Maya Lugasy

Attorney Maya Lugasy received her Juris Doctorate Cum Laude from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio, and she is admitted to practice law in the State of Ohio. Maya graduated from the Ohio State University Cum Laude with a double major in Middle Eastern Studies and Hebrew, and a minor in Economics. During college, Maya also attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she studied Hebrew. Maya joined Brown Immigration Law in 2018. Since that time, she has focused the majority of her practice in removal defense and family-based immigration.

Awards

• FBA Immigration Law Section Younger Lawyer of the Year Award 2021
• Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars List 2021
• Super Lawyers: Rising Star in Ohio & Kentucky 2023

Leadership

• Federal Bar Association, Northern District of Ohio Chapter – Co-Chair Newer Lawyers Committee
• Federal Bar Association, Immigration Law Section – Newer Lawyer Committee
• Federal Bar Association, Immigration Law Section – Advisory Board Member
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, International Law Section – Vice President

Blog Posts

• President Biden already facing court challenges to immigration policy changes made during his first week of office

• On Day 1, President Biden Takes Immediate Action on Immigration – 8 significant immigration executive actions taken on January 20, 2021

• What you need to know about the “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021,” President Biden’s Proposed Immigration Bill

• New Trump Administration Rule Makes Dramatic Changes to Asylum Seekers’ Access to Work Authorization

• Say Goodbye to the I-944 (for now): Federal Judge temporarily blocks Trump Administration’s “Public Charge” Rule and USCIS Listens

Features In Publications

• The Trump Administration’s Evolving Immigration Policies at the Southern Border
• Maya Lugasy / Brown Immigration Law

• Immigration attorneys dealing with backlog from COVID-19

• Interview in CMBA Bar Journal January 2021