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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
7500 N Dreamy Draw Dr #230
Phoenix AZ 85020
United States
Jill has devoted her career to immigration law, with a focus on business immigration and making strategic partnerships with clients of all sizes. She is a passionate, thoughtful, strategic and knowledgeable attorney whose belief that diversity is critical to country’s economies and betterment of society is at the core of her practice. She works closely with clients to create custom client focused immigration programs to help them attract and retain the best and brightest individuals from around the globe.
Working with companies in the chemical, technology, animal sciences, education, semi-conductor, clean energy industries and more, Jill serves as a strategic partner and problem solver, helping clients not only tackle current, pressing immigration and mobility challenges, but also anticipating short-term and long-term compliance issues which may affect their business. Clients especially appreciate Jill’s innovative ideas related to development and implementation of pilot programs as well as benchmarking so that they can properly adjust their programs in pursuit of global talent.
Additionally, Jill advises on all aspects of business immigration law, including nonimmigrant visas, permanent residency with a focus on PERM, expatriate assignments, strategic compliance and immigration support for corporate restructuring. She also advises clients on a wide range of family-based immigration issues.
Jill is a frequent speaker on a wide range of immigration-related topics and regularly presents at large conferences.
Jill speaks English and Spanish.
Education
- Wayne State University, J.D., 1999
- University of Michigan, B.A., 1996
More from Jill
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Arizona, Michigan
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Member, AILA DOL Liaison Committee
Member, State Bar of Michigan
Member, State Bar of Arizona
Member, University of Michigan Alumni Association
Board Member, Camps Council for University of Michigan Alumni Camp
Former Founding Member, Metro Detroit Hadassah Attorney's Council
Former Fundraising Vice-President, Metro Detroit Hadassah Attorney’s Council
Experience
Manages PERM programs of all sizes (from a handful a year up to 2,000+ a year) with a focus on navigating the complexities of the process and setting expectations of all stakeholders throughout.
Leverages process expertise and lean training to enhance efficiency and compliance with a focus on customer experience.
Develops and helps implement critical group move projects to ensure timely arrival of critical resources where they need to be when they need to be there.
Successfully managed immigration compliance for the formation of a multibillion-dollar spin-off joint venture.
Publications and lectures
Jill is a frequent speaker on a wide range of immigration-related topics both inside and outside the firm. She has spoken at events and seminars hosted by SHRM, AILA, SES, Lorman and ILW.com. Following are examples of recent speaking engagements:
Quoted, “H-1B Lottery Overhaul to Boost Visa Odds for Foreign Workers.” Bloomberg Law, 5 March 2024.
Speaker, “Talent Strategies for the Semiconductor Industry: Are the Americas Ready?” Fragomen, Webinar, 27 February 2024.
Speaker, “Immigration Update: Hot Topics in Business Immigration Law.” State Bar of Arizona, Webinar, 13 December 2023.
Panelist, “Navigating Today’s Cloudy Economic Climate: U.S. Immigration and Workforce Management Strategies.” Fragomen and Bloomberg LP, 7 June 2023.
Panelist, “PERM Essentials: Conducting the Recruitment Campaign.” AILA, Webinar, 2 March 2023.
Speaker, “Navigating the PERM Process in 2023.” Fragomen, Webinar, 31 January 2023.
Speaker, “An Economic Crisis Building: What this Means for Your Immigration Program.” Worldwide ERC 2022 Global Workforce Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 27 October 2022.
Speaker, “Visas 101.” PAC-12 Government Relations Conference, 4 October 2022.
Panelist, “Panel on Labor Certification and Compliance.” Worldwide ERC Spring Virtual Conference, 25 May 2021.
Speaker, “Fragomen Webcast; Preparing for Adjustment of Status (AOS) Filing.” Fragomen, Webinar, 13 October 2020.
Speaker, “Bridging the Divide: Discussing Immigration and Border Security.” Stand Up Republic and American Constitution Society, Phoenix, AZ, October 22, 2019.
Discussion Leader and Speaker, “Employment-Based Adjustment Interviews: Good, Bad or Indifferent?” 2018 AILA Web Seminar, September 20, 2018.
Speaker, “U.S. Immigration: The Ever Shifting Sands.” Arizona SHRM Conference, Glendale, AZ, August 30, 2018.
Speaker, “Putting Together Your First PERM.” 2018 AILA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 15, 2018.
Speaker, “U.S. Immigration: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?” 2018 SHRM Phoenix LLAC, Phoenix, AZ, January 18, 2018.
Speaker, “Recruitment: More Than One Way to Go.” 2017 AILA PERM/H-2B Practice Conference, Seattle, WA, August 18-19, 2017.
Speaker, “The Ever Changing Landscape of Immigration.” 2017 SHRM Phoenix LLAC, Phoenix, AZ, April 25, 2017.
Jill’s insights
March 8, 2024 | Media mentions
February 27, 2024 | Webinar
June 8, 2023 | Fragomen news