DEDICATED ADVOCACY FOR IMMIGRANTS WORLDWIDE
David F. Vedder
Attorney
David Vedder is the founding attorney at David F. Vedder, P.A. He has practiced immigration law since 1978, handling more than 12,000 cases through the course of his career. As a frequent speaker and presenter at conferences and panels, Attorney Vedder is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Florida Bar, and he is routinely recognized for his work by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Martindale-Hubbell, Law Politics, and other organizations. His practice areas currently include family-based immigration, employment- and investment-based immigration, consular processing, citizenship, employer sanctions, deportation defense, asylum, administrative appeals, and other forms of immigration litigation.
Practice Areas
Immigration and Nationality Law
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1978
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2004
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2004
Certified Legal Specialties
Immigration and nationality law, Florida Bar, 1998
Professional Associations
- American Immigration Lawyers Association, Member, 1980 to Present
- American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter, Past President; Executive Vice Chair; VP Education; Treasurer; Board of Directors, 1980 to Present
- Volusia County Bar Association, Member
- Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce
Education
- Nova University Center for the Study of Law, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- J.D. – 1978
- Honors: cum laude
- University of Florida
- B.A. – 1974
- Major: Political Science
Classes/ Seminars
- Presented a panel of three Immigration Judges who presided at the Immigration Court in Orlando, The American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter Annual Conference, 10/03/2008 to 10/04/2008
- Spoke at a conference regarding Naturalization, Jacksonville Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, 05/19/2009
- I led liaison obo the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter and EOIR/ORL., American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter, 09/19/2012
- Participated in liaison obo American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter with CIS District Director, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter, 04/03/2013
Representative Cases
- Bigby v. INS, 21 F .3d 1059, 1994, 11th Cir.
- Boston-Bollers v. INS, 106 F .3rd 352, 1997, 11th Cir.
- Matter of Ognibene, 18 I &N Dec. 425 (18 I &N Dec. 425 BIA 1983)
Pro-Bono Activities
- Florida Bar Scope
- Legal AID Non profit Organization
Honors & Awards
- AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Super Lawyers
- AILA Award of Excellence in Practice of Immigration Law
- 2017 Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers. Immigration Law, Orlando, FL
