Matthew Streff - Attorney at Law

Greetings, I’ve worked hard for clients to help achieve legal goals. In the process, I hope to serve social justice. My services page lists what I do. Below is a list of my pro-bono and professional volunteer service work and bar leadership. Schedule an appointment to talk to me directly on my consult page. I hope I can be of help to you. -Matt

Professional Memberships and Activities

Minnesota State Bar Association

·         Council / Board of Directors, 2016-2017

·         Criminal Law Section Council, 2023-present

·         Immigration Law Section Council Member 2016-2019

Minnesota Lavender Bar Association, Member

·         Treasurer, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, 2015-2017

Advocates for Human Rights, Attorney Mentor and Pro Bono Volunteer

William Mitchell College of Law, Mitchell Mentors program, Off-the-Record Speaker, Hybrid Program Host

Minnesota Detention Project, Volunteer in Immigration Court

Misdemeanor Defense Project, Hennepin County Bar Association, Panel Attorney

Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member

American Immigration Lawyers Association, Minnesota / Dakotas Chapter

·         Executive Committee Treasurer 2015-2016

·         Chairperson – Upper Midwest Immigration Conference Planning Committee 2014 & 2015

·         CARA asylum project volunteer

National LGBT Bar Association, Member

Quorum, Twin Cities LGBT + Allied Business Community, Member

Hennepin County Bar Association, Member

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Pro Bono Volunteer

Presentations

·         Sheila Stuhlman, Matthew A. Streff, Shana Conklin, Satveer Chaudhary, Padilla 201 - Practical Challenges Since Padilla v. Kentucky, Minnesota State Bar Association - Co-sponsored by Criminal and Immigration Sections, Minneapolis, MN, November 8, 2018

·         Matthew A. Streff, Eric Ledbetter, Debra Schneider, Intra-Company Transferees L-1A/L-1B/EB-1(3), American Immigration Lawyers Association Minnesota/Dakotas 2016 Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 13, 2016

·         Roy Ginsburg, Satveer Chaudhary, Courtney Ernston, Matthew A. Streff, Build your Immigration Practice, Minnesota State Bar Association, Immigration Law Section, Minneapolis, MN, April 28, 2016

·         Matthew A. Streff, Eugene Sherayzen, Todd Vollmers, Foreign Investment in the United States: Key Immigration, Business, and Tax Considerations, Minnesota State Bar Association, International Business Law Section, Minneapolis, MN, February 18, 2016

·         Lisa L. Bean, Laura E. Nelson, Hon. Nicole Starr, Matthew A. Streff, After Obergefell: The Impact of Marriage Equality, Minnesota Lavender Bar Association 2016 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, January 30, 2016

·         Matthew A. Streff, Anthony Weigel, Ana Pottratz Acosta, What’s So Special About H-1Bs?, American Immigration Lawyers Association Minnesota/Dakotas 2015 Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 24, 2015

·         Matthew A. Streff, Virgil Weibe, John Keller, What’s in the Hopper? Immigration Executive Action and Legislation in 2015, Minnesota State Bar Association Immigration Law Section, Minneapolis, MN, March 16, 2015

·         Mark Lanterman, Matthew A. Streff (moderator), The Impact of Digital Evidence, 2013 Annual American Immigration Attorneys Association Minnesota/Dakota’s Chapter Annual Meeting, St. Paul, MN, May 30, 2013

Publications

·         Matthew A. Streff, “U.S. Immigration Law: Legal Pathways for Physician Immigration.” (Chapter 6), The American Heath Care System: A Practical Guide for Foreign Medical Graduates Who Want to Enter the System, Eds. Marco G. Patti, P. Marco Fisichella, Springer, January 2018, ISBN 978-3-319-67593-0

·         Matthew A. Streff, Multi-National Same Sex Couples: The Legal Journey to Cross Borders, With Equal Right, Minnesota Women’s Lawyers, Volume XLI, Issue I, Spring 2016

·         Matthew A. Streff, Practice Pointers: National Origin Discrimination and I-9 Compliance, Hennepin Lawyer, Hennepin County Bar Association, Volume 85, Issue 1, January/February 2016.