Our Practice

Partner & Attorney

A graduate from Whittier Law School, Curtis Morrison is an expert in the nexus of immigration law and federal litigation. He is licensed to practice law by the State Bar of California, and the District of Columbia Bar. He is also admitted to practice before the Central District of California, Northern District of California, Eastern District of California; District Court for the District of Columbia ,  US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 

Partner & Attorney

Rafael Urena is a partner in the New York office of Morrison Urena, LC. Mr. Urena has a long history of vigorously advocating for his clients on important matters.  

Mr. Urena has represented clients in federal and state courts in a wide spectrum of cases. He has argued on a multitude of complex civil, constitutional, criminal, and immigration matters. He has persuaded courts to award some of the largest preservation of visas in history and successfully upended hundreds of the government’s attempts to deport noncitizens. In 2020 and 2021, Mr. Urena successfully secured a preservation of visas for over 15,000 diversity visa applicants.  

Mr. Urena is a frequent commentator on legal issues. He has been featured in Once-In-A-Lifetime U.S. Visas to Be Lost Unless Court Intervenes, Forbes Magazine, Afghan visa lottery winners ‘hopeless’ to leave Afghanistan, Los Angeles Times, US State Dept. Ordered to Issue 9K More Diversity Visas, Law360, and Fifteen People Successfully Beat Trump's Travel Ban In Court - Gothamist, Gothamis

Associate Attorney   

Alex George is licensed to practice law in Illinois, but can serve immigrants from all over the world as immigration law is federal. She received her Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2019, where she completed the Legal Innovation and Technology Certificate program. Alex was a member of Chicago-Kent’s Immigration Law Moot Court team, and an Associate editor of the Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law. During law school, Alex was proud to volunteer with the CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project, where she supported women and children seeking asylum in the United States.

Prior to joining the firm, Alex worked at a private immigration firm, where she concentrated on employment-based applications for immigrants with extraordinary abilities. She also has experience with family-based immigration and naturalization. Alex earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from DePaul University. She concentrated her research in Urban Studies and Community Activism in Latin America and the Middle East, writing her thesis on media representation of Honduran women and children seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Alex has a working knowledge of Spanish. 

Associate Attorney

Carolina assists the Morrison Urena team with representing clients from all over the world in their immigration law matters. She received her Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2019 and her dual-Bachelor’s from the University of Miami in South Florida where her fiercely supportive family lives. She was a dedicated student who was heavily involved in her extracurriculars, including the Trial Advocacy Team, where she was a Captain and National Finalist; and the Immigration Law Society and their volunteer advocacy at a women and children’s detention center. For her commitment throughout law school, she was inducted into the Bar & Gavel Society of her graduating class. Prior to joining Morrison Urena, Carolina worked for both the private and public sector, from national broadcasting networks to legal aid clinics assisting victims of domestic violence and asylees seeking refuge. As a native Spanish speaker with a background in the creative arts and telecommunication industries, Carolina employs a diverse skillset in her work. She is grateful to work with clients from all walks of life, including students, families, and other extraordinary individuals from musicians and athletes, to scientists and entrepreneurs. Carolina is proud to be a part of this team and looks forward to creating long-lasting, meaningful impact for our clients 

 Law Clerk

Prior to joining the firm, Banan worked at a private immigration firm handling an array of cases ranging from family-based immigration, employment immigration, immigration delays, and removals. With a special focus on PP9645 cases, she has helped to reunite dozens of families- including children separated from their parents, families affected by the Proclamation, as well as many clients with non-immigrant visa applications. 

Banan received her BA from the University of Cincinnati in 2012 triple majoring in Sociology, Criminology, and Arabic Language and Literature. After graduation, she obtained her TEFL certificate to teach English in Peru until 2013.

In 2016, she earned her JD from Ohio Northern University Law School. She continued at Ohio Northern University where she received her LLM in International Law in May 2017, through the Democratic Governance and Rule of Law Program. 

Banan previously worked as a Law Clerk for CAIR-Columbus assisting the legal department with civil rights cases, employment discrimination, and immigration delay litigation. Banan is fluent in Arabic. 

Chief Information Officer 

Luis is an Army Veteran, visionary, and strategic technology leader with proven experience in network and system operations, administration, and security. He manages the organization's projects, deployment, and maintenance of IT systems and processes while implementing policies, procedures, and best practices. In addition, he is also passionate about staying updated on IT trends and emerging technologies.