Serving minority communities in New York for over 25 years

Ekland Caco is a Senior Paralegal with the Marku Law Group, P.C. Ekland has 21 years of experience with the Immigration Laws of the United States. He has worked on over one thousand cases assisting our clients to obtain their lawful permanent residency in the United States.

Ekland began his career as a paralegal with the Law Office of Vulaj & Marku in April 2001. During this time, he worked primarily on political asylum, cancellation of removal, naturalization applications, family-based petitions, waivers of inadmissibility and adjustment of status cases. After Vulaj & Marku, Ekland continued to work as a paralegal with the Law Office of Isejn Marku, P.C. in January 2002. Here, he continued working on political asylum, cancellation of removal, naturalization applications, family-based petitions, adjustment of status cases, waivers of inadmissibility and then began with consular processing with the National Visa Center. He worked with the Law Office of Isejn Marku, P.C. until September of 2011. In September 2011, Ekland continued his paralegal work with Marku, Beno & Tsamblakos, PLLC until March 2022. After Marku, Beno & Tsamblakos, Ekland decided to continue with Isejn Marku at Marku Law Group. The two of them have worked together for 21 years and will continue to work together so as to obtain the goals of all their clients.

Ester Caco is a Senior Paralegal with the Marku Law Group, P.C. Ester has nearly 21 years of experience with the Immigration Laws of the United States. She has worked on over one thousand cases assisting our clients obtain their lawful permanent residency in the United States. Ester began her career with the Law Office of Vulaj & Marku in November 2001. During this time, she worked as the secretary for Isejn Marku. After Vulaj & Marku, Ester continued to work with the Law Office of Isejn Marku, P.C., in January 2002. Here, she was immediately moved to the position of paralegal. At this point, she primarily worked on political asylum cases, cancellation of removal, naturalization applications, family-based petitions, waivers of inadmissibility and adjustment of status cases. She worked with the Law Office of Isejn Marku, P.C. until September 2011. In September 2011, Ester continued her paralegal work with Marku, Beno & Tsamblakos, PLLC until March 2022. After Marku, Beno & Tsamblakos, Ester decided to continue with Isejn Marku at Marku Law Group. The two of them have worked together for nearly 21 years and will continue to work together so as to obtain the goals of all their clients.

Lulzim Keta is a Paralegal with the Marku Law Group, P.C. Lulzim has nearly 12 years of experience with the Immigration Laws, pertaining to Political Asylum, of the United States. He has worked on over one thousand cases assisting our clients obtain political asylum status in the United States. Lulzim began his career as a paralegal with the Law Office of Isejn Marku, P.C. in July 2010. The scope of his work has been the preparation of a wide range of supporting documents related to political asylum cases and working closely with the clients so as to gather and organize the corroborating data. In September 2011, Lulzim continued his paralegal work with Marku, Beno &Tsamblakos, PLLC, until March 2022. After Marku Beno & Tsamblakos PLLC, Lulzim decided to continue with Isejn Marku at Marku Law Group. In total, they have worked together for almost 12 years and will continue to do so ensuring the best possible outcome for each client.

Akemi J. Salcedo is a Paralegal at Marku Law Group, P.C. Akemi has over 15 years of experience as a Paralegal and Interpreter for different types of law, namely Personal Injury, Family Law, Wills & Estates and Immigration Law. She is a Certified Notary Public since November 2013 to Present. Akemi has a passion to help and serve the community and the families that want to reunite with their love ones. Akemi immigrated to the United States in 2000. She is fluent in both English and Spanish. Akemi began her career as a Paralegal with Ioannou & Associates from June 2006 until February 2009 for an attorney who taught her the basics of personal injury litigation. This first experience as a paralegal lead her in the right direction in her career. After Ioannou & Associates, she began working for Isidoros I. Tsamblakos, PLLC in August 2009. At Isidoros I. Tsamblakos, PLLC., she was the primary Paralegal. She primarily worked on Family Law Cases, Personal Injury Cases, Wills & Estates. She also worked on managing the calendar, deadlines, drafting letters, discovery, verified and complaints. Akemi joined the law firm of Marku, Beno & Tsamblakos, PLLC in September 2011. Akemi continued her Paralegal work, interpreting from Spanish to English and vice versa. Here, she began expanding her knowledge of Immigration law where she prepared applications and supporting documents for political asylum, cancellation of removal, waivers of inadmissibility, adjustment of status and naturalization applications. Akemi continued her work as a paralegal with Marku, Beno & Tsamblakos, PLLC, until March 2022. After Marku, Beno & Tsamblakos, PLLC, Akemi decided to continue with Isejn Marku, Esq. at Marku Law Group, P.C. She started to utilize her personal knowledge as an interpreter with the Spanish clients. Akemi’s passion for immigration came from her family’s personal challenges withing the immigration system. She vividly remembers the long systemic hurdles of filling out immigration paperwork: particularly the language barriers, economic challenges, and sheer lack of understanding the process. Akemi maintains direct client relationships and serves as the point-of-contact for those clients. For this reason, the Marku Law Group, P.C. was a perfect fit for her.

Andrea Avila is a Paralegal at Marku Law Group, P.C. She has 5 years of experience as a legal assistant and paralegal in many areas of law, namely Personal Injury, Family Law, Real Estate transactions and Immigration Law.

Andrea joined the law firm of Marku, Beno & Tsamblakos, PLLC in March of 2019. During this time, she worked for a Personal Injury, Family Law, and Real Estate attorney, who taught her the basics of personal injury litigation. Andrea primarily worked on managing the discovery process, drafting pleadings and letters, and maintaining the calendar and deadlines. Andrea utilizes her personal knowledge and experience to empathize and connect with our clients during this transitioning period. She enjoys working with clients and walking them through the legal process. After Marku, Beno & Tsamblakos, PLLC, Andrea to continue with Isejn Marku at Marku Law Group, P.C., where she will continue to expand her knowledge in uncontested divorce, real estate and immigration law.