Benjamin Feist

Benjamin Feist is the managing attorney at Feist Law & Advocacy in Minneapolis. His immigration practice includes employment-based visa and green card categories, naturalization applications, and immigration litigation in federal courts. He advises individuals and employers navigating complex immigration procedures and brings additional experience from civil-rights advocacy, government service, consumer protection, and complex litigation. His background supports practical work at the intersection of immigration law, public policy, and federal court practice.

Benjamin earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law and his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota. His education provided a foundation in legal analysis, government, and public policy that supports immigration counseling and litigation. The combination of legal training and political-science study is relevant to a practice shaped by federal statutes, agency procedures, administrative decisions, and changing immigration policy.

Benjamin previously served as Legislative Director, Chief Programs Officer, and Interim Executive Director at the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota. He also worked as an Assistant Attorney General with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, where he practiced in complex litigation and consumer protection. Before law school, he worked for two US Members of Congress in Minnesota district offices, adding experience with public service and constituent concerns.

Benjamin Feist brings immigration, litigation, government, and policy experience to matters involving work authorization, permanent residence, naturalization, and federal court disputes. His career has included private practice, civil-rights leadership, state-government litigation, and congressional service. That combination helps him evaluate immigration problems from legal, procedural, and practical perspectives while guiding clients through agency processes and, when necessary, contested federal proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Feist Law & Advocacy PLLC.
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Minnesota

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
  Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in May 2002. Major: Political Science

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