Jennifer Casey is a Partner at Kolko & Casey P.C., where she specializes in the field of U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Law.
Jennifer is licensed to practice law in both Colorado and Massachusetts. In 2006, Jennifer received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In 2011, Jennifer received her license to practice law in State of Colorado. Throughout her legal career, Jennifer has exclusively practiced immigration law.
Jennifer grew up in Denver, Colorado. She attended Denver South High School and the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2000, Jennifer received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies. After graduating from college, Jennifer worked as a fourth grade teacher in a bi-lingual classroom at John Amesse Elementary School in Denver. As a teacher, Jennifer worked closely with families who recently immigrated to the United States. It was her experience with these families that inspired her to attend law school and focus on immigration law.
In 2003, Jennifer moved to San Francisco, California to attend the University of California's Hastings College of Law. During law school, Jennifer was a judicial extern at the U.S. Immigration Court in San Francisco, California. Working at the Immigration Court, Jennifer gained first-hand knowledge of how the Court functions and developed important strategies for successfully advocating for her future clients before the U.S. Immigration Courts throughout the country.
It was also during law school that Jennifer had the privilege of interning with the internationally recognized Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS). There, Jennifer co-authored an important policy recommendation report, "Getting Away with Murder: Guatemala's Failure to Protect Women and Rodi Alvarado's Quest for Safety." This report, directed at the U.S. Congress, encouraged policy makers to use their considerable influence to put pressure on the Guatemalan government to end the climate of impunity for perpetrators of violent crimes against women in that country. In 2010, a revised version of the article was published in the book, "Terrorizing Women, Feminicide in the Américas."
Following her graduation from Hastings College of Law in 2006, Jennifer and her husband relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. In the greater Boston area, Jennifer worked for several prominent attorneys in the field of immigration law. In 2010, Jennifer and her husband returned to Denver, Colorado to raise their two children at the base of their beloved Rocky Mountains. In late 2010, Jennifer was privileged to join the team at Kolko & Associates, P.C.
Since 2006, Jennifer's work resulted in hundreds of successful cases before the U.S. Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO).
Since 2005, Jennifer has been an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) which is the primary national organization of over 10,000 immigration professionals devoted to Immigration Law in the United States. In 2013 Jennifer received the AILA Colorado Chapter New Member's Division
"Rising Star" award. Jennifer has previously served as Chair of the Colorado Chapter of AILA's liaison committee with the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR). She has also served on AILA's national liaison committe for EOIR. She currently chairs the Colorado AILA Chapter's liaison committe with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) and is on the national AILA liaison committe for Immigration and Custums Enforcement (ICE).
In her time away from the office, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, gardening, hiking, skiing, swimming, and traveling. Jennifer is also an avid soccer fan.
Practice areas
Comprehensive immigration practice including family based, employment based, removal defense and asylum.
16 years
Languages spoken
Spanish, English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CO | Active | 2011 | 03/05/2022 |
MA | Inactive | 2006 | 02/22/2022 |
Legal answers | 22 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Colorado Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2016 |
Michael Maggio Pro Bono Honoree | American Immigration Lawyers Association | 2015 |
New Members Division Rising Star Award | American Immigration Lawyers Association (Colorado Chapter) | 2013 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Kolko & Associates, P.C. | 2015 - Present |
Senior Associate Attorney | Kolko & Associates, P.C. | 2014 - 2015 |
Associate Attorney | Kolko & Associates, P.C. | 2010 - 2014 |
Contract Associate Attorney | Law Offices of Michael D. Greenberg | 2006 - 2010 |
Contract Associate | Pampanin Law Offices | 2006 - 2010 |
Contract Association | Rachel M. Self, P.C. | 2006 - 2010 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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American Immigration Lawyers Association - Rome District Chapter | Member | 2016 - Present |
Colorado Women's Bar Association | Member | 2015 - Present |
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) | Mentoring Panel Attorney | 2015 - Present |
Colorado Bar Association, Immigration Law Section | Member | 2011 - Present |
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Colorado chapter) | Member | 2010 - Present |
American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member | 2005 - Present |
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Colorado chapter) | Mentor - EOIR Liaison Committee | 2015 - 2016 |
American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member - EOIR National Liaison | 2015 - 2016 |
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Colorado chapter) | Chair - EOIR Liaison Committee | 2013 - 2015 |
American Immigration Lawyers Association (New England chapter) | Member | 2006 - 2010 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Immigration Law for the Colorado Practitioner, Volume 1, 2014 Supplement | H-1B Specialty Workers | 2014 |
Denver Post | A Tale of Two Artesias | 2014 |
Fox News Latino | Opinion: An immigration attorney’s plea to the media - Stop using the 'L' word | 2014 |
Immigration Law for the Colorado Practitioner, Volume 1, 2013 Supplement | H-1B Specialty Workers | 2013 |
Immigration Law for the Colorado Practitioner First Edition, Volume 1 | H-1B Specialty Workers | 2012 |
Terrorizing Women: Feminicide in the Americas | Getting Away with Murder: Guatemala’s Failure to Protect Women and Rodi Alvarado’s Quest for Safety | 2010 |
Hastings Women’s L.J. | Getting Away with Murder: Guatemala’s Failure to Protect Women and Rodi Alvarado’s Quest for Safety | 2006 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of California, Hastings College of the Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2006 |
University of Colorado - Boulder | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2000 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Colorado Matters Radio Show | Why Denver's Immigration Court Has the Longest Hearing Delays in the US | 2016 |
American Immigration Lawyers Association Rome District Chapter Fall Conference | “Personality Goes a Long Way”: Controlled Substance Inadmissibility, Civil Surgeons, and Panel Physicians | 2016 |
Immigration Law Section CLE | Motions to Terminate & Suppress in Unaccompanied Children's Cases | 2015 |
Immigration Law | Non-Immigrant Visa Options | 2015 |
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Ross Russell, Unknown Attorney on Apr 18, 2016
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Jennifer is a highly respected immigration attorney and considered a local and national expert in the field. I am happy to endorse her as an attorney.
Oleg Gherasimov, Immigration Attorney on Jan 6, 2016
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Ms. Casey is a fine, knowledgeable and effective attorney. She is an asset to the legal community. I endorse this lawyer.
Ross Russell, Unknown Attorney on Apr 18, 2016
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Jennifer is a highly respected immigration attorney and considered a local and national expert in the field. I am happy to endorse her as an attorney.
Oleg Gherasimov, Immigration Attorney on Jan 6, 2016
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Ms. Casey is a fine, knowledgeable and effective attorney. She is an asset to the legal community. I endorse this lawyer.
Bryon Large, Immigration Attorney on Nov 26, 2014
Relationship: Co-worker
I had the opportunity to work with Jennifer on various projects prior to becoming her co-worker. She has always been a person of great integrity and candor. I fully endorse her skills as an immigration lawyer. She is educated, fair, honest, and strategic in her practice of law.
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