Profil
Kristen T. Burke focuses her practice on corporate immigration matters, including visa petitions, I-9 compliance, and applications for submission to various U.S. governmental agencies, such as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Department of Labor.
Kompetencje
Doświadczenie
- Represent multinational corporations (particularly in the energy, technology and banking sectors), transferring employees to the United States and companies hiring foreign nationals to work in the United States.
- Advise on regulations for foreign nationals working offshore in the Outer Continental Shelf.
- Advise on establishment of company programs and managing the transition of new clients.
- Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law
- Judicial Law Intern, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review – Immigration Court, Summer 1998
Sukcesy i wyróżnienia
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Immigration Law, 2016-2025
- Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Labor and Employment - Immigration, 2021
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," 2008-2014
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Member, Forum for Expatriate Management
- Member, Houston Bar Association
- Member, Houston International HR Roundtable
- Pro Bono Attorney for Unaccompanied Minors (foreign-born children in the United States without parents or legal guardians)
- Volunteer, Girl Scouts of the USA
Kwalifikacje
Wykształcenie
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J.D., The University of Texas School of Law
- Member, Texas International Law Journal
- B.A., Trinity University
Staże
- Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review – Immigration Court, Attorney General’s Honor Program, September 1999-September 2000
Posiadane uprawnienia
- Texas
Notatki Prasowe, analizy i wydarzenia
Kristen is a contributor to the Inside Business Immigration Blog 