Sung Hee Yu

Sung Hee Yu is a partner attorney at Sarmiento Immigration Law Firm based in Cleveland, Ohio. With over a decade of dedicated legal experience, Mr. Yu represents individuals, families, and corporate clients across a wide range of complex immigration matters. His practice encompasses removal defense, family-based petitions, naturalization, and employment-based immigration, with particular focus on PERM Labor Certifications, National Interest Waivers (NIW), Schedule A green cards for healthcare professionals, and nonimmigrant worker visas including H-1B, L-1, O-1, and TN classifications.\n\nMr. Yu earned his Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law after completing his undergraduate degree at McGill University. During law school, he served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Solomon Oliver, Jr. at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Prior to becoming partner at Sarmiento Immigration Law Firm, he served as an associate attorney at the firm and completed a post-graduate fellowship with The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, honing his skills in deportation defense and humanitarian relief.\n\nHaving lived in South Korea, Canada, and the United States, Mr. Yu brings a deep personal appreciation of the immigrant experience to his practice. Fully bilingual in English and Korean, he is passionately committed to delivering personalized, compassionate, and results-driven advocacy for every client navigating the U.S. immigration system.