Avukatlar uzmanlık alanı olarak ise genelde göçmenlik, ticaret ve uluslararası hukuk dallarını tercih ediyor. Özyurt, avukatlar arasında Türkiye doğumlu Ermeni, Süryani, Rum ve Yahudi etnik kökenine ait profesyoneller bulunduğuna da dikkat çekerken, avukatların 20'den fazlasının hem Türkiye'de hem de ABD'de avukatlık diplomasına sahip olduklarını vurguluyor.
Bu alanda öncülüğü ise Cahit Akbulut çekiyor. Akbulut, Türkiye'de hukuk fakültesini bitirdikten sonra Amerika'da da avukatlık hizmeti vermeye başlayan ilk isimlerden.
Amerikalı oldukları halde Türk toplumuna uzun yıllardır hizmet veren ve yakından tanınan avukatlara listesinde yer veren dergide, Amerika'da 100'den fazla avukata sahip firmalardan ortak olarak çalışan Barbaros Karaahmet, Demet Başar, Gülgün U. Mersereau, Berin S. Romagnolo gibi isimler de yer alıyor.
Amerika'daki hukuk dalında en yüksek mevkiye sahip Türk ise, Harris County Criminal Court'ta Savcı olarak Jay Ceyhun Karahan. Elizabeth Münisoğlu ise Los Angeles Yüksek Mahkemesi'nde Komiser olarak görev yapıyor. Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg ise Saint Paul, Minnesota'daki William Mitchell College of Law School'un dekanı.
Kendi avukatlık firmasını kuranların dışında Amerika'nın dev şirketleri IBM, Blackberry, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, American Express, Morgan Stanley ve Travelers'a avukat olarak çalışan Türkler bulunuyor.
İŞTE O AVUKATLAR:
Cahit Akbulut / Law Offices of John C. Akbulut
Günay Evinch / Saltzman & Evinch, P.C.
Barbaros M. Karaahmet / Herrick, Feinstein LLP
Mehmet Fırat Polat Polat Law Firm
Sevil Özışık / Tooma & Ozisik LLP
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Name Middle Last Name Firm City State
1- Ciğdem A. Acar Cigdem A Acar Law Offices New York NY
2- Kevork Adanas Kevork Adanas P.C. Fort Lee NJ
3- Ayda Sara Aghnami Aghnami Law Corporation Los Angeles CA
4- Berc Agopoglu The Agopoglu Law Firm Los Angeles CA
5- Irma Melissa Akansu Tane Waterman & Wurtzel, P.C New York NY
6- Cuneyt A Akay Greenberg Trauring Denver CO
7- Ben Hasan Akbulu Law Offices of John C. Akbulut New York NY
8- Cahit Akbulut Law Offices of John C. Akbulut New York NY
9- Salih Zeki Akbulut Law Offices of John C. Akbulut Merrick NY
10- Zafer A. Akın Akin Law Group, PLLC New York NY
11- Timur Akpınar Akpinar Law Firm Little Neck NY
12- Birsen Aksakal Moallemzadeh & Aksakal New York NY
13- Seda Aktaş Aktas Law, P.A. Miami FL
Seda Aktaş Aktas Law, P.A. Ft. Lauderdale FL
Seda Aktaş Aktas Law, P.A. Orlando FL
14- Suzan H. Akyali IRS New York NY
15- Derin Akyar Accenture Philadelphia PA
16- Sule Öktenay Akyüz Arent Fox Washington DC
17- Akın Mahmut Alçıtepe Bailey Law, PC Washington DC
18- Ayşe Çevik Alpay Zenith Insurance Company Woodland Hills CA
19- Müge Anber KontakisShipowners Claims Bureau, Inc. New York NY
20- Erol Derin ArıThe Vartazarian Law Firm Sherman Oaks CA
21- Emrah ArtukmaçThe Law Office of E. Artukmac, Esq., P.C. Medford NY
22- Richard N. AsfarSaxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A. Tampa FL
23- John Ali AtabekAtabek & Associates Los Angeles CA
24- Togai K. AtaçAtom Law Group LLC Chicago IL
25- Neil Nesim AydınDarakjy Aydin & Isik River Edge NJ
26- Sinan AydınerSacco & Fillas, LLP Astoria NY
27- Serra AygünBonner Kiernan Trebach & Crociata LLP Washington DC
28- Troy Özhan Aykan Law Office of Troy Aykan Whitter CA
29- Atilla BabacanLaw Office of Atilla Babacan Fort Lauderdale FL
30- Cemile BarbarosUS Federal Government New York NY
31- Yelda Mesbah BartlettBartlett Law Firm Oakland CA
32- Cağla Zeynep BaşarBasar Law Huntington Beach CA
33- Demet Başar Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman&Herz LLP New York NY
34- Alpaslan Başaran Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher&Flom LLP New York NY
35- Melinda Mehtap BaşaranBasaran Law Paterson NJ
36- Mehmet Başoğlu Fein Such Kahn & Shepard P.C Parsippany NJ
37- Erol Cengiz Başol Morrison & Foerster LLP Los Angeles CA
38- Ahmet BayazıtlıoğluPrescription Advisory Systems & Technology, Inc. Princeton NJ
39- Sedat John Baydar Sedat John Baydar, Esq Brooklyn NY
40- Nihat Deniz BayramoğluHenderson NV
41- Mehmet Baysan WilliamE. Gens Law Offices Boston MA
42- Giacomo Jacques BeharBehar International Counsel Los Angeles CA
43- Nigar “Nicky” Bek Schneider Law Group New York NY
44- Dogan M. Bengisu Law Office of Dogan Bengisu Delray Beach FL
45- Samuel C. Berger Samuel C Berger PC Rochelle Park NJ
46- Arda M. Beşkardes M. Arda Beskardes, Esq New York NY
47- Claire Aylin Bilir Santa Barbara County Counsel's Office Santa Barbara CA
48- Elif Birkok Edwin P. Whittemore, P.C. Arlington MA
49- Yiğit Bora Bozkurt Latham & Watkins LLP New York NY
50- Ayşe Kiraz Bulut Washington DC
51- Madeleine GiansantiÇağ Axiom Law New York NY
52- Aydın Sami CağınalpManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP New York NY
53- Bahar Cankurt U.S. Department of Homeland Security New York NY
54- Suzan Canlı Monkey Inferno, Inc. San Francisco CA
55- Aslı Carome Carome Law, P.C. Washington DC
56- Nafiz Çekirge Bryan Cave LLP Los Angeles CA
57- Barbaros Çelebi Madina Celebi, Esq New York NY
58- Kubilay Çelebi Celebi Law Office Everett WA
59- İskender Cemaletin Iskender Cemaletin, Esq New York NY
60- Ebru Çetin U.S Equipment Company New York NY
61- Neal N.ChilnigirianLaw Offices of Neal N. Chilnigirian Woodland Hills CA
62- N. Banu Başaran ÇolakCity of Lansing, Office of the City Attorney Lansing MI
63- Mehtap Cevher Conti Vedder Price New York NY
64- Christina Angelena ÇorbacıJoyce & Associates, P.C. Boston MA
65- Rıza İsmail Dağlı Dagli Law Parsippany NJ
66- Yasin Daneshfar Polenberg, Cooper,Saunders,&Riesberg, PL Fort Lauderdale FL
67- Zeynep Durnev DarendelilerThe World Bank Washington DC
68- Marta DelimelkonoğluSirota & Associates Brooklyn NY
69- Gökçe UcuzalDemir Hallandale FL
70- Aylin DemirciCarr & Ferrell Menlo Park CA
71- Merve DemirelSaltzman & Evinch, P.C. Washington DC
72- Dr. Özden DenizNew York NY
73- Rachel Cerqueira Denktaş Saltzman & Evinch, P.C. Washington DC
74- Erdal R. DervişBaker Hostetler Washington DC
75- Betül Ümit DışkayaPinci & Bianchini Law Offices New York NY
76- Ata DinlencDentons New York NY
77- İrem Doğan Gibney, Anthony, & Flaherty, LLP. New York NY
78- Melih DoğanDogan & Associates New York NY
79- İlkay Pınar Doğru Austin TX
80- Ferhan KiperDoyle Siegel & Doyle, LLC Rockville MD
81- John J. DriscollEaton & Van Winkle LLP New York NY
82- Timur Edip Law Office of Timur Edib Rockville MD
83- Yasemin EkiciLaw Office of Yasemin Ekici New York NY
84- Bahadır EkizBarst Mukamal & Kleiner LLP New York NY
85- Eda S. ElitokElitok & Hartnett Washington DC
86- Erin Elliott The Law Office of Erin Elliott Atlanta GA
87- Mutahare SarıtabakEngin Derrick Corporation Buffalo NY
88- Diler ErdengizRamineni Law Associates Woburn MA
89- Eve X. ErdoğanMcKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Atlanta GA
90- Burcu Umut ErgünWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz New York NY
91- Günay EvinchSaltzman & Evinch, P.C. Washington DC
92- Faik Burak EvrenesoğluFTI Consulting Portland OR
93- Seda GayretliHudson Legal Los Angeles CA
94- Yalkın GencelTravelers Orlando FL
95- Aytül GirginAmerican Express New York NY
96- Soner Gizer West Hollywood CA
97- Abbas K. GökalBarbaro,Gokal & Associates, LLP Irvine CA
98- Mehmet Faik GökçeMineola NY
99- Başak Demet Göts Gots Law Firm New York NY
100- Esra Güles Güçtaş Gules Law Firm, PLLC Clifton Park NY
101- Erol N. Gülay Debevoise & Plimpton LLP New York NY
102- Okan Günay Rosenberg Law, P.A. Sarasota FL
103- Petek Günay Gunay Law, P.C. New York NY
104- H. Mine Gür The Law Office of H. Mine Gur New York NY
105- Arzu Gürcan Law Office of Arzu Gurcan, P.C. Brooklyn NY
106- Fatih S. Gürk Law Offices of F.S. Gurk, P.C. Cinnaminson NJ
107- Ümit Gürsoy Gursoy Law Firm Brooklyn NY
108- Sinem Taşan Halterman JPMorgan Chase Columbus OH
109- Aysun Burcu Hensley Hensley Law Firm, PLLC Mars Hill NC
110- Esra Açıkalın Hudson Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Los Angeles CA
111- Susan Odzer HugentuglerThe Florida Bar Criminal Law Section Tallahassee FL
112- Emre Nizam İlter McDermott Will & Emery LLP Washington DC
113- Barış H. İpeker Rockville MD
114- Benjamin Besim IşıkDarakjy Aydin & Isik River Edge NJ
115- Aycan İşkent Law Office of Aycan Iskent Irvine CA
116- Andrew P. JohnsonThe Law Offices of Andrew P Johnson New York NY
117- Sinan Sırrı KalayoğluNew York NY
118- Eliezer Kapuya Law Offices of Eliezer Kapuya Los Angeles CA
119- Barbaros M. KaraahmetHerrick, Feinstein New York NY
120- Yalçın Karadağ The Karadag Law PLLC Houston TX
121- Jay Karahan Harris County Criminal Justice Center Houston TX
122- Nigos Karatas Karatas Law Firm Rochester NY
123- Zeynel M. KarciogluJacobs & Burleigh LLP New York NY
124- Mehmet Oğuz KarlıyılHorseheads NY
125- Gilda O. KarpouzianThe Law Office of Gilda O. Karpouzian Annapolis MD
126- Jahit H. KavurtLaw Offices of J. Kavurt Orlando FL
127- Bora Sabih Kayan Delahunty Peter Law Office Tampa FL
128- Talat Kayar Conrad & Kayar, P.A. West Palm Beach FL
129- Yasmin Kayıran Law Offices of Yasmin Kayiran Beverly Hills CA
130- Elif Keleş Law Offices of Carl Shusterman Los Angeles CA
