We are pleased to announce that L. Ruth Clark has been named a partner at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. Ms. Clark joined BAL in 2010 and practices from the Houston office, where she concentrates on all U.S. employment-based corporate immigration matters, with a specialization in I-9 and compliance legal services.  She currently oversees some of BAL’s most high-profile clients and is a key leader in support of the firm’s compliance practice. Ms. Clark is a subject matter expert in her field and is a frequent speaker at local and national continuing legal education courses, in addition to industry-related seminars and conferences.

Ms. Clark is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).  She earned her Juris Doctorate at the University of Houston Law Center and her Bachelor of Arts in French from the University of Texas.  She is admitted to the State Bar of Texas.

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We are pleased to announce that Stephanie Wolf has been named a partner at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP.  Ms. Wolf joined BAL in 2007 and concentrates on U.S. business immigration matters.  She counsels clients with respect to key changes in immigration law and she has helped clients re-strategize their immigration programs as government scrutiny and enforcement have increased.  She regularly advises clients on petitions for O-1 individuals of Extraordinary Ability, L-1 Multinational Managers and Specialized Knowledge intracompany transfers, H-1B Specialty Occupation and TN workers.  She also provides strategic guidance on STEM OPT requirements, E-Verify and I-9 compliance, and the immigration implications of mergers and acquisitions, and has presented at industry-related seminars on a variety of business immigration and compliance topics.  Ms. Wolf is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has served on the USCIS California Service Center Liaison Committee.

She earned her Juris Doctorate at the University of San Francisco School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Vermont.

Media Contact:
Emily Albrecht
Senior Director — Marketing & Communications
ealbrecht@bal.com
469-559-0174