Our Team

Kushal Patel

Managing Attorney

Kushal Patel is the founder and Managing Attorney of Kushal Patel Law, PLLC. He serves as the Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association New York Chapter’s Executive Committee. Kushal has extensive experience in employment and family-based US immigration, advising both corporate and individual clients on the best strategies for obtaining immigrant and non-immigrant visas. He has worked with large multinational clients, start-up companies and individuals in a range of industries including finance, construction, technology, media, academia, entertainment, medical, hospitality and travel.

Immigration has shaped Kushal’s life, his grandparents packed up their lives in India to move to Kenya and his parents did the same when they moved to the U.K. Kushal was born in London and became a U.K. Solicitor practicing U.K. immigration and nationality law before packing up and moving to New York. Having navigated the U.S. immigration system himself, Kushal personally understands the experience of his clients and makes the process as painless as possible for them. Kushal has a passion for the law and takes pride in knowing the positive impact he has had on people by helping to make their American Dream a reality.

In his free time, Kushal is a father to a rambunctious toddler, an ardent supporter of his club Arsenal, regardless of whether they win or lose, an aspiring food critic, and an avid science-fiction/fantasy reader.