Jón Sigurðsson
Attorney
Contacts
Specialties
Immigration Law: Specialist in immigration law. Experience with diverse projects in this field at administrative level and before courts, e.g., legal assistance with applications for residence permits and visas and in connection with deportations and rejections. Extensive experience working with international protection applicants and refugees and has been chairman of FTA, the Association of Advocates for International Protection Applicants, since 2023.
Family and Children's Law: Experience with divorce cases, custody cases, and child protection cases. Also work on behalf of unaccompanied minors applying for international protection.
Criminal Law: Experience with defense work and legal representation.
Other: Good knowledge in areas of European law, bankruptcy law, and inheritance law.
Work experience
2023-
Attorney with District Court Litigation Rights
2022-
Legally Educated Representative
LAND lögmenn
2020-2022
Advocate for International Protection Applicants
Icelandic Red Cross
2020
Legally Educated Representative
LAND lögmenn
2019
Law Clerk
Kvasir lögmenn
2015-2016
Law Clerk
GS lögmenn
Education
District Court Attorney License (Héraðsdómslögmannsréttindi)
Law mag. jur.
University of Iceland
Law BA
University of Iceland
Teaching, lectures, and publications
2020
Occasional assistant teaching in European law at master's level and coaching the University of Iceland team for EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) litigation competition. University of Iceland.
2019
Winner of ESA litigation competition with University of Iceland team.
Languages
Professional and organizational roles
2024 –
Volunteer with the Red Cross providing legal advice and support through the asylum process for international protection applicants
2023 –
Chairman of the Board
FTA, Association of Advocates for International Protection Applicants