17 BAL Attorneys Named ‘Best Lawyers in America,’ 5 BAL Attorneys Named ‘Ones to Watch’ by Best Lawyers®

DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2021 –  Seventeen BAL attorneys have been recognized as Best Lawyers in America and five BAL attorneys have been named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in immigration law by Best Lawyers®. Their names will appear in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the only purely peer-review guide to the legal profession.

The following recognized BAL attorneys practice all aspects of corporate immigration:

• David Berry, Founding Partner, San Francisco, Calif. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006.
• Kari Konikowski Blackman, Senior Associate, Houston, Texas. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020.
• Roberto Caballero, Partner, Houston, Texas. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016.
• Shehryar Chaudhry, Senior Associate, San Francisco, Calif. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021.
• Josiah Curtis, Senior Associate, Boston, Mass.
• Larry Drumm, Partner, Walnut Creek, Calif. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021.
• Jeremy Fudge, Managing Partner, Dallas, Texas. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020.
• Michelle Funk, Partner, McLean, Va. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021.
• Frieda Garcia, Partner, San Francisco, Calif. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016.
• Kortney Gibson, Partner, Dallas, Texas.
• Lynden Melmed, Partner, Washington, D.C. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013.
• Jessica Mullins-Ta, Partner, Dallas, Texas.
• Edward Rios, Partner, Boston, Mass. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010.
• Petra Tang, Partner, Walnut Creek, Calif. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2017.
• Carla Tarazi, Partner, San Francisco, Calif. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015.
• Mark Yelich, Partner, McLean, Va.
• Susan Wehrer, Partner, Dallas, Texas. Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007.

These five up-and-coming BAL attorneys are recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in immigration law for 2022:

• Kyle Klaudt, Senior Associate, Dallas, Texas.
• Gloria Luan, Senior Associate, San Francisco, Calif.
• Tiffany Martinez, Senior Associate, San Francisco, Calif.
• Jennifer McGill, Associate, Boston, Mass.
• Heather Oh, Senior Associate, New York, N.Y.

See BAL’s profile in Best Lawyers here.

About Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP (BAL)

BAL, the world’s leading corporate immigration law firm, is the Best Lawyers® “Law Firm of the Year” in U.S. Immigration Law for 2019, ranks #1 on the Diversity Scorecard by The American Lawyer (2020 and 2021) and the #1 Law Firm for Women by the National Law Journal for three years in a row (2019, 2020 and 2021). BAL’s Cobalt® digital immigration services platform won the 2020 CODiE Award for Best Legal Tech Product and the prestigious CIO100 award for Innovative Use of Intelligent Automation in Immigration Services. BAL is singularly focused on meeting the immigration challenges of corporate clients around the world in ways that make immigration more strategic and enable clients to be more successful. Established in 1980, BAL has consistently provided immigration expertise, top-notch information security and leading technology innovation. The firm entered into a strategic alliance with Deloitte UK to create the world’s first global immigration service delivery model. BAL and its leaders are highly ranked in every major legal publication, including Best Lawyers^®, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and Who’s Who Legal. See website for details: https://www.bal.com/.