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Janora is a Partner in the firm’s Atlanta office, and has a wide and extensive array of experience in corporate and family-based immigration. Focusing on compliance and maximizing efficiency, she provides strategic legal counsel to clients across all industries and cross-sectors in connection with corporate immigration to include corporate restructuring, I-9 compliance, lawful permanent residence, naturalization, nonimmigrant visas, and consular processes. Janora initially joined Fragomen as a Summer Associate with the firm's New York office and after graduating law school, joined as an Associate. Janora provided pro bono assistance to unaccompanied minors and their families at the detention center in Dilley, Texas. |
Janora speaks English and German.
Education
Brooklyn Law School | J.D., 2008, cum laude
University of Southern Mississippi | B.A., 2002, magna cum laude
Awards
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2020 to 2021
Professional Accomplishments / Memberships
Bar Admissions: New York, Georgia
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Board of Governors, AILA National (2020-present)
Chair, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter (2020-present)
Co-Chair and Member, Conference Planning Committee, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter
Co-Host, Beyond the Border, WCEG Talk Radio (2016-present)
Board Member, Our House, Atlanta, GA
Former Vice-Chair, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter (2018-2020)
Former Chair, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) AILA Liaison Committee, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter
Former Vice Chair, CBP AILA Liaison Committee, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter
Former Committee Member, Distance Learning Committee, AILA National
Former Committee Member, Nebraska Service Center (NSC) Liaison Committee, AILA National
Former Treasurer, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter (2017-18)
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Obtained approvals for nonimmigrant visas (including L-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-1/E-2, E-3, B-1, and J-1 visa petitions), permanent residence, including labor certifications (PERM), and multinational manager, extraordinary ability and outstanding researcher immigrant petitions. Provided advice on consular processing and adjustment of status applications, naturalization, I-9 and LCA compliances, and the immigration aspects of corporate restructuring. Guided clients through all aspects of family-based permanent residence applications. |
Represented clients at immigration interviews in connection with naturalization and lawful permanent residence.
Publications and Lectures
Speaker, “Covid 19: Local Practice Updates & Hot Topics.” Georgia-Alabama AILA Chapter Annual Conference, June 2020.
Speaker, “Immigration Law – The New Normal & Immigration Litigation Strategies to Combat USCIS Delay and Denial.” Georgia-Alabama AILA Chapter Annual Conference, March 2020.
Speaker, “Business Immigration 101: Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Practicing.” AILA National Conference on Immigration Law, Orlando, Florida, June 2019.
Speaker, “Navigating Ethical Obligations in a Changing Business Environment.” GA-AL AILA Chapter Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2019.
Speaker, “Employment-Based Green Cards - Focus on PERM.” ICLE: State Bar Series, Atlanta, Georgia, January 2019.
Speaker, “Getting USCIS to Say 'Yes' After the RFE.” AILA National Midwinter Conference on Immigration Law, Indian Wells, California, January 2019.
Speaker, “Anatomy of an L-1: Practical Preparation Tips.” AILA National Conference on Immigration Law, San Francisco, California, June 2018.
Speaker, “HOW Session: Prevailing Wage Determinations.” GA-AL AILA Chapter Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2018.
Presenter, “Business Immigration Hot Topics: Best Practices and Current Trends.” Association of Corporate Counsel Deep Dive Luncheon, Dunwoody, Georgia, November 17, 2017.
Author, “Employing Foreign Graduates: What Companies Should Know.” Global Atlanta, 20 November 2017.
Speaker, “Trends in L-1 Adjudication.” AILA California Chapter Conference on Immigration Law, Los Angeles, California, October 2017.
Speaker, “Tricky LCA and PERM Issues for a Mobile Workforce.” AILA National Conference on Immigration Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2017.
Speaker, “The Latest Issues with High Scrutiny Consular Posts.” Teleconference, AILA Telephone Conference Series, May 2017.
Speaker, “Update from Customs and Border Protection.” Spinning the Hits! Recording Award Winning Immigration Strategies, GA-AL AILA Chapter Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2017.
Speaker, “Climbing the Visa Ladder: Moving to a Higher Immigrant Visa Category.” AILA National Conference on Immigration Law, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2016.
Speaker, “To H-1B or Not to H-1B: Alternatives When the H-1B Cap is Met.” Lights, Camera, Action—How to Produce Award Winning Immigration Cases, GA-AL AILA Chapter Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2016.
Co-Author, “An Immigration Year-End Review.” Global Atlanta, 6 January 2016.
Speaker, “H-1B Visas—Within Our Grasp, but Often Out of Reach.” AILA National Conference on Immigration Law, National Harbor, Maryland, June 2015.
Speaker, “Update from Customs and Border Protection.” A Brave New World—Facing Challenges in the New Immigration Landscape, GA-AL AILA Chapter Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2015.
Speaker, “Employment-based Immigrant Visas - Part II (Alien Labor Certification Application).” AILA Fundamentals of Immigration Law Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2014.