Our Staff

Laura Weinhardt, Paralegal
(614) 428-8472 ext. 6005
Laura@harrisonalo.com

Education:
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, May 2005, M.A.
Major: Near Eastern Studies
Specialization: Iranian History and Culture

University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland, 2001-2002, Non-degree Student

Ohio University, Honors Tutorial College
Athens, Ohio, June 2002, B.A.
Major: History
Honors: Cum Laude

Laura is a paralegal at Harrison Alo, Attorneys at Law. She has worked in immigration law since August of 2005. Laura earned her Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College (HTC) and was named the HTC's Outstanding Graduate in History in 2002. She has been the recipient of several scholarships and awards, including five Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships. After completing her M.A. thesis, Self-Conscious Cinema: The Reflexive Movement in 1990s Iranian Film, and earning her Master of Arts degree in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona, she returned to Columbus to be closer to her family and friends. Laura is experienced in assisting attorneys with a wide array of immigration matters, including complex, highly-specialized cases.

Areas of Focus:
Family-based immigration: petitions for immediate relatives, marriage-based petitions, fiancée visas, removal of conditions, hardship waivers, adjustment of status, employment authorization document (EAD), travel document, advance parole, forms: I-130, I-129F, I-751, I-485, I-765, I-131, I-601.

Employment-based immigration:  EB-1 and EB-3 petitions; petition for immigrant worker; H-1B petition for non-immigrant worker visas; L-1A and L-1B intra-company transferee visas; forms: I-129, I-140, I-485, I-765.

Removal: Asylum briefs filed in removal proceedings, adjustment of status in removal proceedings, individual hearing preparation, contested removability hearing preparation.

 Rachel Yensel, Paralegal
(614) 428-8472 ext. 6003
Rachel@harrisonalo.com

Education:
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, Spring 2003
Major: English
Specialization: Contemporary Literature Analysis

Rachel is a paralegal at Harrison Alo, Attorneys at Law. She has worked in immigration law since June of 2006. Rachel earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from The Ohio State University in 2003. Before entering the field of immigration law, Rachel worked in the areas of corporate training and human resources. Rachel desired to seek out a distinctly challenging and rewarding vocation and decided that immigration law was the most intriguing choice. She has truly enjoyed working alongside attorneys, helping clients fulfill their aspirations and reaching their goals. Rachel has assisted attorneys with many different types of cases in the realms of family and business immigration.

Areas of Focus:
Family-based immigration: petitions for immediate relatives, marriage-based petitions, fiancée visas, removal of conditions, adjustment of status, employment authorization document (EAD), travel document, advance parole, forms: I-130, I-129F, I-751, I-485, I-765, I-131.

Employment-based immigration: labor certifications; EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 petitions; petition for immigrant worker; H-1B petition for non-immigrant worker visas; forms: I-129, I-140, I-485, I-765, ETA 9089.

Removal: Asylum briefs filed in removal proceedings.