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Kathleen Christine Gasparian
About Kathleen
Biography
Kathleen is the founder of Gasparian Spivey Immigration a boutique immigration law firm in New Orleans. She is active in the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association (AILA) and NAFSA (Association of International Educators). She has served as the Chair and Treasurer of AILA’s Mid-South Chapter, and as the chair of AILA’s national liaison committee to the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and as a Regulatory Ombudsperson for Scholar Issues for NAFSA Region III. She serves on the Board for the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and as an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Loyola University, New Orleans and at Tulane University. Kathleen has authored and co-authored a number of articles on immigration including “An Immigration Primer for Primary and Secondary Schools” in The Admissions Review, and “Adjustment of Status for the Atypical Entrant” in the 2012 Immigration Practice Pointers, published by AILA. Gambit, the alternative weekly in New Orleans, named her one of its “40 under 40” for her success as an attorney. In 2014, she founded a program to match immigrant children with pro bono legal representation - PB&J: Pro Bono and Juveniles, and she was recognized by Super Laywers, the Louisiana State Bar Association, and the National Organization for Women for her efforts.
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Licensed in Louisiana for 23 years
State: Louisiana
Acquired: 2002
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Gasparian Spivey Immigration
1915 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70113
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Kathleen Christine Gasparian's Reviews
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Posted by anonymous | March 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney
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Best lawyer you can find
I am a extremely organized and a detail person. I really can not think of one negative thing towards Kathleen's professionalism and experience handling my wife's case. She explains everything in very common language without pushing to get you off the phone. Our case was tough and required a lot of ...
Posted by Sam M | February 14, 2020 | Hired Attorney
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The best immigration atthorney. Period.
Kathleen help me and my family with very complex immigration case all the way to citizenship. Highly recommended.
Posted by anonymous | April 3, 2019 | Hired Attorney
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Highly Recommended Lawyer
Kathleen Gasparian is a miracle worker and is the best lawyer I have ever worked with. She helped me to get a H1B application from F1 status even though there were many gray areas that other lawyers could not figure out and I thought was impossible. She knows the law inside and out and is very knowle...
Posted by Micene | March 1, 2019 | Hired Attorney
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Professional and Courteous
Over the years (H1, Green Card, Naturalization), I have been lucky to have benefited from Kathleen Gasparian's advice and support. She - and other attorneys on the Ware | Immigration team including Elaine Kimbrell, Samantha Hechtman and paralegals Julie Herzog and Yolanda Fortuné - guided me every s...
Posted by Ernesto | September 27, 2018 | Hired Attorney
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Exceptional and Excellente!!
MUCHAS GRACIAS!!. Thank you so much to Kathleen Gasparian and Leah Spivey. They helped us big time with my wife's permanent residency through marriage application. The process went very professionally as they provided prompt and detailed answers to all of our questions and guided us every step of the...
Kathleen Christine Gasparian's Lawyer Endorsements
"If I have any client with an immigration issue, I don't even pause before sending them to Kathleen. Her wealth of knowledge and experience, aggressive approach to her cases, and direct style of communication has left every one of my clients immensely satisfied. I can't recommend her enough."
"I've known Kathleen since law school. I have referred many clients to her over the years, and always had wonderful reports on service that my clients received from Kathleen. In fact, recommending another client to her today!"
"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Gasparian is one of the benchmark immigration practitioners in the south. Ms. Gasparian deftly handles immigration matters while maintaining a practical, realistic approach and explanation with her clients. A true leader in her field."
"I endorse this lawyer."
"I absolutely endorse this attorney. We worked together on a complicated criminal/immigration matter, wherein I served as the client's primary criminal attorney. Thanks to Ms. Gasparian, I was able to properly advise my client and work towards resolving the criminal litigation. I was unclear on the immigration aspects of the offense, and she lit the way for my client and I to best handle his case. I would, without hesitation, rely on Ms. Gasparian for any criminal/immigration issues."
"I endorse this lawyer."
