Stephen M. De Luca, SJD
Four decades of complex immigration, litigation, and appellate advocacy.
Dr. De Luca is a consulting attorney with extensive expertise in complex immigration, litigation, and appellate law, bringing more than four decades of distinguished litigation experience to E & S Immigration Services. A seasoned advocate, he focuses on USCIS and Immigration Court matters, federal mandamus petitions in the U.S. District Courts, and complex appellate litigation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and the federal circuit courts.
His legal career includes serving as a Special Associate in the General Litigation Division of the New York City Law Department and as lead counsel in administrative proceedings, arbitrations, and high-stakes trials across state and federal jurisdictions. He has managed large-scale legal teams for global law firms and corporate clients on complex regulatory matters, clerked for the U.S. Court of International Trade, and served as General Attorney (International) at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
An accomplished scholar, Dr. De Luca holds the terminal SJD (Ph.D. in Law) and has served as an Adjunct Professor at Pace University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in three states and fourteen federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. Before his legal career, he served as a Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) in the United States Navy aboard the U.S.S. Midway (CV-41) in Yokosuka, Japan. He continues to serve his community today as an Emergency Medical Responder with the Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance Squad and as a member of the Parsippany Rescue and Recovery Unit Dive Team.
- Terminal Degree: SJD (Ph.D. in Law)
- Admitted in Three States
- Admitted in Fourteen Federal Courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Navy Veteran
- Emergency Medical Responder