Karin Wolman

Karin Wolman is an immigration lawyer based in New York, NY, with 33 years of experience. She specializes in employment-based and family-based immigration cases, as well as naturalization matters. Her office is located at 48 Wall Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY.

She holds a perfect Avvo rating of 10.0 and has received 35 client reviews, with a 4.9/5.0 average rating. Clients describe her as thorough, knowledgeable, and highly effective in handling complex immigration cases, including employment-based visas, green card lottery cases, and extraordinary ability petitions.

Wolman has extensive involvement in the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), where she has served on multiple committees and moderated discussion forums for immigration attorneys. She has also received multiple awards for her contributions to immigration law.

She offers consultations at a flat fee of $500, during which she assesses a case’s viability and strategy. No misconduct has been reported in her career.

If you’re looking for an expert in business and family immigration matters, Karin Wolman is a well-regarded option in New York City.

Features

• Asylum and Refugee Applications
• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Deportation Defense
• Employment-Based Immigration
• Family-Based Immigration
• Green Card Applications
• Immigration Appeals
• Visa Applications (Work, Student, Family)

• Honors
  2024 - President's Commendation, American Immigration Lawyers Association
  2017 - Servant of Justice Award, Episcopal Diocese of New York
  2012 - for contributions to the Daily News Call-In & Citizenship Day, The Daily News & CUNY Citizenship Now!
  2010 - for service on Citizenship Day Committee, AILA, New York Chapter
  2008 - for service as NY Conference Handbook Editor, AILA, New York chapter
• Work Experience
  2006 - Present Principal, Law Office of Karin Wolman
  1998 - 2006 Senior Associate, Wildes & Weinberg, P.C.
  1996 - 1998 Associate, Law Office of Susie Kim
• Associations
  2024 - Present
  International Bar Association - General member
  1996 - Present
  American Immigration Lawyers Association - Attorney Member
• Education
  1990 - University of California at Los Angeles School of Law - JD - Juris Doctor
  1987 - Columbia University - BA - Bachelor of Arts
• Speaking Engagements
  2025 - Consular Processing for Third Country Nationals: Where to go, What to do - Consular Processing for Third Country Nationals: Where to go, What to do (RDC Distance Learning webinar)
  2024 - Is Your Client Extraordinary or in the National Interest? - LACC Conference 2024: Staying Ahead of the Game
  2024 - EB2 NIW Advanced Topics - Avoiding Pitfalls & Solidifying Strategy - 45th Annual AILA South Florida Chapter Conference
  2024 - Mergers & Acquisitions - Impact on I-9, H-1B, L-1, E and Successor in Interest - 23rd Annual AILA New York Chapter Symposium
  2021 - Extraordinary Ability & National Interest Waiver Petitions - Extraordinary Ability & National Interest Waiver Petitions [webinar]
• Publications
  2024 -
  23rd Annual AIL NY Chapter Symposium Handbook The Art of the Possible
  2024 -
  AILA LACC: Staying Ahead of the Game How to Assess, Deconstruct & Reconstruct a Pro Se Employment-Based RFE
  2021 - AILA Fall Conference, ACES & Business Hot Topics
  Wait, Why Don't You Think I'm Extraordinary? Current RFE Trends & Hot Topics
  2020 -
  PLI Basic Immigration Law 2020 ABC's of Nonimmigrant Visas
  2019 -
  1st ACES Conference Handbook Permanent Residency: EB-1 or NIW?
  2019 -
  2019 AILA Immigration & Nationality Handbook, Fundamentals O and P Nonimmigrants
• Languages
  English - Native / Fluent

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