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Li Immigration Law is a boutique law firm with expertise in employment-based and family-based U.S. immigration law. We provide experienced and dedicated legal representation to individuals, businesses on non-immigrant work visas, immigrant visas, lawful permanent residence, and naturalization.

Our Practice

Li Immigration Law opened on July 1, 2012. It is comprised of the immigration practice from Mikkelborg Broz Wells & Fryer PLLC.

Li Immigration Law assists individuals and businesses in obtaining employment-based non-immigrant work visas under a number of visa categories including H-1B professional workers, H-1B1 professionals from Chile or Singapore, E-3 professionals from Australia, TN (NAFTA/USMCA) Canadian or Mexican professionals, and L-1A/L-1B intra-company transferees.

Our firm also assists individuals through the employment-based permanent resident (adjustment of status) process. We prepare PERM (labor certification) applications and immigrant visa petitions for professionals, multi-national managers/executives, outstanding researchers, and persons of extraordinary ability.

We work with individuals in a diverse range of fields including engineering, computer science, information technology, architecture, geology, horticulture, and the culinary arts.

Our practice in family-based immigration law includes the preparation of immigrant petitions by U.S. relatives, applications to remove conditional status, fiancée petitions, naturalization applications, and waiver applications.

About Us

Vickie Li, Attorney/Principal


Vickie Li began her legal career in 1996 as an Assistant District Counsel for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in San Francisco, California. In 2000, she joined Mikkelborg Broz Wells & Fryer PLLC as an immigration attorney specializing in employment-based and family-based immigration law, and became a partner in 2008. In 2012, Vickie opened Li Immigration Law PLLC.

Vickie graduated from U.C. Berkeley and received her law degree from the University of Washington School of Law. She is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the State Bar of California and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Vickie is actively involved in the community as a tutor with the Youth Tutoring Program in Seattle, an educational enrichment program for at-risk students living in public housing communities in Seattle, and as a Big Sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound mentoring program.
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Laurie Bernbaum, Senior Associate


Laurie Bernbaum has practiced employment-based and family-based U.S. immigration law since 1997. She joined Mikkelborg Broz Wells & Fryer PLLC in 2005. Laurie graduated from U.C. Santa Barbara and received her law degree from Seattle University. Laurie is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and American Immigration Lawyers Association.
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