Senior Associate
Justin Russo
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Languages
- English
- German
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
1355 Peachtree St NE STE 900
Atlanta GA 30309
United States
Justin is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Atlanta office where he provides strategic legal counsel and corporate immigration services including I-9 compliance, lawful permanent residence, naturalization, nonimmigrant visas and consular processes to clients across a wide variety of industries.
During law school, Justin was an intern with the Atlanta Immigration Court, the Department of Labor’s Office of the Solicitor, and the Georgia Supreme Court. He also helped to re-establish the Emory Immigration Law Society and served on the Emory Law Journal as Executive Online Editor, where he oversaw the launch of the Emory Law Journal Online.
Prior to law school, Justin gained experience in immigration law while working as a paralegal, as well as through a Fulbright Fellowship at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics, where he researched the impact of German citizenship law on the national identity of German-Turkish youth.
Justin speaks English and German.
Education
- Emory University, School of Law, J.D., with honors , 2014
- Bucknell University, B.A., cum laude , 2005
More from Justin
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Georgia
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Named to Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2023 to 2026
Order of the Coif, Emory University School of Law, 2014
Fulbright Student (Germany), United States Department of State, 2005 to 2006
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Former Chair, CBP Liaison Committee, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter, 2020-2022
Former Vice Chair, CBP Liaison Committee, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter, 2019-2020
Former Co-Chair, Citizenship Day Committee, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter, 2017
Publications and lectures
Panelist, “Labor Certification Checklist / WORKSHOP: PERM Recruitment.” 2022 AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter Annual Conference “Lawyers at Work: Building a Stronger Immigration Bar”, 24 March 2022.
Co-Author, “FY 2021 H-1B Season: Electronic Registration and What You Need to Know.” AILA Immigration Practice Pointers, 20 July 2020.
Panelist, “FY 2021 H-1B Season: Electronic Registration and What You Need to Know.” AILA, Webinar, 28 January 2020.
Panelist, “Best Practices in H-1B, I-140 and AOS.” 2020 AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter Conference, 17 January 2020.
Panelist, “Buttoning Up the H-1B - Strategizing for Success with H-1B Petitions.” 2019 AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter Conference, 14 February 2019.
Author, “Commentary: Crunched for Technical Labor? Many Employers Are Hiring Foreign STEM Grads.” Global Atlanta, 30 April 2018.
Co-Author, “Advice for US Employers Navigating the Current Immigration Climate.” Daily Report, 5 February 2018.
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