BRUGMAN ASYLUM LAW & APPEALS PLLC
About Us
Mr. Brugman is dedicated to serving his clients.
Zachary Seth Brugman
Zachary S. Brugman represents clients at removal hearings in Immigration Court, before US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and on appeals at the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Brugman has gained extensive litigation experience over the last 10 years in Arizona’s detained and non-detained Immigration Courts. In managing extremely heavy and diverse caseloads at his past immigration firms, Mr. Brugman has acquired significant experience on virtually every type of removal and family-based immigration case, and especially in the areas of asylum and appeals.
Mr. Brugman excels in appellate work at the BIA and Ninth Circuit as well in asylum cases where he has helped achieve at least 25 asylum grants for immigrants from countries which include Cameroon, El Salvador, Ghana, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Rwanda, and Venezuela. Mr. Brugman has obtained positive results for clients from many other countries, including Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Mr. Brugman also has a track-record of success in administratively closing and dismissing removal cases and in securing the liberty of detained clients at highly contested bond hearings. Mr. Brugman’s passion for Immigration Law, desire to serve those fleeing persecution, and enjoyment of research, allows him to achieve the best possible results for clients based on his proven methods.
Mr. Brugman is licensed in Oregon and practices immigration law exclusively (his firm is located in Arizona and he can practice immigration law nationwide). Mr. Brugman received his law degree and certificate in law and government from Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon.
Mr. Brugman’s scholarly paper has been used as an authority in a CA Berkeley law review article (at 6-13) and in an amicus brief by the Constitutional Accountability Center (at iv, 20) for a major case decided by the US Supreme Court.
Mr. Brugman resides in Phoenix, Arizona with his beautiful wife Elizabeth, daughter Isabella, and dog Justice.
Professional Memberships
State Bar of Oregon
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Court Admissions
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
EOIR nationwide (Immigration Courts)
Oregon State Courts
Education
J.D. and Certificate in Law & Government Willamette University College of Law
B.A. Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder