Magdalena B. Metelska is the Managing Attorney at Metelska Law, P.L.L.C. Ms. Metelska received her Juris Doctor in 2010 from Mitchell Hamline (formerly Hamline University) School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Ms. Metelska also received her Bachelors of Arts from Hamline University in 2007 in Global Studies.
Ms. Metelska has over 14 years of experience in working with immigration law. She specializes in removal defense. She defends clients who are in removal proceedings and charged with immigration violations such as unlawful presence, crimes involving moral turpitude, aggravated felonies and other violations. She handles a wide variety of immigration cases including cancellation of removal, asylum, adjustment of status, consular processing, waivers, U visas, T visas, and VAWA. Ms. Metelska also defends clients in criminal matters such as DWI and domestic violence.
Ms. Metelska was named Lawyer of the Year 2022. Ms. Metelska was recognized for her outstanding accomplishments in the field of Immigration Law. Lawyers are selected based upon their exemplary work in the legal field, their positive standing with their local licensing authority and positive reviews from their clients and peers.
Ms. Metelska’s favorite part about her work is meeting individuals from all over the world.
Prior to establishing her own law practice, Ms. Metelska worked as an immigration attorney at a law office in St. Paul and Brooklyn Park. Before she became an attorney, she also worked as a law clerk at another firm in Minneapolis.
Ms. Metelska is admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions:
Minnesota Supreme Court, 2010
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2013
U.S. Supreme Court, 2020
Professional Associations:
Minnesota State Bar Association: Chair 2024-Present; Vice Chair 2023; Council 2022
American Immigration Lawyers Association (since 2012)
Speaking Events:
Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference: Complex Issues in Family-Based Immigration (Ethics), May 2024
Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference: Strategies for Working with OPLA and The Court (Ethics), May 2022
Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference: Advanced Removal, May 2018
Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference: Set My People Free! Bond Hearings and Detention, May 2016
University of Minnesota Law School and Metropolitan State University: CrimImm Law, 2015
Representative Cases:
Pacheco-Moran v. Garland, 70 F.4th 431 (8th Cir. 2023)
Rendon v. Barr, 952 F.3d 963 (8th Cir. 2020)
Juarez-Ferrer v. Barr, 20-3168 (8th Cir. 2020)
Avendano v. Holder, 770 F.3d 731 (8th Cir. 2014)
Mervil v. Lunch, 813 F.3d 1108 (8th Cir. 2016)
Roberts v. Holder, 745 F.3d 928 (8th Cir. 2014)
Hamilton v. Holder, 680 F.3d 1024 (2012)
Languages Spoken:
English
Spanish
Polish