Our Office
The Law Office of Paul V. Balducci is managed by a administrative team of professional women fluent in both Spanish and English.
We are committed to caring for the needs of clients and skillfully perform a wide range of services essential to the law practice. We are happy to assist our former, current, and prospective clients with:
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* General inquiries include office-related and administrative questions, such as directions, telephone numbers, and certain basic questions about our practice. It is our ethical duty to ensure that this office provides only competent legal advice--we take our responsibility seriously and cannot give out advice on the law. For all legal questions, we will be happy to arrange time for you to consult a qualified attorney.
In addition to the services we provide for our clients, the Law Office also offers to non-clients a full complement of reasonably-priced services related to the practice of Immigration and Naturalization law. Visit 'Our Services' to learn more.
Our Administrative Team
Marcie Sweeney
Office Manager
Notary Public
Fluent in English and Spanish
Marvelly Sweeney (“Marcie”) leads the office administrative team, ensuring that the attorneys and clients of this law office receive high-quality support and service promptly and efficiently.
Marcie brings over twenty years of administrative managerial experience and evaluates priorities each day to make sure the true top assignments get handled and that deadlines are met—it is her business to make sure every client receives the best service possible.
Marcie has a passion for immigration justice in the United States that comes from her personal experience as a first-generation American and as a mission advocate for social justice. Marcie’s mother, a native of Nicaragua, immigrated to this country and became a U.S. Citizen in the 1960s. In the 1980s, Marcie and her husband co-sponsored and opened their home to several of her relatives, who also emigrated from Nicaragua and now enjoy the American Dream. She has served as an interpreter on medical mission trips to Mexico, Central and South America.
Cynthia Hernandez Robinson
Administrative Assistant
Fluent in English and Spanish
Born in Mexico to a family active in both the field of law and in immigration, Cynthia’s interests in these areas were shaped by her family’s education and experience since her childhood. Today, Cynthia shares their enthusiasm for immigration matters and the law, and is seeking her Paralegal Certificate as a student at Augusta State University while pursuing her legal career.
Cynthia brings the law office more than fifteen years of administrative skill as well as her own ongoing, first-hand immigration experience as a Lawful Permanent Resident on her way to becoming a U.S. Citizen.
She also presently serves on the Directors’ Board of ACHA (Asociación Cultural Hispanoamericana). Her goal in life is to be a blessing to those in need, and gives tirelessly to support local Latin communities by donating her time to volunteer outreach efforts and her skills in helping to coordinate the annual Hispanic Festival in Augusta, Georgia.
Maria Branyan
Administrative Assistant
Fluent in English and Spanish
Maria Branyan has a special understanding of the word “immigrant.” Before coming to Attorney Balducci’s law office, Maria Branyan traveled extensively and gained the education and professional experience she now uses in our office to serve clients promptly and efficiently.
Born and raised in Panama to Colombian parents, Maria spent five years at the University of Panama’s Department of Business Management and Accounting before going to work as an accountant in an international company for four years. She worked as an interpreter and purchasing assistant for an internationally-renowned private label distributor for another three. In Germany, Maria became a certified dental assistant through the American Red Cross. Most recently, she has completed her first year as a tax preparation agent.
Maria immigrated to the United States after marrying a member of the U.S. armed forces, and spent fifteen years as a lawful permanent resident before acquiring her citizenship in 2006.