Jennifer Lynn West

Jennifer Lynn West is a distinguished immigration attorney with over two decades of dedicated legal experience. Practicing exclusively in the field of U.S. immigration and nationality law since 2002, Ms. West provides comprehensive counsel to corporations, individuals, and families. Her business immigration practice serves employers across a diverse spectrum of sectors—including information technology, software development, finance, healthcare, hospitality, and construction—guiding them through nonimmigrant petitions such as H-1B and L-1 visas, PERM labor certifications, and employment-based immigrant petitions.

Throughout her career, Ms. West has represented clients before key administrative agencies including U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), the Department of Labor, the National Visa Center, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Administrative Appeals Office. In addition to corporate immigration, she possesses deep proficiency in family-based petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing, naturalization, and waivers of inadmissibility. She also handles complex humanitarian relief matters, including asylum, VAWA, U and T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and DACA. Ms. West earned her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2002 and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Meredith College.

Deeply invested in her community and the legal profession, Ms. West has been an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) since 2003. She frequently presents on critical immigration issues to civic, religious, and academic groups, and has served as a volunteer and coordinator for AILA's Citizenship Day in Richmond. Ms. West is dedicated to delivering strategic, empathetic, and results-driven advocacy tailored to each client's unique journey.