Chelsea is Co-Leader of the firm's Immigration Practice, and represents clients in all areas of employment-based immigration, including temporary nonimmigrant visas as well as permanent residence cases. She advises companies of all sizes - including those in the technology, manufacturing, financial services, and higher education industries - on short- and long-term solutions for their foreign national employees in the United States. She also assists global corporations in developing and enhancing their company-wide immigration programs.
Chelsea has been highly successful in winning approvals for individuals under the “outstanding researcher” and “extraordinary ability” categories. She also has extensive experience handling the preparation of PERM labor certification cases and petitions for multinational managers and executives.
Chelsea exclusively practices U.S. law and is admitted to practice in New York.
Recognitions
- Listed, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (Immigration Law) 2024 - 2025
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Immigration: Business) 2017 - 2024
- Former publications editor, Buffalo Law Review
- Former editor, Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy
News & Insights
Civic
- Member of the Prep Collective for Buffalo Prep
- Board of Directors: SPCA Serving Erie County
Professional
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
Highlights
- AlertFrequently Asked Questions about Business Immigration During the Upcoming Trump Administration
- Press Release73 Hodgson Russ LLP Attorneys Named to 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List, 35 Recognized as “Rising Stars”
- Press Release93 Hodgson Russ LLP Attorneys Ranked in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America