Karen Gabriel Moss

Karen Gabriel Moss


Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper, LLC

Recognized since 2009

Cleveland, Ohio

Practice Areas

Immigration Law

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Immigration Law
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Karen Gabriel Moss has practiced immigration law for more than twenty years, focusing on business and family based immigration. She represents the full spectrum of businesses from Fortune 500 companies to family businesses. Her diverse practice includes large manufacturers, technology companies, health care employers, large law firms, engineering firms and family businesses. Prior to joining NGC, Karen was co-managing partner at Rosner, Ortman & Moss, routinely named one of the best immigration law firms in America by U.S. News & World Report. Karen has consistently achieved positive results for her clients over time through her deep knowledge of the immigration bureaucracy, relationships with its players, and an understanding of what will and won’t work within the system. She has successfully filed petitions for visas and green cards for aliens of extraordinary ability, outstanding researchers, national interest waivers, and more. Karen also has a robust family-based practice where she represents individuals applying for permanent residence for family members, applying for citizenship and maintaining permanent residence while abroad. Karen was named “Immigration Lawyer of the Year” in 2016, and consistently has been selected by her peers as one of The Best Lawyers in the field. She currently serves as AILA Ohio Chapter Liaison to USCIS and previously served in that capacity to the U.S. Department of Labor. Karen has been a speaker on employment-based immigration for the Federal Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Cuyahoga Bar Association and American Immigration Lawyer Association (AILA) regional seminars, as well as at business conferences. Karen has taught immigration and nationality law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

Contact & Links
Location
  • Terminal Tower
    50 Public Square, Suite 2900
    Cleveland, OH 44113
Education
  • Chicago-Kent College of Law at IIT, J.D., graduated 1989
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, 1989
Court Admissions
  • Ohio and U.S. Northern District of Ohio
State Clerkships
  • Ohio - Court of Appeals

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Immigration Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Immigration Law, Cleveland (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Immigration Law
Special Focus:
  • Business
  • Employment
  • Family Based
  • Labor
  • Nationality
Awards:
  • Karen was named “Immigration Lawyer of the Year” in 2016, and consistently has been selected by her peers as one of The Best Lawyers in the field.

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Buy American, Hire American Takes Its Toll on Business Immigration


by Karen Gabriel Moss

USCIS is considering the reinterpretation of “may grant” language contained in the statute deeming it discretionary rather than mandatory.

Buy American, Hire American

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