This mission comes directly from executive attorney Powell, herself an immigrant who wants to ensure the same opportunity for all those who seek it. Ekaterina Powell is a California-based immigration attorney working from San Diego, California. As an immigrant from Russia, attorney Powell is well aware of the complications a foreign national may confront upon moving to the United States. With a pa
ssion for law and her own enlightening experience to reflect on, it was only natural that she was inspired to choose a rewarding career as an immigration attorney. In 2007, attorney Powell graduated with a Law Degree from Samara State University in Samara, Russia. She subsequently moved to California and attended California Western School of Law in San Diego, where she earned her Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) Upon completion of her schooling, she passed the Bar Exam and became a California-licensed attorney. Attorney Powell is primarily focusing her work on employment-based, investment-based and family-based immigration cases. She has experience addressing a myriad of issues including EB-1, PERM, National Interest Waivers, EB-5 investor visa cases, other immigrant as well as non-immigrant work visas, H-1B compliance issues and citizenship cases as well as complex requests for evidence, motions and appeals. Attorney Powell has produced a number of articles regarding these very processes, many of which can be found on the practice’s site and ILW blog. She has also written for VOICE: An Immigration Dialogue, the publication of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Her passion for the subject has even led her to present at numerous workshops and seminars devoted to the various topics of immigration law in addition to having taught Continuing Legal Education courses for fellow lawyers. Moreover, when she is afforded a respite from her busy work at her firm, attorney Powell volunteers for non-profit organizations assisting immigrants from all over the world in obtaining legal assistance. Her experience as an immigrant herself makes it simple for attorney Powell empathize with each of her clients, as well as passionate about their success. She observes no equal reward than to see her efforts result in her clients’ overcoming of the immigration issues that face them and take that next crucial step in making the American Dream a reality. Outside of the office, attorney Powell enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and cooking.
