Attorneys
Abdoul A. Konare, ESQ.
Abdoul founded Konare Law in 2011 and brings over eighteen years of legal experience, including a decade focused on immigration and nationality law. He specializes in appeals, crimmigration, and removal defense, continuing the firm’s tradition of aggressive, insightful, and effective representation.
- Frederick, MD
- Miami, Florida
- San Diego, California
- English (Fluent), French (Native)
Robert Powell, ESQ.
Robert is an attorney with over eighteen years of federal government experience in immigration law, litigation, and policy. At Konare Law, he handles complex immigration matters, including removal defense, asylum, waivers, and appellate advocacy.
- Frederick, MD
- English
Mayabanza Bangudi, ESQ.
Mayabanza is a Senior Attorney and leads the Family Division at Konare Law. Since 2014, she has focused on international family law, handling matters such as SIJ custody and guardianship, cross-border divorce and custody, child support, appeals, marital agreements, protective orders, and CINA cases.
- Baltimore, MD
- English
Mariia Safronova, ESQ.
Mariia is an immigration attorney dedicated to guiding clients through a wide range of immigration matters. Her practice includes humanitarian relief, such as asylum and cancellation of removal, as well as family-based and employment-based petitions
- Frederick, MD
- English (Fluent), Russian (Native), Chinese (Mandarin/Conversational)
Kayla Bell ESQ.
Kayla’s practice focuses primarily on removal defense. Her experience includes representing clients in detained and non-detained removal proceedings, U visa matters, and cases involving unaccompanied minors before the immigration courts and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
- Miami, FL
- English (Fluent), Spanish (Intermediate)
Carmelo Rivera González, ESQ.
Carmelo brings four years of experience practicing immigration law in the private sector. His work includes family-based petitions, humanitarian relief, removal defense, and other complex immigration matters. He approaches each case with careful legal analysis and a strong commitment to client-centered advocacy.
- Baltimore, MD
- English (Fluent), Spanish (Native)
Anjelica Ruth Lewis, Esq.
Anjelica Ruth Lewis, Esq. has practiced law since 2021, dedicating her practice exclusively to federal immigration law. She brings experience from both large and small law firms, with a consistent focus on helping clients navigate immigration matters.
- Elizabeth City, NC
- English (Native)
Eiling Valenzuela, Esq.
Eiling Valenzuela, Esq. brings more than ten years of legal experience to Konare Law, including approximately four years in the United States. Her background spans immigration law, corporate law, and human resources, with experience supporting individuals, families, businesses, and executives.
- Miami, FL
- English (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent)
Fuad Hasanov, Esq.
Fuad’s professional experience includes asylum, removal defense, and family-based immigration matters. His work reflects a strong commitment to careful legal analysis and client-centered advocacy in complex immigration cases.
- Miami, FL
- Azerbaijani (Native), English (Fluent), Turkish (Fluent), Russian (Intermediate)
Sandy R. Pineda, ESQ.
Sandy serves as Of-Counsel to Konare Law and has practiced immigration law for over a decade, representing clients nationwide in matters including removal defense, visas, permanent residency, and naturalization.
- Miami, FL
- English (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent)
Farrukh Khan
Farrukh is dedicated to supporting immigrant communities and brings a strong foundation in immigration law to his work at Konare Law. As a law clerk, he provides essential legal support to ensure every case is handled with care and clarity.
- Frederick, MD
- Fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi, and conversational in Pashto
Vallery Andrea Rosales Sanjuan
Vallery is deeply committed to supporting immigrant communities, bringing a strong foundation in immigration law and a global perspective to her work at Konare Law. As a law clerk, she provides critical legal support to the firm’s attorneys and clients, ensuring every case is handled with care, clarity, and dedication.
- Frederick, MD
- English (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent)
Vahid Noori
Vahid joined Konare Law with a strong foundation in international business and trade law. His global legal training and public service experience support the firm’s mission to provide strategic, client-focused advocacy.
- Baltimore, MD
- English (Fluent), Persian/Farsi (Fluent)
Cagla Celik
Cagla is a bilingual legal professional with an LL.M. from William & Mary Law School and experience in both U.S. and Turkish legal systems. As a Law Clerk at Konare Law, she supports attorneys on immigration matters including asylum, removal defense, and family-based applications.
- Baltimore, MD
- English (Fluent), Turkish (Native)
Seyma Kart
Seyma is a licensed attorney admitted to the Ankara Bar Association (Turkey) with a legal background spanning Turkey and the United States. Before pursuing her LL.M. at William & Mary Law School, she practiced law in Turkey with experience in employment and labor, business, civil, and corporate law, as well as litigation, mediation, contract drafting and review, and legal counseling.
- Frederick, MD
- English (Fluent), Turkish (Native)