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Crystal is a Senior Associate at Fragomen’s San Francisco office, where she provides a wide range of inbound U.S. immigration services to corporate clients, including assistance with nonimmigrant visas, PERM, permanent residence and citizenship. She also represents high net worth individuals, including EB-5 investors, as part of the firm’s Private Client Practice Group.

Prior to joining Fragomen, Crystal represented clients in matters related to nonimmigrant visas, family-based immigration and removal defense. She also assisted clients with asylum, U visa and criminal waiver cases through the University of Minnesota Law School’s Detainee Rights Clinic.

Crystal speaks English and Mandarin Chinese.

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2015
  • Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, M.A., 2011
  • Westmont College, B.A., 2008

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Bar Admissions: New York, Minnesota

Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law

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Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

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