About
Alex Cornejo is an attorney with Cornejo & Cornejo, LLP, serving clients through offices in New York, Dalton, Woodstock, and Lima, Peru. His practice focuses on immigration law and personal injury. He handles adjustment of status, citizenship, deportation defense, and family reunification matters for clients who need consistent representation.
Alex studied at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in Lima. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Las Vegas, Nevada. He then earned his Juris Doctorate from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in 2018, graduating with honors before entering professional legal practice in New York.
Alex is admitted in New York, the Supreme Court of New York, the N.Y. Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. His immigration practice is authorized across all 50 states and U.S. territories, allowing him to serve clients with federal immigration needs nationwide.
Alex has built a strong immigration practice focused on clients facing serious legal concerns. In 2021, he achieved the release of more than 120 Latino immigrants from federal detention. His work includes legal advocacy for underrepresented communities and representation for people who may otherwise have limited access to legal support.
Alex’s honors include Atlanta John Marshall Law School Distinguished Alumni, 2023; Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2022 to Present; National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2021; and a 2026 Chambers Spotlight distinguished ranking. He has also provided skilled commentary on televised immigration cases and appeared in published media.
Alex Cornejo is trilingual in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, which supports his immigration and personal injury work with a wide range of clients. His practice reflects careful advocacy, clear communication, and a focus on protecting client rights in deportation defense, citizenship, adjustment of status, family reunification, and injury matters.
Law Office Affiliations
- Attorney, Cornejo & Cornejo, LLP
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, New York State Bar Association
Licensed State
- Georgia
- New York
Education
- Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School
Juris Doctor (JD) - University of Las Vegas Nevada
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Awards & Badges



- Banking & Finance
- Tax
- Credit Card Fraud
- Identity Theft
- Tax Fraud & Tax Evasion
- Assault & Battery
- Driver's License Suspension
- Drug Crime
- DUI & DWI
- Expungement
- Juvenile
- Parole & Probation
- Sex Crimes
- Speeding & Traffic Tickets
- Violent Crime
- White Collar Crime
- Asylum
- Citizenship & Naturalization
- Deportation
- Employment-Based Immigration
- Family-Based Immigration
- Green Cards
- Immigration Appeals
- Investor & Business Immigration
- Visa & Permits
- Animal & Dog Bites
- Brain Injury
- Car Accidents
- Construction Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Sexual Abuse
- Slip & Fall Accidents
- Trucking Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Child Support
- Domestic Violence
- Debt & Lending
- Gun Law




