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When Emily works with a new client, she begins by identifying the ideal immigration experience her client wishes to achieve—an experience that is as unique as the client’s business objectives, culture and challenges. She then builds backward from that vision, reverse engineering a bespoke immigration program out of the multiplicity of services Fragomen offers—a program focused on delivering an innovative, frustration-free customer experience.

Emily’s approach fashions unexpected avenues for service by combining Fragomen’s renowned mainline immigration offerings with the firm’s lesser-known capabilities; examples include a white-glove program drawing on Fragomen’s technology and multilingual professionals to help non-English speaking foreign nationals move seamlessly through an otherwise daunting business travel experience. Her ability to identify blind spots and compliance risks in existing programs—often inferred, forensically, from seemingly unrelated program data—is an added benefit. The result: top-tier immigration services that turn challenges into innovative solutions and uncover surprising sources of value for the client while delivering best in class client service.

This focus on the client’s vision makes her an ideal counselor not only for established immigration programs of all sizes but also for companies in novel, rapid-growth industries where immigration policy is still evolving; she has demonstrated value to players in the emerging industries of space tourism and aerospace transportation, for example.

Companies in traditional sectors, including the e-commerce, entertainment and financial services industries, rely on her ability to master standard industry practices and policies—and break with them when advantageous—along with her ability to create operational efficiencies that improve the customer experience for clients and their employees alike.

Emily’s experience before Fragomen informs her work to this day. She gathered invaluable practical insights into the immigration system as a Supervisory Asylum Officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); she also instructed students in the theory of immigration law and appellate advocacy as an adjunct professor at the Pepperdine University School of Law.

Emily is dedicated to pro bono service. She has worked as a pro bono attorney for Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), the preeminent international nongovernmental organization devoted to the protection of unaccompanied and separated children. She also worked on asylum applications for Afghan refugees under the auspices of the International Institute of Los Angeles, which provides legal services for Afghan humanitarian parolees, SIV applicants, asylum seekers and asylees.

Emily speaks English and Spanish.

Companies in traditional sectors, including the e-commerce, entertainment and financial services industries, rely on her ability to master standard industry practices and policies—and break with them when advantageous—along with her ability to create operational efficiencies that improve the customer experience for clients and their employees alike.

Emily’s experience before Fragomen informs her work to this day. She gathered invaluable practical insights into the immigration system as a Supervisory Asylum Officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); she also instructed students in the theory of immigration law and appellate advocacy as an adjunct professor at the Pepperdine University School of Law.

Emily is dedicated to pro bono service. She has worked as a pro bono attorney for Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), the preeminent international nongovernmental organization devoted to the protection of unaccompanied and separated children. She also worked on asylum applications for Afghan refugees under the auspices of the International Institute of Los Angeles, which provides legal services for Afghan humanitarian parolees, SIV applicants, asylum seekers and asylees.

Emily speaks English and Spanish.

Education

  • Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 2005
  • Sewanee: The University of the South, B.A., 2002

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Admissions

Bar Admissions: California

Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law

Awards

Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2023-2025

Listed in Best Lawyers in Southern California, 2023

Listed in Chambers USA, 2021-2023

Named to The American Lawyers’ West Trailblazers, 2022

Named to the Order of Barristers, 2005

Professional accomplishments

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member, Executive Committee (Immigration), Los Angeles County Bar Association

Asylum Division Liaison, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Southern California Chapter (2017-2018)

LGBT Liaison, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Southern California Chapter (2018-2019)

Preceptor, Pepperdine University School of Law (2018-2019)

Publications and lectures

Speaker, “Nuts & Bolts of Business Immigration: H-1B and the Shifting Political Landscape.” Beverly Hills Bar Association, Webinar, 18 March 2025.

Speaker, “Immigration Breakfast Briefing.” Fragomen, Los Angeles, CA, 5 March 2025.

Speaker, “Preparing for a Second Trump Administration.” Los Angeles County Bar Association, Webinar, 3 December 2024.

Speaker, “Navigating the New Terrain: H1B Filing Changes and Alternative Visa Paths.” Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1 May 2024.

Speaker, “Nonimmigrant Visa Applications: Overcoming challenges and preparing for the future.” MyLawCLE and Federal Bar Association, Webinar, 11 April 2024.

Co-author, “Securing Foreign Talent in the Trump Era.” Middle Market Growth, The Official Publication of ACG, March/April 2019.

Panelist, “Legal Ethics: Empower your Immigration Practice.” Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles, California, Oct. 25, 2018.

Presenter, “Appeals and Motions for Business Immigration.” AILA Southern California Winter/Spring CLE, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2018.

Contributor, “Lawyers May Need to Include More Information in Asylum Petitions.” Daily Journal, 21 March 2018.

Contributor, “Lawyers May Charge More for Contracted Out H-1B Visa Holders.” Daily Journal, 26 Feb. 2018.

Co-author, “Finding Tech Talent: Hiring International Students from US Universities.” Los Angeles Business Journal, 29 Aug. 2016.

Presenter, “Asylum Panel.” Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California, April 2016.

Emily’s insights

March 18, 2025 | Webinar

Nuts & Bolts of Business Immigration: H-1B and the Shifting Political LandscapeRead more

March 5, 2025 | Meeting

Immigration Breakfast Briefing Hosted by Fragomen Los AngelesRead more

August 19, 2024 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more
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Emily’s insights

March 18, 2025 | Webinar

Nuts & Bolts of Business Immigration: H-1B and the Shifting Political LandscapeRead more

March 5, 2025 | Meeting

Immigration Breakfast Briefing Hosted by Fragomen Los AngelesRead more

August 19, 2024 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more
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Emily’s insights

March 18, 2025 | Webinar

Nuts & Bolts of Business Immigration: H-1B and the Shifting Political LandscapeRead more

March 5, 2025 | Meeting

Immigration Breakfast Briefing Hosted by Fragomen Los AngelesRead more

August 19, 2024 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more
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United States

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Emily’s insights

March 18, 2025 | Webinar

Nuts & Bolts of Business Immigration: H-1B and the Shifting Political LandscapeRead more

March 5, 2025 | Meeting

Immigration Breakfast Briefing Hosted by Fragomen Los AngelesRead more

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Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more
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Emily’s insights

March 18, 2025 | Webinar

Nuts & Bolts of Business Immigration: H-1B and the Shifting Political LandscapeRead more

March 5, 2025 | Meeting

Immigration Breakfast Briefing Hosted by Fragomen Los AngelesRead more

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Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more
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Los Angeles CA 90071

United States

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Nuts & Bolts of Business Immigration: H-1B and the Shifting Political LandscapeRead more

March 5, 2025 | Meeting

Immigration Breakfast Briefing Hosted by Fragomen Los AngelesRead more

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