131- Karmen Kıvıroğlu Kettner West Palm Beach FL
132- Elif Kimyacıoğlu Latham & Watkins San Francisco CA
133- Leyla A. Kiosse Tabak & Kiosse, LLP Albany NY
134- Gokhan Kıran Kiran Law Firm, P.C. Delran NJ
135- Müge Ayşe Kıy BlackBerry Corporation Washington DC
136- Necip Kağan Kocaoğlu Kocaoglu, PLLC Washington DC
137- Meltem Fazilet Kodaman Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Washington DC
138- Mehmet K.Konar Steenberg William Mitchell College of Law Saint Paul MN
139- Lale Korkmaz MKT Law Houston TX
140 - Isabel Angela Kugler The Walt Disney Company Burbank CA
141- Remzi Güvenç Kulen Kulen Law Firm P.C. New York NY
142- Esra Kurt Houston TX
143- Ayse Kuzucuoğlu Vedder Price San Francisco CA
144- Nejla K. Lane Lane Legal Services P.C. Chicago IL
145- Mine Babacan Lange Lange & Lange P A Ft. Lauderdale FL
146- Suzan M. Lehmann Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP Boston MA
147- Aylin Açıkalın MaKlansky Legislative Director New Orleans LA
148- Fatma E. Marouf UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Las Vegas NV
149- Nazlı Sönmez Matt Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach FL
150- Michael E. McMahon Herrick, Feinstein New York NY
151- Mark Meirowitz Mark Meirowitz Attorney at Law New York NY
152- Gülgün Uğur Mersereau Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP Portland OR
153- Seniz Mısırlıoğlu Boyer Law Firm, PL Miami FL
154- Selcan Kılıç Moral Johnson City NY
155- Elizabeth Mitchell Munisoğlu Los Angeles Superior Court Los Angeles CA
156- Mehmet Münür IBM Dublin OH
157- Emel Ersan Navarro Emel Ersan Navarro Law Office Tampa FL
158- Emel Nesli New York NY
159- Arek Nizamian Nizamian & Nizamian, LLP Los Angeles CA
160- Raffi Nizamian Nizamian & Nizamian, LLP Los Angeles CA
161- Ayhan Ögmen Ogmen Law PLLC New York NY
162- Mehmet Kemal Okay The Okay Law Firm Batavia NY
163- Barış John Okçular Liebler, Gonzalez & Portuondo Miami FL
164- Ali Mustafa Onan Onan & Associates Houston TX
165- Aylin Jacqueline Öncel Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati San Francisco CA
166- Ömer Örs The DeVries Law Firm, P.A. St. Augustine FL
167- Özge Ötarsi Frank J. Martone, P.C. Bloomfield NJ
168- Farshad Owji Owji Law San Francisco CA
169- Sibel Bekaroğlu Owji DLA Piper Law Firm San Francisco CA
170- Sezen Zeynep Oygar Neil, Dymott, Frank, McFall & Trexler San Diego CA
171- Aykut Özger U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Washington DC
172- Emre Özgü Barst Mukamal & Kleiner LLP New York NY
173- Murat Özgü B. Braun Medical Inc. Bethlehem PA
174- Sevil Özışık Tooma & Ozisik LLP New York NY
175- Murat Erol Özkan New York NY
176- Gaye Özpinar Law Office of Gaye Özpınar Cambridge MA
177- Ömer S. Öztan Citigroup Global Markets Inc New York NY
178- Ferve Özturk Baker Hostetler New York NY
179- Uğur Özyürük Clutch Group, LLC Washington DC
180- Selen Şiringil Perker Harvard Kennedy School Cambridge MA
181- Staci Cazanne Pirnar Bellinger & Suberg, LLP Dallas TX
182- Sinan Pişmişoğlu Dentons US LLP Dallas TX
