Marku & Lee Immigration and Refugee Lawyers
2 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 425 handling Immigration Law.
About Marku & Lee Immigration and Refugee Lawyers
Marku & Lee Immigration and Refugee Lawyers is a Toronto firm, incorporated as Marku & Lee Professional Corporation, made up of two lawyers who practice immigration and refugee law exclusively. Hana Marku and Damey Lee represent refugees, international students, migrant workers, and people without status, along with their families, in refugee claims and appeals, family sponsorship, humanitarian and compassionate applications, admissibility and detention matters, and judicial review at the Federal Court of Canada.
Damey Lee holds a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School and a BA from the University of Toronto, and served as a judicial law clerk at the Federal Court of Canada before moving into refugee claims, appeals, and judicial reviews. Hana Marku, also an Osgoode Hall graduate with degrees from York University, worked as a researcher and writer on transitional justice and gender equality in the Balkans before becoming a lawyer, and now focuses on family sponsorship and refugee litigation. Hana Marku is a member of the Family Reunification Project, a group of immigration and refugee lawyers helping people with relatives in Gaza apply to come to Canada. The firm runs a virtual practice, without a reception desk or walk-in appointments.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Damey Lee served as a judicial law clerk at the Federal Court of Canada before moving into private practice in refugee and immigration law.
- The firm filed a Federal Court mandamus application on behalf of 53 Gazans who had been waiting for visa reference codes since applying under a federal policy for extended family affected by the crisis in Gaza, first submitted in January 2024.
- Hana Marku, Damey Lee, and a colleague wrote 'In defence of our Gazan clients' for Law360 Canada, defending the security screening built into the federal government's Gaza extended family pathway.
- The firm's casework has drawn coverage from the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Canada's National Observer, and CP24.
In the community
- Damey Lee belongs to the Korean Canadian Lawyers Association, along with the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and the Refugee Lawyers Association.
- Hana Marku belongs to the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and the Refugee Lawyers Association.
- Hana Marku is a member of the Family Reunification Project, a group of immigration and refugee lawyers helping people with relatives in Gaza apply to come to Canada.
- The firm publicly acknowledges that it mainly operates on the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki, Wendake-Nionwentsio, the Haudenosaunee, the Neutral, the Mississauga, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and states a commitment to Indigenous self-determination.
- The firm points clients toward migrant rights organizations, including the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, the Migrant Rights Network, the Caregivers Action Centre, the Workers Action Centre, and Justicia for Migrant Workers.
Good to know
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- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School 1 of 2 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Marku & Lee is set up as a virtual practice rather than a storefront office. Its own materials say plainly that it keeps no reception desk and does not take walk-in appointments; instead, consultations are booked ahead and held by phone, videoconference, or an arranged in-person meeting, with most inquiries answered within 48 hours. Client mail goes to a post office box at the RPO Dupont branch in Toronto rather than a public counter, a setup that fits a caseload built around Federal Court filings and the Immigration and Refugee Board.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Marku & Lee handle refugee claims and appeals?
- Yes. The firm's refugee work covers claims before the Refugee Protection Division, appeals to the Refugee Appeal Division, and related processes such as cessation and vacation applications.
- Can Marku & Lee help with a family sponsorship application?
- Yes. The firm prepares family sponsorship applications for permanent residents and citizens sponsoring eligible relatives, including the evidentiary record and supporting documents these files require.
- I'm facing a removal order. Can the firm help me stay in Canada?
- The firm handles deferral requests to the Canada Border Services Agency and stay motions at the Federal Court, along with detention review hearings and Pre-Removal Risk Assessments for clients facing removal.
- Does Marku & Lee take legal aid clients or offer payment plans?
- The firm accepts legal aid files on a case by case basis and can arrange monthly payment plans for lower income clients, depending on the complexity of the file and its capacity at the time.
- Do I have to visit an office in person to work with Marku & Lee?
- No. The firm runs a virtual practice without a reception desk or walk-in appointments; consultations are booked in advance and can be held by phone, videoconference, or an arranged in-person meeting.
- What languages can I get help in at Marku & Lee?
- Damey Lee works in English and conversational Korean, and Hana Marku works in English and Albanian.
Where to find them
34 Minowan Miikan Lane, Toronto, ON M6J 0G3 · 647-255-6613
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