinth of the court and agency system with the customized strategy and care each case requires.

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Kelsey Reff

Associate Attorney

Kelsey Reff was admitted to the New York States Bar in 2023. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Akron School of Law, where she served as a student representative for their Immigration and Human Rights Clinic. With her ten years of legal administration experience, Kelsey is well prepared to meet your needs with professionalism and patience.

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Cara Padlog

Paralegal
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Hannah Kruger

Paralegal
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Lisa Papaj

Leads Intake and Human Resources Specialist

Amanda Jamison

Administrative Assistant

Our Mission

We are a U.S. immigration law firm helping individuals, families, and businesses achieve their dreams without borders. Strategically headquartered in Buffalo, NY, we are part of the Golden Horseshoe, including Buffalo, Toronto, and Southern Ontario. We offer highly personalized and experienced legal services. We facilitate our clients to navigate the complex, technical, and ever-changing immigration laws in an increasingly global society. Our extensive experience explicitly focused on immigration law allows us to craft unique and creative solutions to each case we accept. We have represented clients in all types of immigration matters, including highly complex cases, giving us the experience to fully identify both the possibilities and risks inherent in each case.