Soo Young Paik

Soo Young Paik is an Associate in the Dallas office of Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP, assisting with immigrant and nonimmigrant visa matters. Prior to joining BAL, she worked at a law firm focused on providing fully integrated biopharma business development and licensing services, and interned at the Federal District Court of Claims and the
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Tobias Boydstun

Toby Boydstun is a Senior Associate in the Houston office of BAL. He works on all inbound U.S. nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters and has extensive experience with PERM, H-1B, TN, E-3, L-1, O-1, as well as EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 immigrant petitions. Prior to joining BAL, Toby worked for a boutique immigration firm, focusing
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Maggie Murphy

Maggie Murphy is a Partner with BAL and leads the Austin office. She specializes in complex, creative business immigration solutions. She has over 20 years of technical experience in immigration law and is an industry leader in PERM, I-9 and E-Verify compliance and Business Visa case types. Maggie is currently serving as Elected Director on
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Tiffany Derentz

Tiffany serves as Senior Counsel with BAL and leads the Washington, D.C. office. Tiffany joined BAL after nearly nine years with the U.S. State Department in the Bureau of Consular Affairs and as a senior adviser to the Chief Legal Adviser for immigration affairs. Prior to joining BAL, Tiffany served as Deputy Chief of the
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J. Gabriel Castro

Gabriel is a Senior Associate with BAL and leads the Los Angeles office. As an experienced attorney who has worked in multiple aspects of immigration law, including business, family, and removal defense, Gabriel offers his clients both skilled legal advice and exceptional service. Gabriel focuses his practice on business immigration, specifically in the Sports and
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Audrenia Graham

Audrenia Graham is the Director of Training for Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP and works in the firm’s Dallas office. With more than 20 years of experience, Audrenia is passionate about all facets of helping individuals acquire, retain and apply knowledge and skills. She is well-versed in facilitation, instructional design, customer service, leadership, innovation, and
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Cristina Silva

Cristina Silva is an Associate Attorney in the Dallas office of Berry Appleman & Leiden specializing in a wide array of inbound non-immigrant and immigrant employment-based visa matters for the United States. Prior to joining BAL, Cristina worked at boutique immigration law firms representing companies and individuals in all facets of immigration law, including both
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Mark Ellis

Mark is a Senior Associate in the Dallas office of Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP, handling a broad range of U.S. non immigrant and immigrant visa matters. He has experience filing PERM, H-1Bs, L-1s, O-1s, EB-1s, and other immigrant and nonimmigrant visa classifications, as well as responding to agency requests for information and managing all
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Angela Avila

Angela is a first-generation college and graduate student of Mexican descent. Thanks to the sacrifices her parents made, and the immigration opportunities offered by the United States, she has been able to attain some of her family’s loftiest dreams. With her legal experience, she now hopes to help others do the same. Prior to joining
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Sarah Cheong

Sarah is an Associate in the Tysons office of Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. She provides guidance to clients on various employment-based immigration matters and represents them before numerous government agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, and the Department of State. She has extensive experience with nonimmigrant visas, including E-3,
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