Emily Sumner is the founding senior partner of Sumner Immigration Law. She has practiced immigration law exclusively throughout her career, focusing on development of systems and procedures that streamline and simplify the visa process and that decre…
Ashley Colón-Dziegielewski is a Senior Attorney at Sumner Immigration Law. Ashley has a variety of experience in immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications, including employment- and family-based immigration. Prior to focusing on employment- and…
Nikita St. Amour is a family-based paralegal fueled by chai tea, creativity, and organization. Nikita started her career in Tampa, Florida as a writer for a litigation firm drafting complaints, case file summaries, and special projects. She studied c…
Namrata assists with immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, such as H-1Bs, PERMs and I-140s. Namrata was born in India and has personal experience with the immigration system. She loves traveling internationally to explore new cultures and foods. She…
Lisa Bullock is originally from Texas and spent several years living in the Chicago area. She graduated from California State University with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and started her career at USCIS as an Immigration Officer where sh…
Cyndi Dambacher is originally from Southern California where she studied Business Management at Santa Monica College and spent almost 10 years as a paralegal in some of the most prominent litigation firms in Los Angeles. After moving to Richmond, VA…
Solange Bagaria comes to us from sunny South Africa where she previously worked in Customer Affairs and Administration in the airline industry. Solange loves traveling and visiting new places and exploring different cuisines. She loves being outdoors…
It’s not uncommon for a foreign national here in the U.S. on an H-1B visa, L-1 visa, or other temporary visa classification (F-1, E-2, J-1, etc.) to fall in love with a U.S. citizen or green card holder, get married, and apply for a marriage-ba… Read More
The U.S. Department of State announced earlier this year that it would implement a stateside visa renewal pilot program. That means that they would allow certain foreign nationals to renew their visa here in the U.S., instead of having to travel outs… Read More
USCIS has recently announced two EAD and dependent biometrics updates! First, certain EADs (employment authorization documents) will be valid for five years, instead of two years. This includes EADs based on adjustment of status filings. In other wor… Read More
“I have worked with a lot of immigration attorneys in the past for various needs for family and friends. I have not had to find a new attorney since I got in touch with Emily. I have known her since her early days as an attorney and she was the best o… Read More"
– Derek M.
“My Green Card got approved! Thank you very much for your help, I highly appreciate it! The way you have executed the filing procedure was simply perfect, from filing labor to GC approval, your documentation and communication with me was the best. I w… Read More"
