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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
100 High St, 3rd Floor
Boston MA 02110
United States
Sara is a Senior Associate at Fragomen’s Boston office. She is experienced in assisting clients with a wide range of employment-based immigration law matters, including options for both nonimmigrant visa and permanent residence sponsorship. She has worked with a range of clients, including individuals, start-ups and multinational corporations. In addition to her employment-based immigration work, Sara has experience with family-based immigration and actively participates in a variety of pro bono activities.
Sara is an active member of the New England Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and has served as an editor of the chapter’s annual conference course book since 2013.
Sara speaks English and Spanish.
Education
- Boston College Law School, J.D., 2008
- Boston College, B.A., magna cum laude , 2005
More from Sara M.
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Massachusetts
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Awards
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2025
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2022 to 2023
Listed in Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star,” 2015 to 2017
Professional accomplishments
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Experience
Represented clients before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).
Assisted with humanitarian relief work, including Temporary Protected Status (TPS) matters.
Designed and implemented TPS immigration legal workshops in response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Publications and lectures
Speaker, “Alternatives to the H-1B for STEM Graduates.” Interstride, Webinar, 4 October 2022.
Speaker, “U.S. Business Immigration Update – Spring 2022 ‘Positive Signs on the Horizon’.” Fragomen, Webinar, 30 March 2022.
Speaker, “Friday Fundamentals Series: Business Immigration 101.” Boston Bar Association, Webinar, 18 March 2022.
Co-editor, “Adjustment of Status for Beginning Practitioners.” In Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law, 341-357. United States: American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2013-2017. Print.
Speaker, “Ethics Overview for Immigration Practitioners.” Lecture, Immigration Law: MCLE BasicsPlus! Conference, Boston, MA, December 2015 and December 2016.
Speaker, “Family-Based Immigration Basics.” Lecture, Immigration Section of the Boston Bar Association (BBA), Boston, MA, June 2016.
Speaker, “Family-Based Immigration Overview.” Lecture, 15th Annual MCLE Family-Based Immigration Conference 2016, Boston, MA, April 2016.
Speaker, “Topic: Group Processing Workshops.” Lecture, Catholic Legal Immigration Network’s Advanced Immigration Program Management Training, Boston, MA, August 2010.
Speaker, “Topic: Haitian TPS.” Lecture, Catholic Legal Immigration Network’s 13th Annual Convening, New Orleans, LA, May 2010.
Sara M.’s insights
August 19, 2024 | Awards
October 31, 2023 | Webinar
August 22, 2022 | Awards