Associate
Adekunbi Adejumo
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- English
- Yoruba
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
2755 Orchard Pkwy
San Jose CA 95134
United States
Adekunbi is an Associate at Fragomen’s Silicon Valley office, where she focuses her practice on U.S. business immigration and related compliance matters. She counsels clients on a wide variety of employment-based immigrant visa matters, including permanent residence and PERM labor certifications. Adekunbi has represented multinational corporations, startups and individuals from various industries, including technology, retail, construction and business process outsourcing.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Adekunbi represented corporate clients at a boutique immigration firm in Atlanta, Georgia. She handled and oversaw the preparation and filing of employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions. Adekunbi also assisted clients with developing and implementing internal immigration policies and procedures, including those related to I-9 and LCA compliance.
Adekunbi also previously worked at the Department of Labor, where she reviewed and analyzed H-2A and H-2B applications for Foreign Employment Certification. During law school, she externed for the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where she drafted appellate briefs on behalf of the government and prepared draft decisions for immigration judges on asylum removal cases.
Adekunbi has served as a pro-bono attorney at the National Immigrant Justice Center and the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, as well as at citizenship workshops held by the United African Organization.
Education
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2016
- Northeastern University, B.S., 2009
More from Adekunbi
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Illinois
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Listed in National Black Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40, 2020 to present
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Member, AILA Alabama/Georgia Chapter
Vice-Chair of the New Member Division, AILA Alabama/Georgia Chapter
Pro Bono Committee Member, AILA Alabama/Georgia Chapter
Publications and lectures
Speaker, “Module 1: H-1B Basics: Introduction and Overview.” AILA University H-1B Online Course, 15 October 2021.
Author, “Gaining Experience through Unconventional Means.” AILA, 1 June 2018.
