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Leading Fragomen's Atlanta office, Janora provides strategic business counsel to clients at the intersection of immigration policy and employment law.

Her clientele comprises a remarkable variety of companies, ranging from Fragomen’s largest clients to both mid- and small-sized businesses across a wide variety of industries and cross-sectors.

This diverse portfolio inspires Janora’s focus on mission-critical workflow. Drawing on a decade and a half of experience, she collaborates with clients by learning about their desired approach to immigration, identifies inefficient or redundant processes in their immigration programs, and then streamlines them, or, if need be, eliminates them.

This approach lowers costs and reduces the time and resources required for case preparation while creating a more seamless employee experience. Her clients are freed up to focus time and energy on their core missions.

A clear communicator with a knack for explaining difficult concepts and process points, she appreciates that there is no one-size-fits-all approach. She simplifies complex immigration laws and policies for her clients and is passionate about developing unique solutions to their immigration challenges. This tenacity serves as the foundation for her work as a client advocate. She empowers them to respond quickly and flexibly to expected and unexpected events, including merger and acquisition transactions, increases or reductions in their workforce, strikes, increased visa processing times and global pandemics.

The loyalty of her clients—many of whom have worked with her for more than a decade—is a direct result of her holistic understanding of their business objectives and employee culture. She listens to her clients and partners with them to develop processes and solutions that meet their unique and specific immigration program needs.

Janora serves on the boards of, as well as works with, nonprofit organizations that are dedicated to providing pro bono services to victims of violence and trafficking as well as to stopping the cycle of homelessness. She is also an active member, at the local and national levels, of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is routinely invited by a diverse array of organizations nationwide to speak on business-immigration topics.

Janora speaks English and German.

This approach lowers costs and reduces the time and resources required for case preparation while creating a more seamless employee experience. Her clients are freed up to focus time and energy on their core missions.

A clear communicator with a knack for explaining difficult concepts and process points, she appreciates that there is no one-size-fits-all approach. She simplifies complex immigration laws and policies for her clients and is passionate about developing unique solutions to their immigration challenges. This tenacity serves as the foundation for her work as a client advocate. She empowers them to respond quickly and flexibly to expected and unexpected events, including merger and acquisition transactions, increases or reductions in their workforce, strikes, increased visa processing times and global pandemics.

The loyalty of her clients—many of whom have worked with her for more than a decade—is a direct result of her holistic understanding of their business objectives and employee culture. She listens to her clients and partners with them to develop processes and solutions that meet their unique and specific immigration program needs.

Janora serves on the boards of, as well as works with, nonprofit organizations that are dedicated to providing pro bono services to victims of violence and trafficking as well as to stopping the cycle of homelessness. She is also an active member, at the local and national levels, of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is routinely invited by a diverse array of organizations nationwide to speak on business-immigration topics.

Janora speaks English and German.

Education

  • Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude , 2008
  • University of Southern Mississippi, B.A., magna cum laude , 2002

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Admissions

Bar Admissions: New York, Georgia

Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law

Awards

Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2020 to 2026

Listed in Chambers USA, 2021 to 2025

Professional accomplishments

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Member, Gala Planning Committee, Our House, Atlanta, GA (2018-present)

Board of Governors, AILA National (2020-2021)

Immediate Past Chair, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter (2021-2022)

Former Chair, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter (2020-2021)

Former Member, Member Engagement Committee, AILA National (2020-2022)

Co-Chair and Member, Conference Planning Committee, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter (2016-2018)

Co-Host, Beyond the Border, WCEG Talk Radio (2016-2021)

Former Executive Committee & Board Member, Our House, Atlanta, GA (2016-2022)

Former Board Member, Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network (GAIN), Atlanta, GA

Former Committee Member, Mid-Year Conference Planning Committee, AILA National (2019)

Former Vice-Chair, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter (2019-2020)

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)

Experience

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, “Navigating the Shifting U.S. Landscape: Solutions for Immigration, Relocation, and Tax in a Global Workforce.” Fragomen, Atlanta, GA, 18 June 2025.

Speaker, “I-140/Adjustment of Status Challenges in Fiscal Year 2023 and Beyond!” AILA Midwinter Conference & Webcast, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 20 January 2023.

Speaker, “’I Didn’t Know I Could Do That!’ Creative and Cautionary Uses of the B-1 Visa.” AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Virtual, 9 June 2021.

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.

Janora L.’s insights

August 21, 2025 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more

June 18, 2025 | Meeting

Navigating the Shifting U.S. Landscape: Solutions for Immigration, Relocation, and Tax in a Global WorkforceRead more

June 6, 2025 | Fragomen news

Fragomen Ranked in Chambers USA 2025Read more
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August 21, 2025 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more

June 18, 2025 | Meeting

Navigating the Shifting U.S. Landscape: Solutions for Immigration, Relocation, and Tax in a Global WorkforceRead more

June 6, 2025 | Fragomen news

Fragomen Ranked in Chambers USA 2025Read more
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August 21, 2025 | Awards

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June 18, 2025 | Meeting

Navigating the Shifting U.S. Landscape: Solutions for Immigration, Relocation, and Tax in a Global WorkforceRead more

June 6, 2025 | Fragomen news

Fragomen Ranked in Chambers USA 2025Read more
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August 21, 2025 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more

June 18, 2025 | Meeting

Navigating the Shifting U.S. Landscape: Solutions for Immigration, Relocation, and Tax in a Global WorkforceRead more

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August 21, 2025 | Awards

Fragomen Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America™Read more

June 18, 2025 | Meeting

Navigating the Shifting U.S. Landscape: Solutions for Immigration, Relocation, and Tax in a Global WorkforceRead more

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