Matthew K. Borowski, Esq.
Matthew Borowski is a first-generation American, the child of immigrants to this country. His experience as a first-generation American, with family members throughout the world, has taught him that diversity is what makes this country great. Mr. Borowski is a diligent and thoughtful attorney, and an unwavering champion of civil rights and freedoms. He became a lawyer in order to give a voice to those who might otherwise have their rights trampled upon.
During law school, Matthew Borowski studied appellate practice and procedure and has successfully practiced before federal and state courts in complex immigration and criminal appeals. Mr. Borowski has successfully represented individuals in removal (deportation) proceedings both in the Immigration Courts and before the Board of Immigration Appeals. At Philadelphia’s Nationalities Service Center, a non-profit immigrant aid organization, he worked on numerous complex immigration matters involving asylum, waivers, visas and deportation defense. He also has experience working on contract, landlord/tenant, consumer law and other civil matters at South Jersey Legal Services in Vineland, New Jersey.
Mr. Borowski primarily handles cases in the fields of immigration, criminal defense, and appellate practice. He has won several high-profile immigration cases that have received significant media coverage. He has practiced in courts throughout New York State, and has appeared in Immigration Courts throughout the nation. Mr. Borowski holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law, where he graduated cum laude (with honors) in 2012.
Bar Admissions:
New York
Ontario (Canada)
United States District Court, Western District of New York
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (New York City, New York), covering CT, NY, VT
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (Richmond, Virginia), covering MD, VA, NC, SC, WV
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (San Francisco, California; Pasadena, California; Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington), covering AZ, AK, HI, CA, WA, OR, ID, MT, NV, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
Professional Associations:
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) (formerly Law Society of Upper Canada/LSUC)
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Bar Association of Erie County
Ryan L. Witmer, Esq.
Ryan Witmer joined the Law Office of Matthew Borowski in August 2014 as a partner. Ryan practices exclusively in United States Immigration and Nationality Law. Ryan chose to practice immigration law because he is dedicated to protecting the rights of families and individuals living and working in the United States. Every day families are separated and hard workers lose their jobs as a result of Immigration Enforcement and denied petitions and applications. Many of these terrible results can be avoided by properly utilizing the tools that the Immigration Laws provide.
Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware with dual majors in Philosophy and Sociology and an interdisciplinary minor in Religious Studies. At the University of Delaware, Ryan was a founding member and later vice president of the Philosophy Club student group and participated in organizing an interfaith dialogue which took the form of a series of public meetings between the campus’s diverse religious groups with the goal of furthering mutual understanding. Ryan’s experiences in undergraduate college imparted an understanding of the vast cultural diversity throughout our society.
Ryan graduated from Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law. During law school Ryan participated in a yearlong internship with the Defender Association of Philadelphia where he gained valuable litigation experience representing criminal defendants in Court as a certified legal intern. Ryan focused his law school studies on the areas of criminal law, civil rights, and immigration.
After graduating law school, Ryan traveled to Florida and became in house counsel for a multi-million dollar real estate development company that owned numerous retail buildings throughout the country. Through this opportunity, Ryan gained exposure to a diverse array of civil litigation maters from slip-and-fall injuries to complex commercial disputes in Federal Court. Later, Ryan became a shareholder in a Florida law firm. There he continued his civil litigation practice but also began representing journalists and political activists whose civil rights had been violated. Ryan’s civil rights practice largely involved cases dealing with the US First Amendment (free speech) and open government laws in State, Federal, and Appellate courts.
Ryan now practices exclusively in United States Immigration and Nationality Law handling both visa/naturalization applications and removal (deportation) defense. Ryan also practices before the Board of Immigration Appeals. Ryan has achieved excellent results for clients facing removal from the US by winning asylum cases and drafting successful appeals.
Bar Admissions:
Florida
Professional Associations:
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)