Our Attorneys

Ms. Armstrong represents businesses and individual foreign nationals in the complex immigration process, including employment-based temporary and permanent residency, family and marriage-based permanent residency, special categories of temporary and permanent residency processing, and citizenship and naturalization.

Email Address :   ca@armimm.com

Phone Number : 205-210-4713

Fax Number : 866-651-4162

With an unwavering commitment to immigration law since 1998, Carol Armstrong brings over two decades of invaluable expertise to her practice. Her journey includes navigating the intricacies of employment-based immigration, championing the cause of crime victims through ‘U visa’ processing, and facilitating family-based residency with finesse. Recognized for her outstanding contributions, Ms. Armstrong’s extensive experience, coupled with a stellar academic background, positions her as a leading force in providing exceptional immigration legal services.

Carol Armstrong is a respected member of key organizations, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and more. Past contributions to boards like Shelton State Community College Foundation and the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce showcase her commitment to community service. These affiliations underline Ms. Armstrong’s dedication to staying informed and actively contributing to the legal field.

• Admitted to the bar in 1998 (Alabama) and 2000 (Mississippi)
• Court Admissions: All U.S. Immigration Courts; Board of Immigration Appeals; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, North and Middle Districts of Alabama, and Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
• Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama: 2010 Rising Star Award; 2007 Women in Business Council’s Trailblazer Award; and Distinguished Service Award
• University of Alabama School of Law: J.D., magna cum laude, 1998; Bench & Bar Honor; National Association of Women Lawyers Award; Hoffman Leadership Award
• University of West Alabama: B.S., Accounting, summa cum laude, 1995; Ralph Lyon Award – Most Outstanding Scholastic Record, 1995

• J.D., Magna Cum Laude, University of Alabama School of Law | 1998

• B.S. in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, University of West Alabama | 1995

Leila represents individual foreign nationals in the complex immigration process, including various kinds of removal proceedings, family and marriage-based permanent residency, U visas and T visas, VAWA petitions, and citizenship and naturalization.

Leila lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she enjoys exploring the city’s food scene, photography, going to concerts and dancing, and spending time with her cat, Sylvie. 

Email Address :   lbn@armimm.com 

Phone Number : 205-210-4713

Fax Number : 866-651-4162

 Since graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2023, Leila has represented clients in a variety of immigration processes, both before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The daughter of a Dominican immigrant to Puerto Rico, Leila’s exposure to immigration law processes began at a young age and continued during her undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama, where she studied journalism. While there, Leila wrote about issues faced by the immigrant community in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which inspired her to eventually return to Tuscaloosa to begin law school. Leila especially enjoys representing clients in their affirmative and defensive asylum claims and other humanitarian-based applications U visas and T visas, available to victims of serious crimes and trafficking, respectively. 

  Leila is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law chapter. 

Admissions

  - Admitted to the bar in 2023 (Alabama)

- All U.S Immigration Courts

  Qualifications

- J.D., University of Alabama School of Law | 2023

- B.A. in Journalism | 2016