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Experts from various fields and areas of legal expertise will discuss essential information every postdoc should know about the permanent residency process. Representatives will share brief introductions about their specialties and will highlight key differences that may affect applicants across various fields, providing strategies and tips to help postdocs make informed decisions. Panelists include representatives from Fredrikson Law, WR Immigration, and research/academic institutions.

Speakers:

Margaret Hellwarth (Scripps Research Institute International Services Office (ISO))

Margaret Hellwarth is the director of the International Services Office (ISO) at The Scripps Research Institute (a.k.a. Scripps Research) in La Jolla, CA. Scripps Research also has doctoral international students located in both La Jolla, CA, and Jupiter, FL campuses. Scripps Research is a private, non-profit biomedical research institute where 70% of the postdocs are international. Prior to coming to Scripps in 2015, she worked at five other institutions, including Georgetown University, University of Nevada, Reno, the University of California, Davis, and the University of California, Berkeley. In her current role, she oversees an office that offers immigration expertise to all campus constituents; personal and cultural support for international students and scholars and their families; and works in tandem with the Human Resources office to legally hire and complete I-9 forms for non-immigrant workers. As part of their mission, the ISO also offers immigration expertise to international postdocs and doctoral students to assist them in planning their scientific careers in the United States.

Jennifer Mojica (Fredrikson and Byron, P.A.)

Jennifer (Jenny) Mojica (she/her/hers) is Of-Counsel at the law firm of Fredrikson and Byron, P.A. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She advises multinational, regional and local clients on diverse employment-based immigration matters, closely partnering with employers and employees to navigate the ever changing immigration landscape. She has extensive experience counseling clients on the range of temporary and permanent employment-based immigration options, collaborating with clients to develop comprehensive and creative immigration strategies, policies and systems, and advising clients on immigration compliance questions. Her practice has afforded her the opportunity to partner with clients in a broad range of industries, including higher education, health sciences and healthcare, information technology, financial services and fintech, medical device development and manufacturing, consumer retail and ecommerce, fitness and sports, engineering, and television, among others. She has been a licensed attorney, practicing almost exclusively in employment-based immigration law, since 2006. She previously served as an adjunct professor of immigration law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, serves as an attorney mentor for the American Immigration Lawyers Association and regularly presents at local, regional and national immigration conferences/seminars.

Cliff Rosenthal (WR Immigration)

Cliff Rosenthal is a partner at WR Immigration. Possessing over 20 years of experience in immigration law practice, he counsels on a wide range of immigration cases, focusing on non-immigrant and green card visa petitions, as well as applications for U.S. citizenship. He is a founding partner of the firm, and he has been described by the Who’s Who of Business Lawyers as “a very strong contingent from the firm’s Santa Monica office.” He is a former member of the American Immigration Lawyer Association (AILA) Board of Publications, Department of Labor Committee, Distance Learning Committee, Field Operations Committee and Healthcare Committee; and he is a past chair of AILA’s Religious Worker Committee. He has also published numerous book chapters and articles on a wide range of immigration issues. His body of work includes publications in AILA’s U.S. Citizenship & Naturalization Toolbox, Immigration Options for Artists and Entertainers, AILA’s Guide to U.S. Citizenship & Naturalization Law, Advanced Immigration Solutions for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs, and The Visa Processing Guide, among others. He has recently served as AILA’s Southern California Customs and Border Patrol Liaison Committee and has been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.