Deborah L.Smith
Associate
Labor & Employment
dlsmith@seyfarth.com
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Strategic planning, forecasting, and delivering the utmost level of client service are critical to the success and retention of of client relationships—especially under the ever-evolving immigration landscape. Clients look to Deb for practical solutions to the legal, strategic, and operational challenges presented by the administration and Department of Homeland Security.
Deb has nearly two decades of experience in immigration and nationality law, particularly in both temporary professional nonimmigrant visa petitions and permanent employment and family-based immigrant visa "green card" applications. Deb has also worked extensively on political asylum, deportation, and naturalization applications.
In March 2005, Deb served as a faculty member and speaker at the AILA spring conference for paralegals and law office staff in Washington, DC. On her panel, she contributed her knowledge, experience, and teaching methods to a novice group of professionals. Deb was also a speaker for an immigration history class at Lesley College, where she provided the class with an overview of the political asylum process.
Deb has earned her Master’s degree in criminal justice and her Bachelor’s degree in government-international affairs, both from Suffolk University. She has also participated in a prestigious foreign study program in international relations at Regent's College in London and was selected to serve as a student ambassador in Australia for the People to People organization.
Deb has nearly two decades of experience in immigration and nationality law, particularly in both temporary professional nonimmigrant visa petitions and permanent employment and family-based immigrant visa "green card" applications. Deb has also worked extensively on political asylum, deportation, and naturalization applications.
In March 2005, Deb served as a faculty member and speaker at the AILA spring conference for paralegals and law office staff in Washington, DC. On her panel, she contributed her knowledge, experience, and teaching methods to a novice group of professionals. Deb was also a speaker for an immigration history class at Lesley College, where she provided the class with an overview of the political asylum process.
Deb has earned her Master’s degree in criminal justice and her Bachelor’s degree in government-international affairs, both from Suffolk University. She has also participated in a prestigious foreign study program in international relations at Regent's College in London and was selected to serve as a student ambassador in Australia for the People to People organization.
- JD, Suffolk University Law School
- MS, Suffolk University
Criminal Justice - BS, Suffolk University
Government-International Affairs
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Not admitted to practice in Massachusetts. Practice limited to immigration and nationality law.
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More About Deb
Strategic planning, forecasting, and delivering the utmost level of client service are critical to the success and retention of of client relationships—especially under the ever-evolving immigration landscape. Clients look to Deb for practical solutions to the legal, strategic, and operational challenges presented by the administration and Department of Homeland Security.
Deb has nearly two decades of experience in immigration and nationality law, particularly in both temporary professional nonimmigrant visa petitions and permanent employment and family-based immigrant visa "green card" applications. Deb has also worked extensively on political asylum, deportation, and naturalization applications.
In March 2005, Deb served as a faculty member and speaker at the AILA spring conference for paralegals and law office staff in Washington, DC. On her panel, she contributed her knowledge, experience, and teaching methods to a novice group of professionals. Deb was also a speaker for an immigration history class at Lesley College, where she provided the class with an overview of the political asylum process.
Deb has earned her Master’s degree in criminal justice and her Bachelor’s degree in government-international affairs, both from Suffolk University. She has also participated in a prestigious foreign study program in international relations at Regent's College in London and was selected to serve as a student ambassador in Australia for the People to People organization.
Deb has nearly two decades of experience in immigration and nationality law, particularly in both temporary professional nonimmigrant visa petitions and permanent employment and family-based immigrant visa "green card" applications. Deb has also worked extensively on political asylum, deportation, and naturalization applications.
In March 2005, Deb served as a faculty member and speaker at the AILA spring conference for paralegals and law office staff in Washington, DC. On her panel, she contributed her knowledge, experience, and teaching methods to a novice group of professionals. Deb was also a speaker for an immigration history class at Lesley College, where she provided the class with an overview of the political asylum process.
Deb has earned her Master’s degree in criminal justice and her Bachelor’s degree in government-international affairs, both from Suffolk University. She has also participated in a prestigious foreign study program in international relations at Regent's College in London and was selected to serve as a student ambassador in Australia for the People to People organization.
- JD, Suffolk University Law School
- MS, Suffolk University
Criminal Justice - BS, Suffolk University
Government-International Affairs
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Not admitted to practice in Massachusetts. Practice limited to immigration and nationality law.