Focus Areas
- “Updates on FY 2022 H-1B Registration, the Selection Process and Required Wages,” Thompson Hine Immigration Update, February 2021
- “New Rule Could Bring Substantial Changes to H-1B Program,” Thompson Hine Immigration Update, January 2021
- “Directive Barring Foreign National Students from Studying Online Reversed,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, July 2020
- “Presidential Proclamation Extends Green Card Limitations and Reduces Temporary Visas,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, June 2020
- “Presidential Proclamation Limits Green Card Issuance in Effort to Reduce Job Competition,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, April 2020
- “International Student Internships,” Thompson Hine Compliance Check 2020, September 2019
- “Untangling Trump’s Immigration Policy in the Business World,” Crain’s Cleveland Business, July 2017
- “USCIS Announces Increased H-1B Audits Under Trump Administration,” Thompson Hine The Law@Work Newsletter, Spring 2017
- “Travel Considerations for Employers and Universities in Light of Executive Order,” Thompson Hine Immigration Update, February 2017
- “Planning for H-1B Cap Season Under the Trump Administration,” Thompson Hine Immigration Update, January 2017
- “Companies Should Prepare for Possibility of More Than 700,000 Young Employees Losing Work Authorization,” Thompson Hine Immigration Update, December 2016
- “Deadline Approaching for STEM Graduates Within Their 17-Month Optional Practical Training Extensions to Apply for Additional Extension,” Thompson Hine Immigration Update, July 2016
- “Plan Now for H-1B Cap Season,” Thompson Hine Immigration Update, January 2016
- “Changes from DOS & USCIS Create Uncertainty & Confusion for Those Pursuing Permanent Residency,” Thompson Hine The Law@Work Newsletter, Fall 2015
- “Employment Eligibility Closer for Some H-1B Professionals’ Spouses,” Thompson Hine Immigration Update, February 2015
- “Plan Now for H-1B Cap Season,” Thompson Hine Immigration Update, February 2015
- Co-author, “Don’t Forget Export Rules When Hiring Foreign Nationals,” Law360, April 2014
- “Settlement Highlights Need for Export Control Compliance when Hiring Foreign Nationals,” Thompson Hine International Trade & Customs Update, March 25, 2014
- “Plan Now for H1-B Cap Season,” Thompson Hine Immigration Update, January 2014
- Co-author, “Managing H-1B Employees In A Down Economy,” Employment Law360 website, December 2009
- “All Eyes are on Immigration Enforcement,” Scrap magazine, September/October 2007
- Presenter, “Will the Biden Administration Unwind Immigration Policy Implemented by the Trump Administration?” Thompson Hine Webinar, February 9, 2021
- Panelist, International Women’s Day event, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 2019
- Panelist, “Global Talent Mobility Business Briefing,” New York, NY, BritishAmerican Business, April 2013
- “Legal Perspectives,” Sino-American Business Summit, Miami University, West Chester, Ohio, September 2008
- Panelist, “Young Professional Leadership Summit,” Union Club’s Cleveland Business Leaders, July 2008
- “I-9 Compliance and National Origin Discrimination,” Lorman Education Services, Akron, Ohio, June 2007
- “The Do’s and Don’ts of Hiring: Selecting the Best Candidate While Avoiding Legal Pitfalls,” Thompson Hine’s Labor & Employment Law Update Seminar, June 2006
- “Current Status of Immigration Reform and What It Means for Employers,” Thompson Hine’s Labor & Employment Law Update Seminar, June 2006
- Named a Crain’s Cleveland Business Notable Women in Law 2024
- Elected to the CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Hall of Fame, 2022
- Selected to Law360’s Immigration Editorial Board, 2022-2024
- Named Crain’s Cleveland Business, 2021 Women of Note recipient
- Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Immigration, Ohio, 2023, 2024
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019 to 2025 for Immigration Law
- Selected for Crain’s Cleveland Business‘s Forty Under 40 Class of 2016
- Young Philanthropist of the Year Award, United Way of Summit County, 2014
- Recognized in Crain’s Cleveland Business‘s “Who to Watch in Law,” 2013
- Selected to the Ohio Rising Stars list, 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2017
- Women of Professional Excellence Award recipient, YWCA Greater Cleveland, 2009
Professional Associations
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
Community Activities
- Women’s Leadership Council, United Way of Summit County, member and chair, Mentoring Committee, 2011 to 2018
- Cleveland State University Foundation, board member, 2015 to present
- Ronald McDonald House of Akron, board member, 2013 to 2018
- Cleveland State University Alumni Association, board member, 2012 to 2018
- Torchbearers Akron, member, 2009 to 2011
- United Way of Greater Cleveland, Executive Campaign Cabinet, co-chair of GeneratioNext, 2004 and 2005
Education
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 2002, summa cum laude,
graduated first in class; research editor, Cleveland State Law Review
- John Carroll University, B.S., 1999, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Updates on FY 2022 H-1B Registration, the Selection Process and Required Wages,
Immigration Update
, February 16, 2021 - New Rule Could Bring Substantial Changes to H-1B Program,
Immigration Update
, January 14, 2021 - Directive Barring Foreign National Students from Studying Online Reversed,
COVID-19 Update
, July 20, 2020 - Presidential Proclamation Extends Green Card Limitations and Reduces Temporary Visas,
COVID-19 Update
, June 23, 2020 - Presidential Proclamation Limits Green Card Issuance in Effort to Reduce Job Competition,
COVID-19 Update
, April 23, 2020 - Compliance Check 2020 – September 2019,
September 2019
, September 18, 2019