Lisa M Christoffersen

Lisa M Christoffersen

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 27 years

Immigration Lawyer Practice Areas: Immigration

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 27 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 1999

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Lisa M Christoffersen's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

29 Client Reviews

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Posted by Joost | June 18, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent lawyer

Lisa has assisted us in getting a work visa two times and finally our green cards. This all went flawlessly. Every immigration case is different. In my case they have excelled, or perhaps perfected themselves at keeping all personal info secure and updated. This has saved me from doing a lot of (...repetitive) paperwork ourselves. They haven't made any mistakes. Which is of the essence when filing immigration cases, obviously. We have visited Lisa in her office and she has explained us the whole process. This way we were fully aware of the processes that we had to go through, the what, when and why. All further inquiries that we had were answered within 24 hours by her personally or her staff. She was personally coming with us when needed, to advise us and assist us. After a couple of years and the work she has done for us i cannot think of anything she could have done better.

Posted by Breann | October 04, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Highly recommended

Lisa was an amazing guide through process of sponsoring a Green Card for one of our employees. Over the course of the three-year process, she was very knowledgable, always available, and able to explain every step thoroughly and in layman's terms. We are so thankful to her for shepherding us and our... employee through the process.

Posted by David | September 25, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

O visa

Lisa made the process and successful application of my O visa very straightforward. There were never any issues with communication and Lisa was very prompt in answering any of our queries throughout. We couldn't have asked for anyone better to deal with our application.

Posted by Julie | September 22, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Highly recommend

We would highly recommend Lisa Christoffersen. We hired Lisa to help guide us through the process of obtaining a visa and then a green card for a Canadian hire. She is very knowledgeable and clearly makes an effort to stay on top of the many recent changes in immigration law. We were most impresse...d by her attention to detail and client service. She very clearly explained all of our options and guided us step-by-step through the application process. She is friendly, helpful and very responsive to questions. We are very grateful for her assistance and would highly recommend her to anyone needing assistance with immigration issues.

Posted by anonymous | September 22, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

An absolute pleasure

Lisa has been hired to work on my Greencard application - by far the best investment my employer made. Lisa is extremely attentive, knowledgeable, available and thorough. She is easy to get hold of and provides clear communication and more importantly, follow up. She walked me through to process, var...ious scenarios and possible outcomes. Having Lisa work on my behalf has instilled a feeling of confidence and trust through this process and i could not recommend her highly enough for any job!

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2024

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers

2011

Washington Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2010

Washington Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics

2008

Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine

2007

Rising Star,

2006

Rising Star,

2005

Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine

Work Experience

2011 - 2024

Attorney, Christoffersen Law PS

1999 - 2011

Attorney, Cowan Miller & Lederman

Associations

1999 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Member

1999 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2020 - 2021

American Immigration Lawyers Association (National)

Member, USCIS Case Assistance Committee

2019 - 2020

American Immigration Lawyers Association (National)

Member, California Service Center Liaison Committee

2017 - 2018

American Immigration Lawyers Association (National)

Vice Chair, NSC Liaison Committee

2017 - 2018

AILA Washington

Chair and Vice Chair, USCIS Liaison Committee

2015 - 2016

American Immigration Lawyers Association (National)

Ombudsman Committee

2014 - 2017

American Immigration Lawyers Association (National)

CSC Liaison Committee

2012 - 2015

AILA Washington

Executive Committee

2011 - 2012

AILA WA Department of State Liaison Committee

Chair

2009 - 2014

University of Washington School of Law

IFAP Volunteer Mentor

2008 - 2009

AILA WA Department of Labor Liaison Committee

Chair

1999 - 2018

King County Bar Association

Member

Education

1998

University of Washington School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1998

University of Washington -Seattle

MAIS

1997

Inter-University Center Yokohama

Japanese language studies

1992

Middlebury College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

1991

Doshisha University

Associated Kyoto Program

Speaking Engagements

2021

Northwest Regional Immigration Law Conference

H-1B Specialty Occupation Professions

2019

Northwest Regional Immigration Law Conference

Student F-1 and J-1 issues

2018

Northwest Regional Immigration Law Conference

Intracompany Transferees, L1s and I-140 Multinational Managers

2018

AILA National Conference, San Francisco

PERM Basics

2017

2017 Northwest Regional Immigration Law Conference, Portland

Introduction to Nonimmigrant Visas

2016

Northwest Regional Immigration Law Conference Recent Developments in L1 Visas

2015

NW Regional Immigration Law Conference

L1 Visas

2014

NW Regional Immigration Law Conference, Portland

When an H Will Not Work

2014

AILA Annual Conference, Boston

NIV Basics

2013

NW Regional Immigration Law Conference, Seattle

Issues in L and E Visas

2013

AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law, San Francisco

Nonimmigrant Visa Basics

2012

NW Regional Immigration Law Conference

Hot Topics in PERM

2012

Monthly CLE

Visa Issues, a Q&A with former Consul General of Chennai

2012

AILA WA Monthly Meeting

Prevailing Wages Issues for H-1B and PERM

Activity

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