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Melissa Warburton

Melissa Warburton

Nominated for:Power Partnership
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The Power Partnership Award for Exceptional Collaboration in Immigration Law

Presented to a duo of two individuals whose partnership in immigration law produced something greater together than either could alone.

Nominating Melissa Warburton and Kristin Whitaker of Whitaker & Warburton for the Power Partnership Award. Both former USCIS attorneys, their inside knowledge of adjudications, federal litigation, and USCIS operations gives their clients an edge that's hard to find anywhere else.

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