Barry Lieber grew up in Indianapolis and New York. From the time he was a youngster, he had an interest in travel and foreign languages, and throughout high school he tended to gravitate to exchange students and immigrant kids and through them he developed an understanding of what it is like to be a newcomer and a stranger in the United States.

He went to college at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. While at Brandeis he studied history, art history and political science, and was on the board of the Brandeis Film Collective, an organization which showcased alternative, classic and cult films. While at Brandeis, Barry studied in Santiago, Chile, where he improved his Spanish. This trip afforded him the opportunity to travel throughout South America, to Argentina, Brazil (where he picked up some Portuguese) Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia, and he came back to the U.S. with many Latin American friends and an affinity with Latin American culture.

He attended Law School at Indiana University, where his goal was to become an immigration lawyer in Miami. This dream was put on hold for a bit as he was offered a job at the District Attorney\'s Office in New York City. He stayed there for three years, and in 1992, he decided to follow him dream and moved to Miami, where he has been ever since. Barry started practicing immigration law in 1993, working for a local Miami law office. In 1997, he opened his own practice, and has been happy as a solo practicioner ever since.

He is involved in the American Immigration Lawyers Association, South Florida Chapter, where he is on the Airport Committee. He is also involved in Put Something Back, a volunteer organization affiliated with the Miami-Dade County Bar Association, assisting asylum applicants. He gives monthly information chats on immigration law and procedures via ILW.com.