{"id":34870,"date":"2026-10-19T16:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/case-study\/eb-2-niw-case-study-approval-for-petroleum-engineer-from-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T16:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T16:38:35","slug":"eb-2-niw-estudo-de-caso-aprovacao-para-engenheiro-de-petroleo","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/pt-br\/estudos-de-caso\/eb-2-niw-estudo-de-caso-aprovacao-para-engenheiro-de-petroleo\/","title":{"rendered":"Estudo de Caso EB-2 NIW: Aprova\u00e7\u00e3o para Engenheiro de Petr\u00f3leo"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-acf wp-block-acf-case-study-hero\" id=\"block_5af2afee7eeb0e1642a818a839820c5e\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-hero__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-hero__content\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-hero__grid\">\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-hero__column\">\n\n            <h2 >Engenheiro de Petr\u00f3leo<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-hero__text\"><div>\n<div role=\"feed\" aria-label=\"Chat messages\" aria-describedby=\"_r_324_\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"article\" aria-setsize=\"74\" aria-posinset=\"74\" aria-label=\"Message 74 of 74\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A Colombo &amp; Hurd obteve a aprova\u00e7\u00e3o de uma peti\u00e7\u00e3o de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/visas\/eb-2-national-interest-waiver-niw\/\">EB-2 Isen\u00e7\u00e3o por Interesse Nacional (National Interest Waiver, NIW)<\/a> para um engenheiro de petr\u00f3leo que atua com gest\u00e3o de energia e efici\u00eancia no setor de petr\u00f3leo e g\u00e1s. O USCIS aprovou a peti\u00e7\u00e3o ap\u00f3s a resposta do escrit\u00f3rio a uma Solicita\u00e7\u00e3o de Evid\u00eancias (RFE).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Todo po\u00e7o de petr\u00f3leo e g\u00e1s come\u00e7a com um plano de perfura\u00e7\u00e3o, e as escolhas feitas nessa etapa afetam a efici\u00eancia com que o po\u00e7o pode ser constru\u00eddo e operado. O trabalho do nosso cliente se concentra nessas decis\u00f5es iniciais, usando sua experi\u00eancia em constru\u00e7\u00e3o de po\u00e7os para ajudar a reduzir o uso desnecess\u00e1rio de energia, melhorar a gest\u00e3o de recursos e controlar os custos operacionais. Para as empresas americanas de petr\u00f3leo e g\u00e1s, essas melhorias podem apoiar uma produ\u00e7\u00e3o de energia mais eficiente e confi\u00e1vel.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nosso cliente \u00e9 um engenheiro de petr\u00f3leo que j\u00e1 trabalhou com perfura\u00e7\u00e3o de po\u00e7os em campos de petr\u00f3leo e g\u00e1s em v\u00e1rias partes do mundo. Nos Estados Unidos, ele pretende aplicar essa experi\u00eancia para ajudar as empresas a planejar, projetar e monitorar a constru\u00e7\u00e3o de po\u00e7os, com foco em melhorar a efici\u00eancia operacional e a gest\u00e3o de energia. O <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/attorneys\/paul-messina\/\">Advogado S\u00eanior Paul Messina<\/a> conduziu o caso.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-hero__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1543\" height=\"982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Petroleum-POR-1.png\" class=\"attachment-image-1920 size-image-1920\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Petroleum-POR-1.png 1543w, https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Petroleum-POR-1-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Petroleum-POR-1-1270x808.png 1270w, https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Petroleum-POR-1-430x274.png 430w, https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Petroleum-POR-1-1536x978.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1543px) 100vw, 1543px\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" \/><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/section>\n\n<section class=\"alignfeatured wp-block-acf--spacing-large wp-block-acf wp-block-acf-case-study-challenge\" id=\"block_e61933477369c4fe8e4210586b1fd0c5\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-challenge__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf__kicker\">Perfil do Cliente<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-acf__header\"><h2>Experi\u00eancia em Constru\u00e7\u00e3o de Po\u00e7os Adquirida em Campos de Petr\u00f3leo e G\u00e1s ao Redor do Mundo <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-challenge__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-challenge__media\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-challenge__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Approval-7-768x991.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-challenge__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Approval-7-768x991.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Approval-7-1270x1639.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Approval-7-430x555.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Approval-7-1190x1536.