Nicole S. Schram

Nikki is the Chair of the firm’s Immigration practice group, and a member of the Business and Real Estate groups. 

Nikki feels immense satisfaction guiding foreign nationals and U.S. company employers through the complex U.S. immigration system. Her extensive experience includes: 

• Securing temporary work visas such as H‑1B, L, TN, J, and O for foreign employees 
• guiding employers through the elaborate PERM labor certification process, which is often the first step in sponsoring employment-based green cards
• EB‑1 and EB‑2 immigrant petitions (I‑140), including Multinational Managers and National Interest Waiver (NIW) cases in STEM fields 
• family-based and employment-based​green card applications (I‑485)
• work authorization and travel documents 
• applying for visas at U.S. Consulates overseas and applying for admission at U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) checkpoints following overseas travel. 

In addition to securing immigration benefits, Nikki also advises companies on compliance programs, including responding to Social Security ​“no match” letters, I‑9 compliance, foreign employee tax matters, and more.

Further, as a former Realtor and in-house counsel to a prominent real estate brokerage, Nikki is a skilled advocate when representing individuals and companies of all sizes in real estate sales, business sale transactions, and contract negotiations. Nikki is adept at handling matters such as Realtor listing contracts, land contracts, easements, land divisions, zoning changes, and conditional use permits.

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