Lilah S. Rosenblum

Lilah S. Rosenblum is a partner at Haynes Novick Kohn Immigration in Washington, DC, where she focuses on employment-based and family-sponsored immigration. Lilah has two decades of experience practicing exclusively in immigration law and previously served as managing partner of another boutique immigration firm. She advises employers, professionals, families, research organizations, and higher education affiliates on visa sponsorship, permanent residence, labor certification, and immigration compliance matters.

Lilah earned a J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from American University Washington College of Law in 2006. She also earned a Master of International Affairs in Human Rights from American University School of International Service in 2006 and a B.A. in Latin American Studies, with honors and thesis distinction, from Vassar College in 1999. Her academic background supports a practice involving cross-border mobility and complex immigration rules.

Her work includes temporary work visa petitions such as H-1B, L-1, O-1, E-3, and TN matters, as well as employment-based permanent residence through PERM labor certifications, national interest waivers, multinational executive and manager petitions, and extraordinary ability categories. Lilah also helps nonprofit research organizations and nonprofit institutions affiliated with higher education prepare cap-exempt H-1B petitions and guides employers through sponsorship and compliance requirements.

Lilah S. Rosenblum has served on committees of the DC Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and has written, presented, and taught on employment-based immigration topics. Lilah is admitted in Maryland and the District of Columbia and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. She helps employers and families organize immigration strategies, address documentation requirements, and navigate sponsorship processes with practical, experienced guidance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Haynes Novick Kohn Immigration
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member, DC Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Maryland
• District of Columbia

Education

• American University Washington College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• American University School of International Service
  Master of International Affairs (HumanRights)
• Vassar College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Latin American Studies

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