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Approval-7.jpg 1289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-challenge__content-text\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nosso cliente \u00e9 bacharel em engenharia de petr\u00f3leo e tem mais de cinco anos de atua\u00e7\u00e3o no setor, trabalhando com perfura\u00e7\u00e3o de po\u00e7os em campos de petr\u00f3leo e g\u00e1s em v\u00e1rias partes do mundo. Essa experi\u00eancia abrange todo o ciclo de vida de um po\u00e7o, do planejamento inicial \u00e0 execu\u00e7\u00e3o e ao controle cont\u00ednuo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ao trabalhar em diferentes campos e condi\u00e7\u00f5es, ele desenvolveu uma compreens\u00e3o pr\u00e1tica de como manter as opera\u00e7\u00f5es de perfura\u00e7\u00e3o eficientes e confi\u00e1veis. Essa experi\u00eancia pr\u00e1tica lhe d\u00e1 uma vis\u00e3o clara de onde as opera\u00e7\u00f5es de petr\u00f3leo e g\u00e1s podem reduzir o desperd\u00edcio e melhorar o desempenho.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nos Estados Unidos, ele pretende trabalhar com empresas americanas de petr\u00f3leo e g\u00e1s para melhorar a efici\u00eancia da constru\u00e7\u00e3o de po\u00e7os e da gest\u00e3o de energia. Seu trabalho ter\u00e1 foco na implementa\u00e7\u00e3o, no monitoramento e na auditoria de sistemas de gest\u00e3o de energia, para ajudar as empresas a usar os recursos com mais efici\u00eancia, controlar os custos operacionais e melhorar o desempenho da perfura\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"alignfeatured wp-block-acf--spacing-large wp-block-acf wp-block-acf-case-study-solution\" id=\"block_d71894f275f1aa5425c6e9e4d774e536\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-solution__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf__kicker\">O Desafio<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-solution__content\">\n\n    <div class=\"wp-block-acf__header\"><h2>Demonstrando a Import\u00e2ncia Nacional Al\u00e9m de uma \u00danica Empresa <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"read-more__text\"\n    id=\"read-more-6adda8c1b16dc\"\n    >\n    <p><span data-contrast=\"none\">O USCIS emitiu uma RFE pedindo um retrato mais n\u00edtido do <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">empreendimento proposto<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> e de seu impacto mais amplo, al\u00e9m de provas mais claras de que o cliente estava bem posicionado para realiz\u00e1-lo. A tarefa central era demonstrar que o trabalho dele de melhoria da constru\u00e7\u00e3o de po\u00e7os e da gest\u00e3o de energia poderia ter relev\u00e2ncia al\u00e9m das empresas e dos projetos de perfura\u00e7\u00e3o individuais em que seria aplicado.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00c9 f\u00e1cil imaginar os ganhos de efici\u00eancia em um local de perfura\u00e7\u00e3o como um benef\u00edcio para um \u00fanico empregador. A resposta precisava mostrar como uma constru\u00e7\u00e3o de po\u00e7os e uma gest\u00e3o de energia mais eficientes poderiam contribuir de forma mais ampla para a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de energia dos EUA, fortalecer o desempenho operacional em todo o setor de petr\u00f3leo e g\u00e1s e gerar valor econ\u00f4mico.  <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"alignfeatured wp-block-acf--spacing-large wp-block-acf wp-block-acf-case-study-solution\" id=\"block_565efcb7f807e52d3fbf2de200582c9d\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-solution__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf__kicker\">Resposta Estrat\u00e9gica<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-solution__content\">\n\n    <div class=\"wp-block-acf__header\"><h2>Conectando a Experi\u00eancia em Perfura\u00e7\u00e3o de Po\u00e7os \u00e0s Prioridades Energ\u00e9ticas e Econ\u00f4micas dos EUA <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"read-more__text\"\n    id=\"read-more-6adda8c1b2294\"\n    >\n    <p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A resposta detalhou exatamente o que o cliente faria nos Estados Unidos: prestar apoio t\u00e9cnico em todas as etapas da constru\u00e7\u00e3o de po\u00e7os, do planejamento e do projeto \u00e0 execu\u00e7\u00e3o, ao monitoramento e ao controle, ao mesmo tempo em que ajudaria as empresas a implementar e auditar sistemas de gest\u00e3o de energia. Isso deu ao oficial um retrato preciso do trabalho e de seu escopo.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Para demonstrar a import\u00e2ncia nacional de seu empreendimento proposto, o conjunto de provas conectou o trabalho do cliente a uma constru\u00e7\u00e3o de po\u00e7os mais eficiente, a uma gest\u00e3o de energia mais s\u00f3lida e a um melhor desempenho operacional em todo o setor de petr\u00f3leo e g\u00e1s. Tamb\u00e9m mostrou como essas melhorias podem apoiar a produ\u00e7\u00e3o nacional de energia e gerar valor econ\u00f4mico em um setor que sustenta milh\u00f5es de empregos americanos. