Karen M. Pollins is an Associate with the firm. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigration, primarily representing health care professionals and researchers in obtaining non-immigrant visas and permanent residency.
A graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., Karen received her J.D. from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia in 2006. During law school, she worked at Nationalities Service Center representing victims of domestic violence and other criminal activity in U-visa and VAWA cases, in addition to handling family-based immigrant petitions and asylum claims. In recognition of her pro bono work in law school, Karen was named a Ruben Public Interest Fellow, awarded the Beth Cross Award by Temple University and honored by the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Karen is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She speaks Spanish fluently.