The firm
Etienne Lemichel, lawyer at the Paris Bar
A firm dedicated to immigration law: residence permits, refusals and OQTF, asylum.
Behind every case there is a story, a family, a job, sometimes years of life in France. Etienne Lemichel and his team defend them with rigour and with humanity.
Receiving an order to leave France, waiting months for a residence permit, preparing the account for an asylum claim: these are heavy moments. The firm was designed so that you do not go through them alone, with a team that listens to you, explains and defends your rights to the end.
Background
Etienne Lemichel was sworn in as a lawyer on 6 January 2021. His office is at rue de Stockholm, in Paris 8th, a short walk from Saint-Lazare station.
- master’s degree (master 2) in human rights, Université Paris Nanterre (2016);
- bar school entrance exam (CRFPA), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2018);
- certificate of aptitude for the legal profession (CAPA), École de formation des barreaux (EFB), Paris (2020);
- master 1 in public law, Université Paris Nanterre (2021).
Consultation languages: French and English. For other languages, Etienne Lemichel works with trusted interpreters.
How he works
Everything starts with a first consultation with Etienne Lemichel, to take stock of your situation. He answers your questions and explains, clearly and honestly, all the possible solutions and the procedures to bring.
The fees are set after this first meeting: a fixed fee, written into a fee agreement and payable in up to three instalments.
If social workers or an association support you, Etienne Lemichel makes sure he works hand in hand with them, while respecting professional secrecy.
He works without a secretary: he is the one who answers you. Call Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 7.30 pm, on +33 7 49 90 46 30 and, if he cannot pick up, send him a text or a WhatsApp message. He will call you back.
Values
A rigorous and humane defence
What you can expect from the firm, from the first call to the judge’s decision.
Listening
Every situation is unique. Etienne Lemichel takes the time to listen to you, without judgement, and to understand what matters to you before talking about procedure.
Honesty
He tells you what is possible and what is not. No promises that cannot be kept: an honest analysis, so that you can decide with full knowledge of the facts.
Clear explanations
Immigration law is technical. Every decision, every time limit and every step is explained to you in plain words.
Tenacity
Reminders, appeals, urgent applications, hearings: in dealing with the administration, your case is followed through rigorously to the end.
Responsiveness
Short time limits come first: in immigration law, one day’s delay can close the door to an appeal.
Discretion
Everything you entrust to the firm is covered by professional secrecy. Nothing is passed on to the préfecture without your consent.
Who the firm helps
Very different situations, the same care
The firm assists in particular:
- employees and students applying for or renewing their residence permit;
- spouses of French nationals and parents of French children, and families settled in France;
- people without a residence permit seeking regularisation;
- people who are ill and applying for a residence permit on medical grounds;
- people facing an OQTF or under house arrest;
- asylum seekers, before OFPRA and then the CNDA.
A first exchange, free of charge
Call Monday to Saturday, between 8 am and 7.30 pm, send a text or a WhatsApp message, or write to contact@elemichel-avocat.fr. Etienne Lemichel reviews your situation with you and, if needed, offers you a consultation as soon as possible.
+33 7 49 90 46 30 Text or WhatsAppPractice areas
Three areas of immigration law
Residence permits and ANEF
First applications, renewals, change of status, exceptional regularisation. If your application remains stuck on ANEF, the administrative court can order the préfecture to examine it.
Residence permits and ANEFRefusals and OQTF
Refusal of a residence permit, order to leave France (OQTF), re-entry ban: these decisions can be challenged before the administrative court, then on appeal, within short time limits.
Challenge an OQTFAsylum
Preparing the application and the interview at the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA), then an appeal to the National Court of Asylum (CNDA) if it is rejected.
OFPRA and CNDAGoogle reviews
What clients say about the firm
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Appointment
Explain your situation to Etienne Lemichel
The first phone call is free. The meeting then takes place at the office, 5 rue de Stockholm, or by video call.