IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY PROFILE
Karen Gabriel Moss
Immigration Attorney in Cleveland, Ohio
Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper, LLCCleveland, OH
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Karen Gabriel Moss has practiced immigration law for more than thirty years, focusing on business and family-based immigration. She represents the full spectrum of businesses from Fortune 500 companies to family businesses. Her diverse practice includes large manufacturers, technology firms, healthcare employers, major law firm…
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About the Attorney
Karen Gabriel Moss has practiced immigration law for more than thirty years, focusing on business and family-based immigration. She represents the full spectrum of businesses from Fortune 500 companies to family businesses. Her diverse practice includes large manufacturers, technology firms, healthcare employers, major law firms, and engineering firms and family businesses. Prior to joining NGC, Karen was co-managing partner at Rosner, Ortman & Moss, a firm frequently recognized as one of the best immigration law firms in America by U.S. News & World Report.
Karen has consistently achieved positive results for her clients over…
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time through her deep knowledge of the immigration bureaucracy, relationships with its players, and an understanding of what will and won't work within the system. She has successfully filed petitions for visas and green cards for aliens of extraordinary ability, outstanding researchers, national interest waivers, and more. Karen also has a robust family-based practice where she represents individuals applying for permanent residence for family members, applying for citizenship and maintaining permanent residence while abroad.
Karen was named “Immigration Lawyer of the Year” in 2016, and consistently has been selected by her peers as one of The Best Lawyers in the field. She previously served as AILA Ohio Chapter Liaison to USCIS and the U.S. Department of Labor. Karen has been a speaker on employment-based immigration for the Federal Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Cuyahoga Bar Association and American Immigration Lawyer Association (AILA) regional seminars, as well as at business conferences. Karen has taught immigration and nationality law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
Career
Member, Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper (2017-present)
•Partner, Rosner, Ortman & Moss (2005-2017); associate (1999-2005)
Publications and interviews
•Author, ' Buy American, Hire American Takes Its Toll on Business Immigration, ' bestlawyers.com (February 2018)
•Author, ' How will the travel ban affect business in Northeast Ohio?, ' NGC Legal Insights (Summer 2017)
Speaking engagements
•Speaker, 2024 Post-Election Immigration Symposium, Global Cleveland and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (December 4, 2024)
•Speaker, “Trump Executive Order and the Travel Ban,” Cuyahoga County Democratic Women’s Caucus (Feb. 8, 2017)
•Speaker, “Helping the Best and the Brightest...Avoid Labor Certification: EB-1, EB-2 and NIW Filings,” AILA, Ohio Chapter, Fall CLE Conference (Oct. 7, 2016)
•Speaker, “Labor Certification,” Immigration and Naturalization Seminar, Federal Bar Association (Dec. 7, 2001)
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Practice Areas
Immigration Matters Handled
- Employer immigration programs, Form I-9 compliance and worksite enforcement matters.
- Petitions for spouses, children, parents and siblings of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, including adjustment of status and consular processing.
- Green card cases based on marriage to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, including conditional residence and removal of conditions.
- Temporary work visas for specialty occupations, including registration, petitions, transfers and extensions.
- Employer-sponsored labor certification preceding many employment-based green card petitions.
- Treaty-based visas for professionals, traders and investors from eligible countries.
- Green cards through qualifying investment in a new commercial enterprise in the United States.
- Visas and status issues for international students and exchange visitors, including OPT and practical training.
Education / Credentials / Memberships
Education
- J.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law
- B.A. Political, Miami University
Credentials
- Admitted to practice in Ohio Supreme Court (1989)
- Admitted to practice in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1997)
- Peer Reviewed
Memberships
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Office & Service Areas
Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper, LLC
Terminal Tower, Suite 2900, 50 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113
Serving clients in Cleveland and throughout Ohio.
Consultation & Fees Overview
Consultations are available to discuss your immigration goals, review your situation, and outline potential options. Fees and representation details are discussed during the consultation and may vary based on the type and complexity of your case.
- Consultation options are shared on request.
- Fees discussed during the consultation
- Engagement terms and scope of representation provided in writing
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