Phung “Mimi” Duong
Founding Attorney

Attorney Phung Duong (known as “Mimi”) became an attorney after watching the struggle of her Vietnamese refugee parents. She is trilingual and spent over two years living in Guatemala as a Peace Corps volunteer.  Mimi has dedicated her career to helping immigrants and refugees and understands the uncertainty and hardship of navigating the legal system. Mimi worked for several years under Robert Remes, a pillar of the DC immigration law scene.

Mimi earned three undergraduate degrees from Mississippi State University and received her Juris Doctorate and Diploma of Comparative Law, cum laude, from the Louisiana State University. She is admitted to practice in Virginia, Louisiana and the U.S. District Courts for Maryland and the Eastern District of Virginia.

Mimi has successfully represented clients before USCIS and the immigration courts. She is passionate about assisting individuals and organizations to obtain various immigration benefits by filing affirmative petitions/applications with USCIS or defensive applications with the immigration courts. She has filed writs of mandamus with the federal courts and appeals with the Board of Immigration Appeals. Mimi is committed to providing direct and competent representation to all her clients.

Mimi speaks Spanish and Vietnamese.

Muhammad Aslam
Senior Paralegal

Muhammad Aslam provides an outstanding service to our clients regarding their immigrant and nonimmigrant concerns, and directly supports the work of the attorneys. As an immigrant himself, he is empathetic and dedicated to the clients he serves.

Aslam is a Certified Paralegal from George Mason University. Prior to working with Phoenix Immigration Law, Aslam worked at Carliner & Remes, PC for over a decade as the Senior Paralegal.

Aslam speaks fluent Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Pashto.

Glendy Hernandez
Paralegal

Glendy Hernandez directly supports the work of the attorneys and Senior Paralegal. She is an immigrant herself and knows the struggles of the immigrant community.

Glendy is a Certified Paralegal. Prior to working with Phoenix Immigration Law, Glendy worked at Carliner & Remes, PC for over four years.

Glendy speaks fluent Spanish.