ABOUT US
Saher Joseph Macarius
An Egyptian national, Mr. Macarius found that practicing immigration law
was a natural extension of his life, as he came to the United States as
an immigrant himself. He graduated from Suffolk University Law School
in February 1994 and became a member of the American Immigration Lawyers
Association in 1996. In May of 1997, Mr. Macarius dissolved his former
partnership that had lasted for more than two years and opened The Law
Offices of Saher Joseph Macarius. Since then, Mr. Macarius has been practicing
immigration law in several states and has been admitted to the U.S. Court
of Appeals First Circuit, Second Circuit, Third Circuit, Fourth Circuit,
Fifth Circuit, Sixth Circuit, Seventh Circuit, Eighth Circuit, Ninth Circuit,
Eleventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
Mr. Macarius litigated El Moraghy v. Ashcroft (1st Cir. 2003), Succar
v. Ashcroft (1st Cir. 2005), and Chedad v. Mukasey (1st Cir. 2008). El
Moraghy was an Egyptian national who applied for asylum. The Immigration
Court denied his application and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
affirmed. However, the First Circuit criticized the Immigration Judge
sharply for his denial and remanded the case to the Immigration Court.
In Succar, Mr. Macarius successfully argued the right of arriving aliens
to adjust status to lawful permanent residence while in removal proceedings.
The decision has been adopted by many circuits, which led the Attorney
General to change the regulation completely to allow arriving aliens to
adjust status while in removal proceedings. Chedad resolved the conflict
between filing a motion to reopen despite earlier acceptance of voluntary
departure. The First Circuit denied the case on July 31, 2007; however,
Mr. Macarius and Attorney Audrey Botros filed for en banc review. The
First Circuit delayed its decision on en banc review until the decision
came down favorably in Dada v. Mukasey (U.S. 2008). Mr. Macarius wrote
an amicus brief in Dada in conjunction with Professor Michael F. Sturley
of the University of Texas. The First Circuit reversed its original decision
in Chedad on December 16, 2008, agreeing with the argument that filing
a motion to reopen incorporates a withdrawal of voluntary departure. Please
see our news page for more information on the landmark Succar and Chedad
decisions.
Audrey Youssef Botros
In August 2000, Audrey Botros joined the Law Office of Saher Macarius
as a full time attorney. Audrey obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree from
Tufts University. Prior to obtaining her legal degree, she worked at Stone
& Webster Engineering Corporation for six years as an Architectural
Designer. Thereafter, she graduated from New England School of Law in
May 2000. Audrey is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Massachusetts and
has been admitted to the Massachusetts bar, the First Circuit Court of
Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. She is
also fluent in French and understands conversational Arabic [Egyptian
Dialect].
Judith Marion Marie
Attorney Judith Marie has extensive experience as an executive in the
health insurance field and as a legal professional. Before joining The
Law Offices of Saher Joseph Macarius, she served as Legal Associate &
Vice President of Human Resources at The Chickering Group in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. Prior to that, Judith held a variety of positions at Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Judith received her Bachelor of Arts
degree from Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island and her Juris
Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts.
She is currently a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston
Bar Association, the New England Human Resources Association, and the
Society of Human Resources Professionals. In addition to her work at The
Law Offices of Saher Joseph Macarius, Judith serves as a consultant on
Human Resources and Legal matters for small to mid-size companies in the
Boston area.
Avni J. Amin Philip H. Mantis
Attorney Avni Amin received her Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law School and her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia. Prior to joining the Law Offices of Saher Joseph Macarius, Avni worked in the Corporate Insurance Department at the Bank of America, conducting insurance risk assessments and vendor contract reviews. During law school, she worked for two years as a Law Clerk in the Health Care and Corporate Department at Donoghue Barrett & Singal P.C. Avni also served as the Lead Articles Editor of the Journal of Health and Biomedical Law at Suffolk Law and interned as a Student Prosecutor for Dorchester District Court. After law school, Avni practiced immigration law in Atlanta before joining the Law Offices of Saher Joseph Macarius. She is admitted to the bar in Massachusetts and New York.
Philip Mantis joined The Law Offices of Saher Joseph Macarius in May of 2011. Philip received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude from New England School of Law where he served as the Business Managing Editor for the New England Law Review. Philip was awarded New England School of Law's Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award for 2010 and a New England Scholar Award. He is also the recipient of book awards in Civil Procedure, Modern Remedies, and Admiralty. As a student, Philip clerked for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts and for The Department of Justice's Environmental and Natural Resources Division. Philip received his Bachelor of Arts from Boston University and his Master of Arts from the University of Massachusetts.
