Maria Aguila

Maria Aguila is a Jacksonville attorney who represents clients in immigration and family law matters across Florida and nationwide for immigration cases. She handles family-based and employment-based immigration, naturalization, marriage-based cases, visas, asylum, removal defense, DACA, waivers, and international adoptions. Her family law work includes divorce, custody, support, paternity, and related proceedings. She provides bilingual English-Spanish guidance to individuals, families, employers, and businesses navigating complex legal processes and related concerns.

Maria earned her J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1999 and her B.A. in English from the University of Miami in 1996. During law school, she interned with the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida and the Virginia Attorney General’s Office. Her education and early government experience strengthened her legal research, writing, analysis, and understanding of federal and state court procedures in practice.

Maria has worked in civil litigation, personal injury, fair housing, landlord-tenant law, judicial administration, and family law. She served as Director and Senior Trial Court Law Clerk for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, advising judges and drafting orders in civil, commercial, and criminal matters. From 2014 through 2016, she served as a General Magistrate, presiding over family law cases and domestic violence postjudgment hearings while developing substantial courtroom and decision-making experience.

Maria Aguila has been a Florida Bar member since 1999 and belongs to the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association, Jacksonville Bar Association, and Catholic Lawyers Guild. She helped found the Jacksonville Asian American Bar Association and has held leadership roles in local legal organizations. She has also taught family law, torts, and legal studies as an adjunct professor, reflecting sustained involvement in legal education and community service.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Florida Immigration Law Firm
• Member, The Florida Bar
• Member, Catholic Lawyers Guild
• Member, Fil-Am Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Jacksonville Bar Association
• Member, Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Licensed State

• Florida

Education

• University of Richmond School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Miami
  B.A. in English

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