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Fred J. Porter
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- English
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
11 Stanwix St. Suite 1150
Pittsburgh PA 15222
United States
Fred is an Associate at Fragomen’s Pittsburgh office, where he advises business organizations on a variety of employment-based U.S. immigration matters. He works closely with corporate HR departments to assist in the development, implementation and management of large-scale strategies for employing diverse populations of nonimmigrant and immigrant employees in compliance with U.S. immigration law. Fred works with multinational corporate clients in a variety of industries, including software and technology, manufacturing, apparel, food and beverage, higher education and entertainment/film/television, as well as smaller companies and individual petitioners.
Fred has nearly a decade of employment-based immigration experience in a variety of capacities. His practice includes a focus on EB-1A/O-1 “Extraordinary Ability” petitions, EB-1B “Outstanding Researcher/Professor” petitions and EB-2 National Interest Waivers. Prior to joining Fragomen, he practiced immigration law at a major Pittsburgh law firm and spent several years as a senior paralegal at a boutique immigration firm working with EB-1/NIW self-petitioners in STEM.
Fred has prepared and filed habeas corpus petitions for ICE detainees and related oral arguments before immigration judges on a pro bono basis.
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2023
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Highest Honors, 2016
More from Fred
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Pennsylvania
Court Admissions: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Professional accomplishments
Special Certifications:
Certificate in Arabic Language Study, The American University in Cairo, 2015
Memberships:
Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Publications and lectures
Author, “The Right Visa at the Right Time: Proposing a Targeted Special Immigrant Visa as a Flexible Tool for Practical Immigration Reform.” University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s Journal of Law and Commerce, Volume 41, No. 2, 13 July 2023.
