The firm was founded by George P. Mann, who came to the United States as a refugee from communist Romania. For more than four decades — first as George P. Mann & Associates, and since 2025 as Mann Law Group — the firm has served individuals, families, employers, and organizations throughout Michigan and beyond. Today the team includes seven attorneys speaking eight languages, and our reputation was built on the difficult cases: immigration court, agency appeals, hard waivers, federal litigation, and mandamus actions when the government delays unreasonably.
Immigration is federal law, so we can represent Michigan residents wherever they live. What a Michigan firm adds is day-to-day familiarity with the specific offices, officers, and judges that decide Michigan cases — and the ability to sit across the table from you when it matters.
Serving Michigan from our Farmington Hills office
Michigan's immigrant communities are among the most diverse in the country — from the large Arab American communities of Dearborn and Metro Detroit, to the Latin American communities of southwest Detroit and West Michigan, to the international students, physicians, researchers, and engineers drawn by the state's universities, hospitals, and the auto industry. The firm has spent more than four decades serving all of them, across family and marriage cases, employment and investor matters, green cards and naturalization, asylum, waivers, and removal defense.
Wherever you live in Michigan, your case usually runs through the same federal channels. Green card and citizenship interviews for most of the state are scheduled at the USCIS Detroit Field Office. Removal proceedings for Michigan residents are heard at the Detroit Immigration Court. Appeals go to the Board of Immigration Appeals and, when necessary, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit — a court our attorneys know well from years of appellate work.
That geography matters in practice. Knowing how the Detroit court schedules master calendar and individual hearings, what documentation local USCIS officers expect at a marriage interview, and how long each stage is actually taking in Michigan — not the national average — changes how we prepare a case and what we tell you to expect.
Distance should never decide who represents you. Clients in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Traverse City, or the Upper Peninsula work with us the same way Metro Detroit clients do: consultations by phone or video, secure document sharing, and in-person meetings at our Farmington Hills office or at your hearing when the case calls for it.
Our website and many of our client resources are available in Spanish and Arabic, and our team speaks eight languages — because explaining the law clearly, in the language you think in, is part of doing this work well.
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Common Questions
Yes. Immigration is federal law, so we represent clients across all of Michigan — and nationwide — and many cases can be handled remotely with phone or video consultations and secure document sharing.
Benefit cases generally run through USCIS, with interviews most often at the Detroit Field Office, while removal cases are heard at the Detroit Immigration Court. Appeals go to the Board of Immigration Appeals and, in some cases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. We guide you through whichever applies.
No. Because immigration is federal, a Michigan attorney can represent you no matter where in the state you live. What matters more is experience with the offices and court that handle Michigan cases and a track record with cases like yours.
It depends on the case type and the current workload at USCIS and the Detroit Immigration Court. Processing times change month to month, so we review the current timelines for your specific case type at your consultation — and when the government delays unreasonably, a mandamus action in federal court can sometimes compel a decision.
Act quickly. Locate where they are being held, do not sign anything you do not understand, and speak with an immigration attorney before their first hearing. Bond and release options depend on the facts of the case, and early preparation makes a real difference.
Yes. Appellate work is one of the firm's core strengths — we handle appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals and litigation in the federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which covers Michigan.