Barbara C. Brenner

Barbara C. Brenner is an immigration lawyer at Barbara C. Brenner Immigration Law PLLC who has practiced US immigration and nationality law since 1990. She represents individuals, families, employers, and organizations in matters involving family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, citizenship, humanitarian relief, waivers, and immigration compliance. Her work includes fiancé visas, relative petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing, asylum, Temporary Protected Status, humanitarian parole, DACA matters, and Form I-9 compliance for employers.

Brenner earned her J.D. from the University at Buffalo Law School and her B.A. in English from the State University of New York, College at Geneseo. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York. Her employment-based immigration work includes H-1B, L-1, and O-1 visas, NAFTA/USMCA benefits, PERM labor certification, employment-based immigrant visa petitions, adjustment of status, and immigrant visa processing for qualifying workers and businesses.

Brenner has been a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association since 1994 and is a member of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild. She has also participated in the Albany County Bar Association and Albany County Women’s Bar Association. Her professional service includes membership on the Committee on Character and Fitness of the Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, where she was reappointed in 2023 to a second five-year term.

Barbara C. Brenner has presented on immigration issues for professional groups, educational institutions, employers, and community organizations throughout the Capital District. Her work has included training sessions for the New York Immigration Coalition and presentations addressing immigration law, citizenship, I-9 verification, and employment visas. She has also provided pro bono assistance with Afghan and El Salvador asylum matters and supports community organizations serving immigrants and families in the Capital Region. Her community involvement reflects a longstanding commitment to immigrant families and access to legal guidance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Barbara C. Brenner Immigration Law PLLC
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member, National Immigration Project of the National Law
• Member, Albany County Bar Association
• Member, Albany County Women’s Bar Association

Licensed State

• New York
• Massachusetts

Education

• University at Buffalo Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• State University of New York, College at Geneseo
  BA in English

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