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Michelle Shepard
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- English
Contact information
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
100 High St, 3rd Floor
Boston MA 02110
United States
Michelle, Counsel at Fragomen’s Boston office, has more than 12 years of immigration experience, including with nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions, Requests for Evidence and other nonimmigrant visa related filings (Denials, NOIR, NOID, 221(g)), H-1B and AC21 matters.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Michelle was a Partner at an immigration law firm in Boston, where she managed the immigrant visa team. She assisted clients permanent residency strategy and family-based green card processing, including marriage-based and immediate-relative based filings. Michelle also previously managed her prior firm’s nonimmigrant visa department, including all aspects of H-1B, L-1, TN, E-3 and B-1 matters, among others. She worked with corporate clients to help them grow their businesses by ensuring their employees and employees’ families had the necessary visa strategy in place.
During law school, Michelle wrote for and was published in the New England Journal of International and Comparative Law.
Education
- New England Law - Boston, J.D., 2012
- Johnson and Wales University, B.S., 2009
More from Michelle
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Massachusetts, Georgia
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2026
Listed in Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star,” 2020-2022
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Treasurer, AILA New England Chapter, 2023-2024
Member, AILA New England Chapter
Member, Law Student Liaison Committee, AILA New England Chapter
Member, Conference Planning Committee, AILA New England Chapter
Member, New England ProVisors
Publications and lectures
Speaker, “Life After Graduation: Immigration 101.” Fragomen and Interstride, Webinar, 12 February 2025.
Speaker, “Introductions, FDNS Site Visits, and RFE/Notice Expectations as a Result of the FY2024 CAP.” ITServe Alliance, Webinar, 10 May 2023.
Speaker, “Compliance Audits and Immigration Updates.” ITServe Alliance New England Chapter, 22 March 2023.
Michelle’s insights
August 21, 2025 | Awards
February 12, 2025 | Webinar
