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Cheri Peterson-Ross
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- English
- Spanish
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
333 W Wacker Dr 15th Floor
Chicago IL 60606
United States
Cheri has been with Fragomen's Chicago office since June 2007. Before moving to Chicago, she was with Fragomen’s New York office from April 1998, where she led teams providing immigration services for Wall Street, domestic and international banks, and major auditing and consulting firms. Cheri currently represents corporate clients in the engine, research, and manufacturing industries and high-profile individual clients. She advises multinational corporations regarding the movement of professionals throughout the world, including temporary and permanent work visas and residency. She educates and coordinates activities between her clients’ offices of general counsel, procurement, human resources, recruitment, and global services to ensure efficiency, high-touch service, and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
Cheri has worked pro bono with Sanctuary for Families to provide victims of domestic violence with immigration counsel.
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1996
- University of Minnesota, B.A., 1992
More from Cheri
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Minnesota
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2024
Certificate of Distinction, Centro Legal, Inc.
Professional accomplishments
Board Member, Mitchel Hamline School of Law Alumni Association, October 2026 to Present
Member, American Bar Association
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Member and Sub-Committee Co-Chair, National Member Engagement Committee, AILA
Board Member, National Immigration Forum
Member, Society for Human Resource Management
Former Chair, Illinois Secretary of State Committee, AILA
Former Member, Charitable Causes and Program Planning Committees, Corporate Relocation Council
Former Member, Fragomen's Corporate Compliance Committee
Former Member, ICE Liaison Committee, AILA
Former Co-Chair, Department of Labor Liaison Committee, AILA
Former Member, Annual Fundraising Committee, American Immigration Law Foundation
Former Member, Labor & Employment Law Committee, New York City Bar Association
Former Co-Chair, Corporate Practice Committee, New York Chapter, AILA
Former Co-Chair, Essay Writing Contest Committee, New York Chapter, AILA
Former Member, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Intern, Centro Legal de la Raza, Cooperative legislative advocacy with Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, 1996
Legal Internship, Minneapolis Civil Rights Department, 1993
Publications and lectures
Speaker, “Setting Healthy, Ethical Boundaries with Your Clients Up Front (Ethics).” 2025 AILA National Conference, Denver, Colorado, 21 June 2025.
Author, “How to Set Healthy and Ethical Boundaries with Your Clients up Front.” AILA National Conference Publication, June 2025.
Discussion Leader, “Employment Based Client Management as a Solo or Small Practice.” 2025 AILA Midwest Regional Conference, 7 March 2025.
Author, “How to SAVE your Client from SAVE.” AILA National Conference Publication, June 2024.
Speaker, “How to Incorporate SAVE Support into your Practice.” 2024 AILA National Conference, Chicago Illinois, 12 June 2024.
Speaker, “Employment Based First Preference.” 2023 AILA Midwest Regional Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 3 March 2023.
Speaker, “H-1B Specialty Occupation.” 2013 AILA Chicago Chapter Conference, Chicago Illinois, 13 June 2013.
Discussion Leader, “Degree Equivalency Workshop: Winning (and Losing) Combinations,” 2009 AILA Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2009.
Speaker, Breakfast with the Experts, American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 2008.
Speaker, E-3 Seminar, Advance – Global Australian Professionals, October 2007.
Moderator, PERM 101, American Immigration Lawyers Association Seminar, New York Chapter, April 2007.
Moderator, PERM: Audits, American Immigration Lawyers Association Seminar, New York Chapter, September 2006
Author, “Glass Ceiling in City Government.” Minneapolis Civil Rights Department City Reports and Publications, August 1994.
Cheri’s insights
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