Jennifer Atkinson

Prior to joining Gallagher, Villeneuve and DeGeer, PLLC in 2019 Jennifer practiced with Goeschl Law Corporation, a California-based Immigration firm serving entrepreneurs and corporations, where she continues to work on nonimmigrant business matters during peak periods. Jennifer also operated her own Immigration practice, the Law Office of Jennifer Atkinson, which concentrated on family-based immigration, citizenship, and asylum matters. Jennifer lives with her husband and their teenage children in Damariscotta. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Maine State Bar Association, and the Lincoln County Bar Association. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the First Universalist Church of Rockland and is a member of the Pro Bono Panel of the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project in Portland. In her spare time Jennifer enjoys creative pursuits as well as being outside raising chickens, landscaping, gardening, or exploring local trails.

Throughout their legal career, Jennifer has concentrated their practice on complex immigration filings, including asylum legal assistance, citizenship legal assistance, and family-based immigration. Having graduated from Cornell Law School, they bring rigorous statutory analysis, thorough evidentiary documentation, and meticulous case preparation to every client petition before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and regional Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) immigration courts.

Recognizing that immigration matters are deeply personal and critical to their clients' future, Jennifer maintains transparent communication and accessible counsel throughout every stage of the legal process. Their office conducts thorough initial case evaluations, helps clients understand potential risks and timelines, and provides clear, personalized guidance from initial petition submission through interview representation and appellate review.