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I am the founding member of Sumner Immigration Law. I have focused exclusively on immigration law since starting my practice. I focus on a wide range of employment-based and family-based visas and petitions, including H-1B, L-1, O-1, P, TN, E-1/E-2 and other non-immigrant petitions.
I also manage the permanent residence process, and pride myself on doing so in the most efficient and effective ways possible.
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Acquired: 2005
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7229 Forest Ave, Suite 103, Richmond, VA, 23226
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Posted by Sharief | February 22, 2012 | Immigration
Best lawyer i have encountered so far
after working with emily i found out emily is extremly responsive and she truly understands importance of the immigration . just to give an example if there any simple question i have if i drop an e-mail usually i will get the response within the same hour.
Posted by Sridhar | January 09, 2012 | Immigration
Excellent Immigration Attorney
Emily Sumner helped me with my Green Card process and I would say she is the best. She has a very good understanding of the immigration matters, given a problem she gives a detailed explanation of different solutions. The best part with her is she responds to our emails within a day. If someone is l...
Posted by avanti | December 18, 2011 | Immigration
Excellent counsel on immigration related matters
Emily Sumner has been my legal counsel since 2006 when she handled a somewhat complicated turn of events related to my change of status from HOB-J1. This was a matter in which we had hours to act rather than days, in order for me to avoid having to leave and reenter the country and Emily’s competen...
Posted by Deepa | December 13, 2011 | Immigration
Excellent immigration lawyer
I hired Emily while she was working at Challa Law to file my permanent residency application under EB-1A category. She worked with me patiently through various stages of the process. She helped and guided me through every step, from writing reference letters to responding to USCIS queries. My I-140 a...
Posted by Kumar.S | December 06, 2011 | Immigration
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I have been thru various immigration processes with several attorneys and finally got under the valuable umbrella of Emily, she represented my H1 transfer, 7th year H1 extension, Perm Process & I-140. Through all these process she was informative and provided me the options which were in my best inte...
"Emily is an excellent immigration attorney. She is a zealous advocate for her clients and highly respected in the legal community."
"I've referred a few clients to Emily and would not hesitate to do so again in the future. Both described their experience as very positive and Emily as extremely knowledgeable and professional."
"Emily is extremely knowledgeable in the area of immigration. When you meet with her, you realize quickly that she has her finger on the pulse of immigration laws and where these laws may be headed in the future. Immigration is such a highly technical area compared to other legal concentrations and Emily is a lawyer who is not going to overlook the various nuances. As someone who knows her personally, I can say that she is committed to her clients' success. An extremely dedicated and smart attorney."
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2005 - 2011
Immigration Attorney, Challa Law Offices
1999 - 2002
Immigration Paralegal, The MacKenzie Law Firm
2007 - Present
I Have a Dream Foundation RichmondImmigration Counsel (pro bono)
2005 - Present
Virginia Bar AssociationMember
2002 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association
2009 - 2012
Virginia Latinos in Higher Education NetworkMembership Chair
2009 - 2011
Immigrant Outreach Committee (Virginia State Bar)Co-Chair
2005 - 2012
Virginia Hispanich Chamber of CommerceMembership Committee
2005
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2002
BA
2013
Pathways to Permanent Residency
2013
Deferred Action: Considerations for Conscientious Colleges & Universities
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