“I love working at Mdivani, where we analyze and drive cases as a team. I find our practice area always interesting – not only do we need to learn the industry we are serving, but it’s important for a successful business immigration attorney to understand a client's business goals, high level strategy, current immigration policy/practices, and apply that to the employer's business need regarding international personnel and compliance."
Expertise
Corporate Immigration Strategy
Corporate Immigration Compliance
I-9 Audits
H-1B Visas
E-2 Visas
Employer-Driven Green Cards
O-1 and EB-1 Extraordinary Ability Petitions
L-1 Executive Manager, Executives and Specialized Knowledge Intracompany Transfers
H-3 Visas
Law and Business Education
Law School
Business School
Juris Doctor, University of Missouri Kansas City
MBA, University of Missouri Kansas City
Bar Membership and Leadership
The Missouri Bar
YLS Council Secretary/Treasurer
District 3 Representative
Leadership Academy
Served as Chair, Advisory Committee on Civic Education
Served as Chair, Immigration Law Committee
Association of Women Lawyers
Connections Program
Golf Tournament Committee
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Federal Bar Association
Secretary
Civic Education Committee Chair
Lawyers Association of Kansas City YLS
Board Member
YLS President
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Solo Small Firm Section Committee Member at Large
Johnson County Bar Association
Board of Directors
Secretary/Treasurer
Kansas Bar Association
Board of Governors
Kansas Women Attorney Association
Board of Directors, Public Policy and Gender Committee
Jackson County CASA Volunteer
Earl E. O’Connor Inn of Court
Treasurer
Awards
Pro Bono Award Kansas Bar Association
Pro Bono Award The Missouri Bar
Super-Lawyer Rising Star from Thomson Reuters, based on ratings by her peers
Pro Bono Award from Missouri Lawyers’ Media Women’s Justice
Up-and-Coming Award Missouri Lawyers’ Media
Pro Bono Publico Award from The Missouri Bar
Tom Cochran Community Service Award from The Missouri Bar
Young Lawyer of the Year Award by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
YLS Council Chair Award for Outstanding Service by The Missouri Bar
Don Miller Spirit Award by the Johnson County Bar Association
Visionary of the Year Award by the Hope House Domestic Violence Shelter
Volunteer of the Month by Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Community Involvement
CASA Court-Appointed Child Advocates of Jackson County Volunteer
Presentations and Training
Adjunct Professor at University of Kansas City Missouri School of Law
Corporate Immigration Compliance Institute
Kansas Women Attorney Association
Kansas Bar Association
Missouri Employment Conference
Iowa Employment Conference
Missouri Bar Association
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
University of Missouri – Kansas City CLE
Iowa Employment Conference
SHRM Kansas City
SHRM Johnson County
Johnson County Bar Association
Wichita SHRM
Central Missouri HR Group
Samuel Rodgers
Hope House
New House Advocates
Publications
Mdivani Business Immigration Update
H-1B Demystified: A Step-by-Step Guide for US Employers
About Danielle Atchison
Danielle Atchison practices business immigration law with Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm. She has extensive experience working on corporate immigration matters for the firm’s clients. She works with U.S. employers to understand the business need and develop a corporate strategy. She advises employers on global mobility and corporate immigration compliance planning. Danielle handles international personnel onboarding through work visas, including: H, L, O, P, E, and TN visas. She also advises clients on personnel retention through the employment-based green card process, handling PERM-based employment green cards, as well as Schedule A Nurse I-140s and EB-1 intracompany executive/manager or EB-1 extraordinary ability filings. Danielle works with employers to develop compliance-based recruitment and retention strategies and advising employers on building and maintaining public access files and I-9 compliance measures. Danielle also leads the Mdivani Pro Bono Program, representing immigrant women and children survivors of domestic violence. Danielle works with advocates at New House, Hope House, Synergy, Rose Brooks, Safehome, and others to represent clients in the U Visa or VAWA-based petitions to help survivors find freedom through legal immigration status.
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