About
Anser Ahmad is an immigration law, criminal defense, and civil rights lawyer, and owner and managing attorney at Ahmad & Associates, with more than 20 years of legal experience. He handles federal and state litigation, removal defense, immigration appeals, civil rights, and criminal defense matters. His work includes bond hearings, master hearings, and merits hearings for people facing deportation. He also helps clients with family petitions, fiancé visas, student visas, visitor visas, work permits, green cards, citizenship, asylum, waivers, consular processing, and National Visa Center matters for many individuals needing careful legal guidance.
Mr. Ahmad earned his J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Maryland. His legal education helped prepare him for court work, written advocacy, and careful case review. He is licensed through the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and appears in immigration courts across the United States. He is also admitted before federal district courts in Pennsylvania and the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeals, which supports his appellate and federal litigation practice.
Mr. Ahmad has built a wide legal career that includes immigration law, federal criminal defense, civil rights litigation, contract disputes, employment law, and post-conviction relief. He has tried more than 50 cases, including civil rights, discrimination, criminal defense, and employment matters. He has handled federal habeas corpus cases and has briefed and appeared before the Board of Immigration Appeals. His work also includes business immigration matters, including H-1B, L visas, EB category visas, PERM processing, and support for small business clients.
Anser Ahmad helps people by guiding them through stressful legal problems with clear advice and strong preparation. He represents clients who face removal, criminal charges, appeals, bond issues, and complicated immigration filings. He also assists businesses with immigration needs and legal disputes. His experience with courts, agencies, and appeals allows him to protect clients’ rights at many stages of a case. Clients rely on his professionalism, careful strategy, steady advocacy, and practical guidance during important legal decisions and serious challenges.
Law Office Affiliations
- Owner/Managing Attorney, Ahmad & Associates
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Licensed State
- Pennsylvania
Education
- University of Richmond School of Law
Juris Doctor (JD) - University of Maryland
Bachelor of Arts
Awards & Badges



- Federal Crime
- Discrimination
- Wills & Living Wills
- Asylum
- Citizenship & Naturalization
- Deportation
- Employment-Based Immigration
- Family-Based Immigration
- Green Cards
- Student & Exchange Visitor Visas
- Visa & Permits
- Contracts & Agreements
- Litigation




