Associate
Mary Kate O'Connell
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Languages
- English
- Spanish
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
1101 15th St NW STE 700
Washington DC 20005
United States
Mary Kate is an Associate at Fragomen’s Washington, DC office and has been with Fragomen since 2015. She has extensive experience overseeing and handling a broad range of immigrant and nonimmigrant visa matters for clients of all sizes in the education, nonprofit, technology, e-commerce and finance sectors. Mary Kate regularly prepares, reviews and advises on H-1B, L-1, TN, E-3, O-1, O-2, EB-1, PERM, K-1, FBGC and adjustment of status cases, as well as Requests for Evidence. She has more than five years of experience managing corporate accounts at Fragomen, which has involved overseeing large foreign national populations, building strong client relationships and implementing streamlined processes for legal and client teams alike.
Mary Kate assisted with legal research for the Tahirih Justice Center on a pro bono basis throughout law school and has assisted with Temporary Protected Status clinics through The Office of New Americans of Miami-Dade.
Mary Kate speaks English and is proficient in Spanish.
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 2021
- The George Washington University, B.A., 2014
More from Mary
Admissions
Bar Admissions: District of Columbia
Court Admissions: District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Bar Association
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Publications and lectures
Author, “Closeted or Credible: How Misinterpretation of the Real ID Act Prevents Closeted LGBTQ+ Applicants from Establishing Credible Asylum Claims.” American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, Volume 28, Issue 2, Article 4, 2020.
