Melina LaMorticella

Practice Areas

Melina represents regional and international companies in matters related to employment-based immigration. Melina handles a range of employment-based immigration matters for multinational corporations and regional technology firms, health care providers, and universities on non-immigrant and immigrant visa options and procedures including J-1 Waivers, PERM Applications, National Interest Waiver Petitions, and Extraordinary Ability Petitions.

Melina has served as chair for the Oregon Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and Liaison to the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles. She worked with international students at Portland State University’s Immigration Clinic and has mentored first year law students at Lewis & Clark. Melina is a frequent speaker on employment-related immigration.

Professional Memberships

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Multnomah Bar Association

Portland Human Resources Management Association

Education