Ursula B. Orozco

Senior ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

Phone: +1 (718) 215-9463
Email: ursula@ds-immigration.com

Ursula began her career in U.S. immigration law in 2010 and has since developed extensive experience assisting clients before the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of Labor, and other U.S. governmental entities. Ursula is well versed in preparing a variety of complex immigrant and nonimmigrant visa petitions for large multinational corporations, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and individuals throughout a wide range of industries. Ursula’s experience includes, but is not limited to EB-5, EB-1, PERM, O-1, H-1B, TN, E-2, E-1, L-1, P-1, and P-3 visas and she also has extensive consular processing experience at various U.S. posts including the UK, Italy, Germany, France, Mexico, Colombia, India, Japan, and the UAE.

Prior to earning her law degree, Ursula worked at mid-sized immigration law firms where she primarily gained experience in employment-based immigration, as well as exposure to family-based immigration, removal defense, asylum-based claims, and convention against torture relief.

Ursula earned her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign while also being a member of the Division 1 Women’s Varsity Gymnastics Team. She later earned her law degree from the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, which included one semester of study at Paris 1 – Pantheon Sorbonne in France, non-profit clinic work at The Hague, and refugee volunteer work in Amman, Jordan. Originally from Chicago, IL, Ursula is a second generation American, who grew up in an immigrant community. As a U.S., Mexican, and Colombian multinational, Ursula is in a unique position to understand and serve her international clientele.

Bar Admission

New Jersey - Practice Limited to Federal U.S. Immigration & Nationality Law

Education

City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, J.D.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, B.S.

Pro Bono

CUNY Human Rights & Gender Justice Clinic; CUNY International Refugee Assistance Project