Immigration
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About
Provided by Dickinson Wright PLLC
As a full-service law firm with offices and immigration lawyers across the U.S. and in Canada, along with a strong presence on the southern U.S. border, Dickinson Wright's immigration practice works seamlessly cross-border to ensure that our clients’ businesses remain unaffected as they navigate through the immigration system. Working closely with lawyers in the firm’s other practice areas, we provide representation on a wide range of immigration concerns for domestic and foreign-based businesses, including tax, employee benefits, customs, government audits, intellectual property, international law, contracts, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, criminal defense, cannabis, and entertainment law. We also provide immigration-related assistance to our dedicated Japanese, Indian, Chinese, South Korean, Belgian, and US Mexico and Canada international practice groups within the firm. In addition, the firm has a physical presence in Canada via our office in Toronto with over fifty attorneys there. The firm is also an active member of the International Bar Association as well as Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW), an association of independent commercial law firms. All of our immigration lawyers are members of the AILA and many have been active in various leadership positions within AILA. The team includes a prior national president and general counsel for AILA, including its Board of Governors for over twenty years.
Chambers Review
Dickinson Wright PLLC has a highly regarded business immigration team based out of El Paso. It handles immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, labor certification compliance and worksite audits for clients active in a range of industry sectors, including manufacturing, education and healthcare. The team is able to draw on the firm's strength in other practice areas, such as labor and employment and tax, and on its network of regional offices.
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Provided by Chambers
"Dickinson Wright handles complex and sophisticated matters very well."
"Dickinson Wright handles complex and sophisticated matters very well."
Notable Practitioners
Kathleen Campbell Walker is seen as a top choice for a broad range of matters, including immigration waivers, worksite compliance issues and matters related to family immigration.
"Kathleen is one of the most talented professionals in the industry. Her responsiveness is out of this world, as is her in-depth cross-border knowledge. She leverages her reputation and network to get things done."
"She is an amazing individual. Her knowledge is really strong and she provides so much detail."
Heather Frayre advises on both corporate and personal immigration, regularly assisting clients on nonimmigrant visas, permanent residency and citizenship issues, among other areas.
"Heather explains everything in detail and gives several options, offering her advice as to which she thinks is better and why."
"She is doing an excellent job."
"Her responsiveness is really strong."
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