Bio

Marcela A. Mendoza is a Principal in the Denver, Colorado, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Ms. Mendoza has experience working with clients that range from Fortune 500 companies, start-up companies, U.S. branches of global corporations, and individuals. Since 2001, Ms. Mendoza has been advising companies, families, and individuals on temporary and permanent visa options. Her practice covers all aspects of employment-based immigration. Ms. Mendoza manages the green card process for multinational managers, individuals of extraordinary ability, and labor certification for skill workers. She also has extensive experience in guiding foreign-born clients through consular processing. Ms. Mendoza also specializes in temporary visa processes, including H-1B, L-1A and L-1B, E, J, B, F, and other non-immigrant status. She has significant experience in immigrant and non-immigrant process for professionals in the technology, education, research, energy, banking, and healthcare industries. Ms. Mendoza also advises corporations on compliance issues, I-9 audits, E-Verify, and Department of Labor-related audits. Ms. Mendoza also specializes on immigrant and non-immigrant waivers of inadmissibility. Ms. Mendoza gained valuable experience during her 11-year tenure as immigration counsel for a Fortune 500 company, Qwest Communications/Century Link. While in-house, Ms. Mendoza handled immigrant and non-immigrant petitions and advised the company on compliance issues, such as I-9 internal audits. Additionally, Ms. Mendoza counseled management in the areas of affirmative action compliance, representing the company in compliance evaluations and administrative review audits initiated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Previously, Ms. Mendoza was an Assistant Attorney General for Ken Salazar and clerked for Justice Hobbs on the Colorado Supreme Court.