Experience
Honors
2016
Public Service Award, Gillis Long Poverty Law Center
2015
Childrens' Law Award, Louisiana State Bar Association
2015
Top Lawyer, New Orleans Magazine
2015
Outstanding Service Award, Nafsa, Region III
2014
Pro Bono Award, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Founder, Gasparian Immigration
2015 - 2016
Adjunct Professor, Tulane University School of Law
2013 - 2016
Adjunct Professor - Immigration law, Loyola University New Orleans, School of Law
2012 - 2015
Partner, Ware|Gasparian, LLC
2004 - 2012
Managing Attorney, David Ware & Associates, LLC
2003 - 2004
Attorney, Burgos & Evans, LLC
2002 - 2003
Law Clerk, Attorney General's Honors Program, Executive Office for Immigration Review
2001 - 2002
Paralegal/Law Clerk, Burgos & Evans, LLC
1997 - 2000
Office of International Student Affairs, Loyola University
Associations
2012 - Present
New Orleans Chapter, Federal Bar AssociationBoard of Directors
American Immigration Lawyers Association, New Orleans Executive Office of Immigration Review
Liaison
2010 - 2014
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember of EOIR Liaison Committee
2008 - 2010
American Immigration Lawyers Association (MidSouth chapter)Chair
2007 - 2007
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Mid-South Chapter)Vice-Chair
2006 - 2008
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Mid-South Chapter)Treasurer
Education
2002
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1995
Loyola University New Orleans
B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2011
Sterling Education Services, New Orleans, LA
Immigration for Employers
2011
NAFSA National Conference
Close Encounters with the Department of Homeland Security
2011
NAFSA LA State Meeting
Regulatory Update
2011
NAFSA LA State
H-1B Master Class
2011
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
Careers in Immigration Law
2011
Law Review CLE
Criminal Attorneys and Immigration Consequences for Non-Citizen Clients
2011
LA TESOL Annual Conference
Immigration Update
2011
Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Seminar
How to Present an EOIR-42B Cancellation for Certain Nonpermanent Residents Case before the Immigration Judge
2011
Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Seminar
Updates and Emerging Issues in TPS and NACARA
2011
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Show me the money: Best practices for getting paid
2011
AILA National Conference
Relief from Removal: What Relief Exists and How Does the Client Get It?
2011
AILA Mid-South Conference
Adjustment of Status vs. Consular Processing
2011
AILA Audio Seminar
The Material Support and Persecutor of Others Bars
2011
AILA Audio Seminar
Making the Right MOVE: Using Motions to Win Your Case
2010
Sterling Education Services, Pensacola, FL
Immigration for Employers
2010
Sterling Education Services, Mobile, AL
Immigration for Employers
2010
NAFSA Region III
Close Encounters of the Agency Kind
2010
NAFSA Louisiana State Meeting
PERM and Prevailing Wage
2010
NAFSA Louisiana State Meeting
Regulation Update
2010
Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Seminar
Who is Eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)?”
2010
Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Seminar
Adjustment of Status & Waivers of Inadmissibility before USCIS & EOIR
2010
Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Seminar
The Immigration Court Practice Manual
2010
AILA Mid-South Conference
Immigration Court 101
2010
AILA Mid-South Annual Conference
Immigration Court 101
2010
AILA Mid-South Annual Conference
USCIS Government Panel – USCIS
2009
Sterling Education Services, Baton Rouge, LA
Immigration for Employers
2009
National Center for Refugee & Immigrant Children Seminar
Court Procedures and EOIR Information
2008
Sterling Education Services, Pensacola, FL
Immigration for Employers
2008
Sterling Education Services, Mobile, AL
Immigration for Employers: Construction Law
2008
Sterling Education Services, Jackson, MS
Immigration for Employers: Construction Law
2008
Sterling Education Services, Biloxi, MS
Immigration for Employers: Construction Law
2008
NAFSA Region VII
I-9 Overview and Issues
2008
Lorman Education Services
Immigration Law and Employer Compliance
2008
Immigration Law Seminar
Working Under the Table
2008
AILA Mid-South Annual Conference
USCIS Government Panel – USCIS
2007
NAFSA Arkansas State Meeting
Illegal! Strategies for Out of Status and Undocumented Students
2007
NAFSA Arkansas State Meeting
Immigration Update
2007
2007 State of Florida Human Resources Conference
Employing Foreign Nationals: Immigration Issues, Procedures and Policy Considerations
2006
Loyola University
LSCE panel on Immigrant Labor
Languages
English