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Quanto a o cliente estar bem posicionado para desenvolver o empreendimento, a resposta reuniu seu hist\u00f3rico em projetos de perfura\u00e7\u00e3o no mundo todo e suas contribui\u00e7\u00f5es t\u00e9cnicas espec\u00edficas. Acrescentou cartas de recomenda\u00e7\u00e3o independentes, incluindo uma avalia\u00e7\u00e3o de um profissional que nunca havia trabalhado com ele, que atestava a qualidade de seu trabalho e seu valor para a \u00e1rea al\u00e9m de qualquer empregador espec\u00edfico. Um plano detalhado mostrou como ele levaria o empreendimento adiante por meio de consultoria independente, e o conjunto de provas apontou o interesse pelos servi\u00e7os dele nos Estados Unidos. Em conjunto, essas provas atenderam ao pedido do oficial por comprova\u00e7\u00e3o de que o cliente poderia realizar o trabalho proposto.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"alignfeatured wp-block-acf--spacing-large wp-block-acf wp-block-acf-case-study-solution\" id=\"block_e67a1431461e221f21169dfd5588dd4f\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-solution__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf__kicker\">O Resultado<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-solution__content\">\n\n    <div class=\"wp-block-acf__header\"><h2>Aprova\u00e7\u00e3o do EB-2 NIW Ap\u00f3s uma Resposta Abrangente \u00e0 RFE <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"read-more__text\"\n    id=\"read-more-6adda8c1b2e31\"\n    >\n    <p><span data-contrast=\"none\">O USCIS aprovou a peti\u00e7\u00e3o EB-2 NIW ap\u00f3s a resposta \u00e0 RFE. A aprova\u00e7\u00e3o confirmou que o trabalho de nosso cliente em perfura\u00e7\u00e3o de po\u00e7os eficiente e com menos desperd\u00edcio atende ao padr\u00e3o de interesse nacional e que ele est\u00e1 bem posicionado para lev\u00e1-lo adiante nos Estados Unidos.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Com essa aprova\u00e7\u00e3o, ele poder\u00e1 avan\u00e7ar em seu trabalho com empresas americanas de petr\u00f3leo e g\u00e1s assim que obtiver a resid\u00eancia permanente. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"alignfeatured wp-block-acf--spacing-large wp-block-acf wp-block-acf-case-study-solution\" id=\"block_746ae442e1c3c56ce9f269b5c62fc61e\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-solution__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf__kicker\">Resumo do Caso<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-solution__content\">\n\n    <div class=\"read-more__text\"\n    id=\"read-more-6adda8c1b39b0\"\n    >\n    <table style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-tablestyle=\"MsoNormalTable\" data-tablelook=\"1696\" aria-rowcount=\"8\" aria-colcount=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"1\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Categoria<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Detalhes<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"2\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Classifica\u00e7\u00e3o do Visto<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">EB-2 NIW<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"3\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nacionalidade<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Venezuela<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"4\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00c1rea Profissional<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Engenharia de Petr\u00f3leo (Petr\u00f3leo e G\u00e1s)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"5\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Acad\u00eamica<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bacharelado em Engenharia de Petr\u00f3leo<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"6\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Solicita\u00e7\u00e3o de Evid\u00eancias (RFE)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sim<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"7\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Resultado<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Peti\u00e7\u00e3o I-140 aprovada<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"8\">\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Advogado<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"4369\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Advogado S\u00eanior Paul Messina<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-acf--spacing-large alignfeatured wp-block-acf wp-block-acf-case-study-attorney\" id=\"block_89ff4ead5b48749371e55c7e881b7e72\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-attorney__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf__kicker\">Perspectiva do Advogado<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-attorney__content\">\n\n    <div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-attorney__grid\">\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-attorney__column\">\n\n            <div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-attorney__member\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-attorney__member-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-case-study-attorney__member-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/paul-web-768x1151.png\" class=\"exclude\" alt=\"Paul Messina Colombo Hurd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/paul-web-768x1151.png 768w, https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/paul-web-1270x1904.png 1270w, https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/paul-web-430x645.png 430w, 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