Brian Daza

Brian Daza is an associate attorney at Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. His practice focuses on employment-based immigration, health care immigration, and related litigation. He helps employers and foreign nationals work through immigration processes that affect hiring, employment authorization, and the ability to pursue professional opportunities in the United States. His background includes both legal and practical experience with immigration matters before joining the firm. The firm’s immigration practice serves organizations managing international recruitment and professionals whose employment depends on appropriate visa status.

Brian earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016 and a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2022. Before law school, he volunteered with a Durham nonprofit helping refugees immigrate and settle in the United States. He also worked as an immigration paralegal and completed internships in immigration law, building familiarity with client needs and legal procedures. At Wake Forest, he served as Executive Editor of the Journal of Law and Policy and joined the law school’s Pro Bono Honor Society.

His current work involves employment-based immigration and matters affecting the health care workforce. He brings knowledge of immigration processes to cases requiring accurate filings, legal analysis, and attention to changing policy. Brian has also contributed to the firm’s published discussions of immigration developments, including administrative law changes, birthright citizenship questions, and challenges faced by employers and health care workers. He speaks Spanish fluently and has conversational Portuguese skills. He has presented programs on family immigration options and employment visa availability, including a 2025 discussion of visa bulletin developments.

Brian Daza is admitted to practice in North Carolina and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, its Carolinas Chapter, and the Mecklenburg County Bar Association. In 2026, he became chair of the Mecklenburg County Bar Young Lawyers Division Membership Committee. Through his practice and professional involvement, he helps organizations and individuals navigate employment-related immigration concerns with attention to the rules that govern their cases.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm
• Member, The North Carolina State Bar
• Chair, MBA Young Lawyers Division Membership Committee, Mecklenburg County Bar Association (2026)
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member, AILA Carolinas

Licensed State

• North Carolina

Education

• Wake Forest University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Bachelor’s degree

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