Varsha Vinod Shirhatti

Varsha Vinod Shirhatti is a Partner at Rivera & Shirhatti, PC, where she focuses on employment-, investment-, and family-based immigration, as well as federal immigration litigation. Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, she brings more than a decade of comprehensive legal experience representing individual clients, families, and organizations nationwide. Her corporate immigration counsel encompasses all nonimmigrant visa categories and permanent residence filings, with specialized proficiency in PERM/Labor Certification, National Interest Waivers (NIW), and EB-1 petitions.\n\nPrior to co-founding Rivera & Shirhatti, PC, Ms. Shirhatti practiced immigration law at prominent law firms including Foster LLP and Mehlman Jacobs LLP. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center in 2013 and has been an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association since 2016. In addition to employment petitions, her practice extends to consular processing, complex waiver filings, and federal litigation.\n\nHaving navigated the immigration process firsthand, Ms. Shirhatti pairs rigorous legal acumen with personal insight into the immigrant experience. She is dedicated to offering client-centered, compassionate representation that directly addresses each client's long-term personal and professional objectives.