Karri Payne

Karri Payne is a Texas attorney focusing on employment-based immigration, work visas, green cards, compliance issues, and immigration planning for businesses and individuals. Her work supports employers, professionals, executives, investors, and workers navigating federal immigration requirements. She helps clients understand eligibility, prepare filings, address documentation, manage compliance concerns, and pursue immigration strategies aligned with business goals, workforce needs, and long-term status planning.

Karri earned a J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law. She also earned an undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University. Her education supports legal research, petition preparation, regulatory analysis, and client counseling. She uses that background to advise on employment-based visas, immigrant visa categories, labor certifications, corporate immigration procedures, compliance questions, and documentation needed for timely immigration filings.

Karri handles a wide range of employment-based immigration matters, including H-1B visas, L-1 intracompany transfer visas, EB-1 through EB-5 immigrant visas, and PERM labor certifications. She works with corporate clients to develop immigration plans that fit hiring needs and business objectives. Her practice requires attention to immigration rules, deadlines, agency procedures, evidentiary standards, and coordination between employers and foreign national employees.

Karri Payne helps clients address immigration matters with practical guidance, hands-on service, and personalized planning. Her work supports businesses seeking workforce solutions and individuals pursuing employment-based opportunities in the United States. She is admitted in Texas and affiliated with the State Bar of Texas, Tulsa County Bar Association, and American Immigration Lawyers Association. Through strategic planning and clear communication, she helps clients pursue accurate, timely, and effective immigration outcomes with steady support during each filing and review stage.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Schaffer Herring PLLC
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Tulsa County Bar Association
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• Texas Tech University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Texas Tech University

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