Karen Gabriel Moss

Karen Gabriel Moss is a highly respected immigration attorney with more than three decades of experience in employment-based and family-based immigration law. She serves a wide array of clients, ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to family-owned enterprises. Her practice spans various industries, including manufacturing, technology, healthcare, engineering, and legal services, offering customized immigration strategies tailored to each sector.

Karen earned her Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1989, following a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Miami University in 1984. She has served in key leadership roles, including as AILA Ohio Chapter Liaison to USCIS and the U.S. Department of Labor. She has taught immigration and nationality law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

Throughout her career, Karen has successfully handled complex immigration matters, including petitions for individuals of extraordinary ability, outstanding researchers, national interest waivers, and multinational executives. She also manages naturalization, family sponsorship, and green card maintenance cases, applying her in-depth understanding of immigration policy to secure favorable results.

Before joining Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper in 2017, Karen was co-managing partner at Rosner, Ortman & Moss, a nationally recognized immigration law firm. Her strategic insight and knowledge of immigration processes have consistently earned recognition, including being named “Immigration Lawyer of the Year” in 2016 and repeated inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America.

Karen Gabriel Moss’s impact extends beyond casework. She is a frequent speaker at conferences hosted by organizations such as the Federal Bar Association and AILA. Her expertise and mentorship have influenced policy discussions and legal education across the field. She remains dedicated to guiding businesses and families through the evolving landscape of U.S. immigration law with clarity, precision, and proven results.

Law Office Affiliations

• Member, Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper, LLC
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
• Former Member, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
• Former Member, Board of Trustees, Tremont West Development Corporation
• Former Member, Board of Trustees, Merrick House
• Former Member, Board of Trustees, National Women’s Political Caucus

Licensed State

• Ohio

Education

• Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Miami University
  BA in Political Science

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