Allison Ahern Fillo

• Succeeded in receiving approvals for over 200 H-1B applications filed in the past few years.
• Prepare various types of work visa petitions for companies to obtain the proper U.S. employment authorization for foreign-born staff and file petitions with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, including for H-1B, H-2B, O-1A, O-1B, L-1A, L-1B, E-2, E-3, and TN status.
• Assist companies with petitions for immigrant classification on behalf of employees to allow them to obtain U.S. permanent residence (green card), including EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 classifications. For EB-2 and EB-3 classification, prepare and file Permanent Labor Certification Petitions with the U.S. Department of Labor.
• Prepare petitions for immigrant classification on behalf of individual scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs based on their high level of qualifications and prospective contributions to the U.S.
• Advise companies looking to hire recently graduated international students from U.S. universities, temporary seasonal support staff, employees at a foreign affiliate seeking to transfer to a U.S. office or any other type of skilled and professional foreign employee.

Distinctions:

• Selected a “Top Woman of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 2023

Admitted:

• Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
• U.S. District Court

Member:

• Boston Bar Association, Immigration Law Steering Committee
• Women’s Bar Association
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, New England Chapter
• International Lawyers Network

Outside of her legal practice, Allison enjoys cooking, baking, cleaning and chasing her two boys around.  She also donates time and energy to non-profit organizations, including Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region of NPH USA (Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos), which supports homes for children in Latin America and the Caribbean. Allison served as Chair of the Young Professionals Associate Board of the NE/Mid-Atlantic region from 2017-2019.