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Aileen is a Senior Associate and joined Fragomen as an Associate in our Santa Clara office in 2015. She has a wide range of experience representing corporate clients in various industries, including information technology, finance, and construction. Aileen works with clients to prepare various employment-based nonimmigrant petitions including TN visas, H-1B visas, L-1 visas and E-3 petitions, as well as employment-based I-140 immigrant petitions and adjustment of status applications. Her experience also includes supporting clients’ applications for naturalization, re-entry permits, B-2 visas, and various family-based immigration matters, and assisting them with consular processing requirements. 

Aileen interned at the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, where she provided assistance to immigrants working in Korea.

Education

  • Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 2010
  • University of California, San Diego, B.A., cum laude , 2006

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Bar Admissions: California

Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law

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Named to Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2021 to 2024

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Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Silicon Valley

Experience

Successfully responded to complex requests for evidence from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Department of Labor audits for PERM applications. 

Drafted PERM labor certification motions to reconsider.

Prepared DACA and I-601A provisional waiver applications. 

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Panelist, “Immigration Panel.” Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (KABANC), San Jose, CA, 7 August 2025.

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Citywealth Leaders List: Top 30 Immigration Advisors 2026 Recognises Four Fragomen Professionals

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Poland Immigration Strategy Director Tomasz Rogala comments on a draft regulation restricting work for citizens of Georgia, Colombia and Venezuela in Poland during visa-free stays.

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Citywealth Leaders List: Top 30 Immigration Advisors 2026 Recognises Four Fragomen Professionals

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Manager Quentin Pache outlines the main family reunification pathways available in Switzerland, highlighting key eligibility requirements, procedural deadlines and practical risks that frequently lead to delays or refusals. 

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