Michelle A. White

Deeply immersed in immigration law, Michelle White counsels employers with their global workforce needs. She brings clarity and precision to what can be a perplexing visa petition system for domestic employers. Always putting the client’s needs first, Michelle applies her problem-solving capability to overcome delays and denials in the immigration process.

With more than 12 years’ experience in immigration law, Michelle demonstrates high-level proficiency in these areas:

• Employment-based visa petitions – Advocates at every level for employers who seek to hire foreign nationals in the United States, advising clients on new hires, possible immigration issues and unique strategies to help ensure success in the current immigration climate
• Extraordinary ability petitions and national interest visa waivers – Advises and completes required documents for nonimmigrant and immigrant employees who perform work in U.S. national interest or possess exceptional skills in underserved sectors of the economy, culture or education. She brings a unique approach to filing extraordinary ability and outstanding researcher petitions for executives, scholars, physicians, researchers, athletes and others with unique knowledge and skills
• Green card counsel – Guides employers through the lengthy permanent resident card application process when they sponsor immigrant workers for what are commonly referred to as green cards

Much of Michelle’s career has focused on work with hospitals and universities that require visa approval for doctors and researchers. She handles a significant number of waivers each year for physicians/researchers and fully understands special requirements for their petitions.

Clients look to Michelle for her distinctive strength in the management of multiple projects and legal professionals. Her leadership continuously moves immigration processes forward while appropriately setting clear expectations, and her insightful legal knowledge nearly always achieves successful outcomes. She and her team maintain a high level of responsiveness, with a rapid turnaround on questions and requests.