Hilmarys Godoy-Villard, Esq. - Miami Immigration Attorney
Hilmarys Godoy-Villard, Esq. is the founding attorney of Godoy Law P.A. in Miami, Florida. She represents clients in family-based immigration, citizenship, deportation defense, asylum, and Temporary Protected Status cases. She is admitted to the Florida Bar and practices in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole.
Practice
Attorney Godoy-Villard’s practice is built on the cases that hit hardest for South Florida families. Family reunification petitions that take years. Removal proceedings against parents of U.S. citizen children. Asylum claims for people who fled persecution and have to prove it in front of an immigration judge. Citizenship applications for residents who waited a decade to qualify.
She represents clients before:
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), including the Miami Field Office
- The Miami Immigration Court (Executive Office for Immigration Review)
- The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Education and Bar Admission
- Juris Doctor (J.D.): Facultad de Derecho de St. Thomas University, 2016
- Undergraduate: St. Thomas University, Licenciatura en Justicia Penal y Psicología
- Miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Florida desde 2018 – Número de colegiado: 1008314
Languages
Attorney Godoy-Villard is fluent in:
- English – all federal immigration practice
- Spanish – native or near-native fluency, used in client consultations, hearings, and document preparation
- Haitian Creole – working professional fluency, used in client consultations and to communicate directly with Haitian Creole-speaking clients without an interpreter
Professional Memberships
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – South Florida Chapter
Approach to Cases
Immigration cases live and die on details. The wrong date on an entry record. A missing affidavit. An inconsistency between a client’s testimony and an old asylum interview note. Attorney Godoy-Villard works the details herself rather than delegating case strategy. That is how cases get won when USCIS issues a Request for Evidence or an immigration judge presses on cross-examination.
She also takes a long view. The immigration system rewards clients who understand where their case is going in five years, not just where it is today. A green card today affects citizenship eligibility later. A criminal disposition today affects waiver eligibility later. Strategy is built on that timeline, not just the form that has to be filed this week.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Florida Bar admission means the attorney has passed the Florida Bar Examination, met character and fitness requirements, and is licensed to practice law in Florida. Immigration practice is federal, so any attorney admitted to any state bar in good standing can represent clients before USCIS nationwide. Florida admission matters most when state-law issues touch the case, such as marriage validity, criminal dispositions, or family court orders.
Yes. Immigration cases are federal, so we can represent clients anywhere in the United States. We do most consultations and case preparation by phone or secure video. For cases that require an immigration court appearance, the venue is set by where the client lives. We handle Miami Immigration Court cases regularly and can appear in courts outside Miami when the case warrants.
Yes. Reach out through the contact form or call +1 (786) 977-8878 to schedule a consultation. We respond within one business day.
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