Mandell Immigration Law About

Bee Mandell has practiced immigration law since 1996, working with both employment and family based immigration matters.

In the employment based immigration arena, Bee works closely with corporate entities ranging from starts ups to multinational corporations, financial organizations, medical institutions and nonprofit agencies on non-immigrant and immigrant visa processing for their workforce. These include non-immigrant petitions such as H-1B, L-1, TN, E-3 E-1, E-2 and J-1 petitions, and immigrant visa matters such as PERM labor certifications, Multinational Manager, and Extraordinary Ability petitions. Bee provides guidance for corporate clients on immigration compliance and USCIS, CBP, DOL and DOS enforcement trends, and helps develop and implement corporate immigration policies to address immigration needs and issues on an ongoing basis.

Bee also handles citizenship applications, re-entry permits and humanitarian based cases.

Bee routinely helps clients with complex immigration histories, assessing the optimal solution based on their prior situation and future needs.

In addition to her private practice, Bee also previously served as an adjunct professor at Boston College Law School, where she taught the Business Immigration Law seminar. She is also a speaker and author for American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and for the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE).

ASSOCIATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), member, 1996 to present
American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) Ambassador, 2005-2007
Massachusetts Bar Association
-Access to Justice Section, selected Council Member, 1999-2002
-Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section, selected Council Member, 2002-2003
Governor’s Commission on Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Immigrant and Refugee Subcommittee, appointed Member, 2004-2006

HONORS, PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES (a selection)

Named a “Rising Star” in field of Immigration Law by Boston Magazine Super Lawyers, Boston Law and Politics Edition (2005-2011)

Speaker, “Immigration Ethics Issues” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Conference (MCLE), Immigration Conference (December 2013)
Speaker, “B-1, B-2 and Visa Waiver Program” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Conference (MCLE), Immigration Conference (November 2010)

Speaker, “It’s Not Just Arizona: An Update on State and Local Immigration Initiatives Nationwide” Boston Bar Association (October 2010)

Speaker, “I-140 Portability Advanced Strategies” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Conference (MCLE), Immigration Conference (Spring 2010)

Speaker, “Advanced Immigration Strategies in Employment Based Petitions” Webinar (Spring 2010)

Speaker, “E-verify, Protocols and Practices” Webinar (2008)

Co-Chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Advanced Immigration Strategies Conference, Suffolk Law School (April 2008)

Speaker and Author, “Advanced Family Based Immigration Issues-Waivers of Inadmissibility” American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) New England Chapter Immigration Conference, Suffolk Law School (March 2007)

Conference Chair, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Advanced Immigration Law Conference (May 2005)

Conference Co-Chair, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Basics Conference (November 2004)

Author, “I-751 Waivers, I-360 VAWA Self-Petitions, and U Visas” Chapter 11, Immigration Practice Manual, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) (2004)

Speaker and Author, “Conditional Residence and Removal of Conditional Status” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Conference (December 2003)

Program Guest, WCVB Television, Cityline Program, “Immigration and Domestic Violence” (September 2003)

Speaker, Immigration Workshop, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Trial Court, Judicial Institute, “Sentencing Issues in Domestic Violence Cases” (June 2003)