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Barry Lee Frager, immigration lawyer in Memphis, TN

Barry Lee FragerTop rated

4.8(4)
Immigration Lawyer at Frager Law Firm, PC
Memphis, TN Replies in ~24h English 36 years practicing TN Bar No. 014099
AsylumBusinessCitizenshipEmploymentFamilyInvestmentRemoval DefenseStudent

About Barry

Barry L. Frager, owner of the Frager Law Firm, has been practicing immigration law since 1990 and has previously served as a trial attorney for the Legacy INS in Los Angeles, California through the Honors Law Graduate Program of the US Department of Justice.

From 2005 to 2011, Mr. Frager served as the national chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section. For his service, he received recognition in September 2007 with the Outstanding Section Chair award by the FBA. Mr. Frager has successfully planned CLEs for the FBA to offer training to other lawyers in the immigration law field for more than 10 years.

Mr. Frager has handled thousands of matters not only in the Mid-South, but in Immigration courts and USCIS offices across the United States. He returned to his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee to establish his immigration law firm there in 1994. In 2003, he opened a second office in Nashville, Tennessee which was expanded in 2007.

The Frager Law Firm assists clients and other lawyers in certain criminal matters due to the important immigration consequences that certain criminal convictions may have on an individual’s ability to remain in the United States. Our Memphis Law Office is located in the same building as USCIS & the Memphis Immigration Court.

Our immigration attorneys handle family immigration matters, such as marriage petitions and immediate family members sponsoring other immediate relatives. We also represent people who appear before an immigration judge in removal or deportation proceedings when the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has determined that an individual(s) should be removed or deported from the United States.

In proceedings before an immigration judge, an individual has a right to retain legal counsel at his or her own expense (so long as it is not at the expense of the U.S. government). Please call us for a free consultation.

Practice areas

Asylum

Affirmative and defensive asylum cases

I-589WithholdingCAT
Business

Corporate immigration and global mobility

E-1E-2TNCompliance
Citizenship

Naturalization and derivative citizenship

N-400N-600
Employment

Work visas, PERM and employment-based green cards

H-1BL-1O-1EB-2EB-3PERM
Family

Spouse, fiancé(e), parent and sibling petitions

I-130K-1I-485AOSGreen Card
Investment

Investor and entrepreneur visas

EB-5E-2L-1A
Removal Defense

Deportation and immigration court defense

NTACancellationBond
Student

F-1, M-1, OPT and STEM extensions

F-1OPTSTEM-OPTM-1

Education

University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawJ.D. (1989) · 1989
University of Missouri - ColumbiaB.A. (1984) | Political Science · 1984

Bar & associations

Bar license
TN Bar No. 014099
Active & in good standing
Tennessee State Bar

Professional experience

General Attorney · US Department of Justice - INS1990 – 1991
Managing Partner · Frager Law Firm

Awards

Outstanding Section Chair - Immigration Law SectionFederal Bar Association · 2011
Outstanding Section Chair - Immigration Law SectionFederal Bar Association · 2007

Client reviews

4.8
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H. LiuFeb 28, 2026

Knew exactly how to handle a tricky RFE

USCIS sent a 14-page RFE on my O-1. The response was filed in two weeks and approved without further questions.

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P. SilvaMay 2, 2026

Honest about a weak case

Other lawyers wanted to take my money. They told me to wait six months and refile — and that's exactly what worked.

BH
B. HassanJul 11, 2025

VAWA approval — they treated me like family

Could not have done this without them. They listened, never judged, and got it done.

KS
K. SinghJun 8, 2025

Patient and bilingual — explained everything in Spanish

Mi mamá pudo entender todo el proceso. We never felt rushed. Highly recommend.

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