183- Burcu Polat The World Bank Washington DC
184- Emre Polat Akin Law Group, PLLC New York NY
185- Mehmet Fırat Polat Polat Law Firm New York NY
186- Efe Poturoğlu Butzel Long Washington DC
187- Berin Sultan Romagnolo Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP Boston MA
188- Stefanos N. Roulakis Blank Rome LLP Washington DC
189- Aslı Feride S. Carome Carome Law, P.C. Washington DC
190- Sinem Şahin Expeditors Seattle WA
191- Nazlı Ahu Saka IntelligentMDx Waltham MA
192- Erhan Sakaoğlu The Law Office of Erhan Sakaoglu Oakland Park FL
193- David Saltzman Saltzman & Evinch, P.C. Washington DC
194- Bahadır Emir Sarana Morgan Stanley New York NY
195- Nazlı G. Sater Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Southfield MI
196- Vanessa Seçkin Seckin Law Firm New York NY
197- Taylan Kartal Şen Phillips Lytle LLP Rochester NY
198- Okan Şengün Law Office of Okan Sengun San Francisco CA
199- Ekin Senlet Hiscock & Barclay LLP Albany NY
200- Ayşe Filiz Serbes Irs Office of Associate Chief Counsel Washington DC
201- Metin Serbest Law offices of Metin Serbest, LLC Chicago IL
202- Allen M. Shabani Shabani & Associates, P.C. Birmingham AL
203- İsmail T. Shahtakhtinski I.S. Law Firm Alexandria VA
204- İpek Candan Snyder White & Case LLP New York NY
205- Aytül Soğukoğlu Brooklyn NY
206- C. Yankı Sökmensuer Smith Mackinnon, PA Orlando FL
207- Aslan T. Soobzokov Aslan T. Soobzokov, Esq., L.L.C. Paterson NJ
208- Vildan A. Starr Starr & Starr PLLC New York NY
209- William A. Streppone Law Offices of William A. Streppone Commack NY
210- Deniz Şadan Tamer Bay Side NY
211- Michel Selim Tamer Quality Management Solutions, Inc. Porter Ranch CA
212- Barış Taylan Becker & Associates, P.A. Boca Raton FL
213- Kemal Tekinay Law Office Of Kemal Tekinay Mount Kisco NY
214- Derya Tokdemir Crowell & Moring Washington DC
215- Gökçen Tuğral Gürk Law Cinnaminson NJ
216- Başkut O. Tuncak The Center for International Environmental Law Washington DC
217- Timur Türe New York NY
218- Deniz Türkbaş Deniz Turkbas, Esq New York NY
219- Nury Ablikim Türkel Washington DC
220- Aslın Tutuyan The Mandell Law Firm Northridge CA
221- Sedef Melisa Twomey Winnetka IL
222- Faruk Usar Usar Law Group Sunnyside NY
223- Okan Üstün INI Lawyers Irvine CA
224- Vivian Volker Law Offices of Vivian Volker & Associate North Bay Village FL
225- Emel Gökyiğit Wadhwani CA State Water Resources Control Board Sacramento CA
226- İpek Seniz Yakut Kirkland & Ellis LLP New York NY
227- Tayfun C. Yalçın Tayfun C. Yalcin, Esq Brooklyn NY
228- Hasan Tuvan Yalım Boston MA
229- Ozan Yalti Eaton, & Van Winkle LLP New York NY
230- Gökhan Yazıcı G.Yazici Attorney and Counselor at Law New York NY
231- Vanessa Yazıcıgil Blakely Sokoloff Taylor Zafman LLP Portland OR
232- Fatih Yiğit New York NY
233- Sema Yıldırım The Law Offices of Sema Yildirim, P.A. Tampa FL
234- Robert Zara Zara Law Offices New York NY
235- Mehmet Orhun Zenginler American Lawyer Media New York NY
236- Leila Zubi Zubi Rosner LLP New York NY
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