Principal and Managing Attorney. Ms. Lee has expertise in all aspects of business and family immigration law, including nonimmigrant work visas, employment- and family-based permanent residence, and naturalization cases. Representing a broad range of clients, from individuals and small start-up companies to large multinational corporations, she counsels professionals, students, scholars, families, religious workers, entertainers, health care workers, investors and entrepreneurs. In recognition of her expertise in the corporate and business areas of immigration law, Ms. Lee was honorably mentioned in The Recorder's "Top Attorneys" survey of lawyers working in the Bay Area. She is listed as an AV-rated attorney in Martindale-Hubbell.

As an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA"), Ms. Lee serves on the Media Committee of the Northern California Chapter of AILA on business immigration matters. She is also a member of the Bay Area Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, as well as an AILA Mentor to other attorneys. She is a past Chapter Chair and member of the Board of Governors, and previously served as the Chapter's Vice Chair, District Director Liaison, Secretary, and Treasurer. Ms. Lee served as a Liaison on AILA National's Committee to the USCIS California Service Center. Ms. Lee is also a member of the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of AILA.

Ms. Lee is a regular speaker, author, and panelist on immigration topics. She has been a guest speaker and panelist at conferences and other events hosted by various organizations, including schools and colleges, AILA, the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, the Chinese Newcomers Center, and the Chinese Americans Citizen Alliance. As a writer, she has contributed to AILA and the Continuing Education of the Bar on Advising California Employers. Ms. Lee has been interviewed and quoted often by a number of news media organizations regarding immigration issues.

Ms. Lee has served as a volunteer at the Asian Law Caucus Immigration Law Clinic and the Bar Association of San Francisco, and was awarded the State Bar of California's Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services.

Ms. Lee graduated from New College of California, School of Law, in San Francisco, California. While a student, she was a member the college's admissions committee and a Certified Law Student with the State Bar of California, which allowed her to make successful appearances at INS (now USCIS) hearings and interviews early on in her career. Ms. Lee completed her undergraduate degree at California State University, San Francisco, where she majored in business administration with an emphasis in international business. Prior to practicing law, Ms. Lee worked 14 years in the food and restaurant business, mostly as a sous chef. A child of Chinese immigrants, Ms. Lee was born and raised in San Francisco and she is fluent in the Cantonese and Toishan dialects.