Associate
Maria D. Cabrales
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- English
- Spanish
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
1355 Peachtree St NE STE 900
Atlanta GA 30309
United States
Maria is an Associate at Fragomen's Atlanta office, where she provides strategic counsel to clients on the complete spectrum of U.S. immigration matters.
Maria’s clients range from small businesses to corporations and majority of her practice focuses on managing and facilitating immigration matters such as H-1B, TN, H-1B1, L-1A/L-1B, O-1, E-2, E-3 and PERM applications. Maria also has experience with filing less common nonimmigrant petitions, such as H-3, P-1B and O-2. She advises companies on I-9 compliance, E-Verify and immigration policies and has worked with individuals from various industries, including healthcare, science research and entrepreneurship to file their National Interest Waivers (NIW).
Prior to joining Fragomen, Maria worked at boutique business immigration law firms and a labor and employment firm in Chicago, IL, where she focused on startups and multinational companies in various sections such as consulting/staffing, I.T., nonprofits and the mining and agricultural industries.
Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 2019
- Saint Mary’s College, B.A., 2015
More from Maria
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Illinois
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Board of Directors, Chicagoland Immigrant Welcome Network
Member, Hispanic Lawyers’ Association of Illinois
New Member Chair, WINGS Program Inc. Associate Council
Experience
Successfully filed an E-2 with majority investments made by venture capitalists and angel investors.
Obtained an NIW for an actress.
Successfully filed an E-2 with less than $25,000 in investment.
Obtained an O-1B for a chef.
Prepared H-3s for cryptocurrency interns.
Filed blanket L-1B for repair technicians.
Obtained an individual L-1B for a conveyor belt specialist.
Drafted customized immigration corporate policies and claw back agreements.
Publications and lectures
Speaker, "Immigration Updates.” Bloomington/Normal Human Resource Council Law Update, Bloomington, IL, February 2025.
Speaker, "Immigration Updates.” AAIM Employment Law Update, Peoria, IL, September 2024.
Speaker, "Immigration 101.” AAIM Roundtables, Peoria, IL and Bloomington, IL, August 2024.
