Partner Michelle Jacobson Honored as American Bar Association 'Advocate of the Month' for May 2024
May 30, 2024
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Partner Michelle Jacobson is honored as the American Bar Association (ABA) ‘Advocate of the Month’ for May 2024. Preview Michelle's spotlight below or view it in full in the Washington Letter – a monthly publication produced by the ABA’s Governmental Affairs Office that centers on issues the legal profession faces in Washington.
Michelle is the Chair of the ABA Commission on Immigration, which recently hosted a successful lobby day advocating for ABA-supported legislation to improve access to counsel and legal information for individuals in immigration proceedings, and for legal and other protections for unaccompanied immigrant children and youth. The ABA shared a post on its 2024 Lobby Day and Michelle's participation here.
Advocate of the Month
We are proud to honor Michelle Jacobson as our Advocate of the Month for May 2024. Michelle is the Chair of the ABA Commission on Immigration, which just hosted a successful lobby day. Michelle also serves as Policy Officer to the American Bar Association’s International Law Section. Michelle is a Partner in the Chicago office of Fragomen and has practiced immigration for over 21 years. With extensive experience in corporate immigration law, Michelle provides strategic immigration representation to multiple startup, multinational and Fortune 500 companies. A strong advocate for pro bono work, Michelle assists with asylum, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) cases through the ABA and other nationally recognized pro bono organizations. She routinely assists with TPS, DACA and citizenship workshops.
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