Associate
Carolyn F. Thompson
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- English
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
1 PPG Place, Suite 3100
Pittsburgh PA 15222
United States
Carolyn (Carrie) is an Associate at Fragomen’s Pittsburgh office, where she focuses on providing immigration services and counsel to employers across a range of industries, including financial services, engineering, manufacturing, performing arts, information technology and more. Her experience includes working with clients to obtain nonimmigrant employment-based visas such as E-2, H-1B, L-1, O-1 and TN, as well as EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 immigrant visa petitions. Carrie also partners with individuals pursuing employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, including EB-1A, EB-2/NIW, O-1 and more, as well as family-based visas. She is authorized to represent clients before the U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review.
During law school, Carrie served as Editor in Chief of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and was a law clerk for the Executive Office for Immigration Review at the U.S. Immigration Court in Denver, CO.
Carrie has advised clients on various humanitarian matters on a pro bono basis, including Temporary Protected Status, DACA, Humanitarian Parole, asylum and related matters.
Education
- University of Pittsburgh, J.D., magna cum laude, 2021
- Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2014
More from Carolyn
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Pennsylvania
Court Admissions: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Faculty Award for Excellence in Legal Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, May 2021
Outstanding Law Student Award, National Association of Women Lawyers, May 2021
Pro Bono Service Leadership Recognition Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, May 2021
Professional accomplishments
Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Publications and lectures
Panelist, “The Changing Immigration Landscape: What's Changing and What it Means For Your Program.” Greater Pittsburgh Relocation Council, Cranberry, PA, 10 April 2025.
