Michelle T. Kobler is an Associate in the San Francisco office of Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP. Ms. Kobler focuses her practice on providing counsel to a diverse range of business-related clients, including multinational corporations, universities, and hospitals, regarding all necessary immigration matters. She has experience representing skilled professionals, scientists, and academic researchers in a broad spectrum of immigrant and non-immigrant visa issues, such as EB-1, EB-2, H-1B, O-1, TN, L-1A, and/or L-1B. Ms. Kobler’s experience also encompasses family-based and miscellaneous matters, including immediate relative petitions, asylum, J-1 waivers, and physician-based national interest waivers. She has executed a handful of petitions for foreign national investors based on their investments in regional centers and private businesses.
Prior to joining BAL, Ms. Kobler practiced immigration law with top ranked immigration law firms in Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC. She earned her B.A. from Wellesley College, and her J.D. from the George Washington University Law School, where she graduated with honors. During law school, Michelle served as a judicial fellow for the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) court based in Arlington, VA, and worked as a junior counsel with GW University’s Immigration Clinic. Michelle is currently admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.