Sanelli Law

About Sanelli Law

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Sanelli Law is an immigration and refugee law firm based in Hamilton, with a satellite office in downtown Toronto. It serves clients across Ontario and internationally. Sara Sanelli, the firm's founder, spent more than ten years in the legal field, including a judicial clerkship at the Ontario Court of Justice, before opening the practice. The firm now has five lawyers who work exclusively in immigration and refugee law, handling refugee claims and appeals before the Immigration and Refugee Board, judicial reviews before the Federal Court, sponsorships, permanent residence applications, and humanitarian and compassionate cases.

The team trained at law schools including Osgoode Hall, the University of Ottawa, McGill, and Columbia, and several lawyers came to immigration work from backgrounds in family law, human rights, and gender based violence advocacy. The firm's lawyers are empanelled with Legal Aid Ontario, so clients who qualify for a legal aid certificate can be represented directly. Some team members are fluent in French and can represent clients before the Immigration and Refugee Board in either official language, and the firm works with interpreters in languages such as Swahili, Kikuyu, Luganda, Yoruba, and Bengali to serve a wide range of newcomer communities.