Lesley is an associate at the firm. She practices in the areas of immigration law and employment litigation. Her immigration practice centers on immigrant and nonimmigrant visas for employment-based clientele, adjustment of status, and naturalization applications. She has counseled employers on employment eligibility verification and internal Form I-9 audits. Lesley assists the employment litigation team in the representation of employers in employment disputes, including discrimination claims based on age, disability, race, national origin, gender, sexual harassment, and workers' compensation retaliation. She also assists with the firm’s pro bono representation of asylum applicants. While attending the University of Connecticut School of Law, Lesley authored the article "Cross-Border Insolvency Law in the United States and its Application to Multinational Corporate Groups." 21 Conn. J. Int'l L. 297 (2006).

Lesley is an associate at the firm. She practices in the areas of immigration law and employment litigation. Her immigration practice centers on immigrant and nonimmigrant visas for employment-based clientele, adjustment of status, and naturalization applications. She has counseled employers on employment eligibility verification and internal Form I-9 audits. Lesley assists the employment litigation team in the representation of employers in employment disputes, including discrimination claims based on age, disability, race, national origin, gender, sexual harassment, and workers' compensation retaliation. She also assists with the firm’s pro bono representation of asylum applicants. While attending the University of Connecticut School of Law, Lesley authored the article "Cross-Border Insolvency Law in the United States and its Application to Multinational Corporate Groups." 21 Conn. J. Int'l L. 297 (2006).

EDUCATION

University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2006, with honors

Tulane University, B.A., 2003, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

Connecticut

Distinctions

* Outstanding Clinical Student Award for outstanding fieldwork in the University of Connecticut School of Law Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, Clinical Legal Education Association (2006)

* CALI Award

* Notes and Comments Editor, Connecticut Journal of International Law

Professional Affiliations

* American Immigration Lawyer's Association