Overview

Susan is an immigration attorney counseling individual and corporate clients across all areas of U.S. immigration law, including employment-based and family-based petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing, naturalization, and Form I-9 and E-Verify compliance. On the corporate side, Susan develops compliance policies, conducts Form I-9 audits, and represents clients in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigations — from responding to Notices of Inspection to negotiating sanctions with ICE officers. She has broad experience counseling employers on temporary work visa sponsorship, as well as PERM labor certifications and green card petitions for managers, executives, specialists, and extraordinary ability personnel.

Susan is an immigration attorney counseling individual and corporate clients across all areas of U.S. immigration law, including employment-based and family-based petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing, naturalization, and Form I-9 and E-Verify compliance. On the corporate side, Susan develops compliance policies, conducts Form I-9 audits, and represents clients in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigations — from responding to Notices of Inspection to negotiating sanctions with ICE officers. She has broad experience counseling employers on temporary work visa sponsorship, as well as PERM labor certifications and green card petitions for managers, executives, specialists, and extraordinary ability personnel.

Top areas of focus

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 2008-present
  • Founding member, State Bar of Texas Section on Immigration and Nationality Law, 2009-present
  • iCan Bike Houston, 2023-present
    • Host, Summer Bike Camps for Children with Disabilities, 2023-present
  • Steel Magnolia Moms, non-profit for support of mothers to children with special needs, 2022-present

Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, J.D., 2007
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A., cum laude, 2004

Bar Admissions

  • Texas