
½ of LAVO.
Advocate.
Based in Poland, Kraków.
Specializing in:
Immigration law, complex legal services for foreigners.
Criminal law.
Are you a foreigner who wants to live in Poland or work here? Or maybe you live abroad but you have an issue to solve in Poland that requires legal support. Or are you an employer wanting to hire foreigners? Maybe you have Polish roots? If at least one of the answers is “yes” - you're in the right place!
We also offer comprehensive legal services related to criminal proceedings (including petty crimes and fiscal penal proceedings). Regardless of what kind of support you need – you're a suspect/an accused or a victim of a crime - we may help you.
Practice areas
Immigration
SCOPE OF OUR SERVICES:
- applying for a temporary residence permit in Poland (called TRC),
- applying for a permanent residence permit in Poland or EU long-term residence permit,
- EU (European Union) citizen registration, applying for a residence permit for a family member of EU citizen,
- visa type D (national visa) and type C (Schengen visa) – assistance during the proceeding, preparing application form and drafting necessary documents,
- opening sole proprietorship or limited liability company for foreigners,
- applying for a work permit (all types) and other documents legalizing work in Poland,
- assistance with the “labour market test” procedure,
- assistance with proceedings connected with Polish citizenship (confirmation of Polish citizenship, recognition as a Polish citizen, granting Polish citizenship, restoration of Polish citizenship, renunciation of Polish citizenship),
- applying for a permit to purchase land or real estate in Poland,
- assistance with the replacement of a foreign driving license for a Polish one, importing a car from abroad as a foreigner,
- applying for a “permit” to conclude marriage in Poland as a foreigner and assistance with other formalities related to getting married in Poland,
- obtaining a PESEL number,
- registering an address in Poland,
- registering/ transcription of foreign civil acts in Polish records such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates (at the Civil Registry Office).
Criminal Defense
SCOPE OF OUR SERVICES:
- submitting a notification on suspicion of committing a crime,
- acting on your behalf at the stage of preparatory proceedings before the Prosecutor’s Office, Police, the Internal Security Agency, etc.)
- representation during executive criminal cases concerning topics such as: electronic supervision of the imprisonment (house arrest), postponement of the execution of the imprisonment, interruption (break) of the execution of the imprisonment, ordering the execution of a substitute penalty of imprisonment, “suspension” of the penalty of imprisonment, releasing on parole (conditional early release), probation, etc.,
- assistance in matters related to apprehension, detention, arrest, and other preventive measures,
- assistance with matters related to European Arrest Warrant, arrest warrants, extradition, and other issues related to the criminal proceedings conducted outside of Poland,
- appealing against rulings, judgments, and decisions in all criminal cases (preparing appeals, complaints, cassations),
- participation in hearings, and assistance during testifying (as a witness or a suspect).
Our Partners and Associates

As a lawyer, I provide comprehensive legal services for foreigners and specialize in immigration law.
My second specialization is criminal law.
I graduated from Jagiellonian University in Cracow. I finished advocate training and I’m signed up for the advocate’s list kept by the District Bar Association in Cracow. I’m a certified mediator since 2021 (finished course led by Mediation Centre – Supreme Bar Association).
In work, I primarily focus on identifying clients’ needs and taking care of their interests in the best possible way. I build cooperation with the client through openness, mutual trust, and understanding.
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