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Karen Weinstock, immigration lawyer in Atlanta, GA

Karen Weinstock

4.0(5)
Immigration Lawyer at Office · Part of 2-lawyer firm
Atlanta, GA Replies in ~24h English, Hebrew, Spanish 27 years practicing GA Bar
AsylumBusinessCitizenshipEmploymentFamilyInvestmentRemoval DefenseStudent

About Karen

Karen Weinstock is the managing attorney of Weinstock Immigration Lawyers, the premier immigration law firm in Atlanta, Georgia. With over 19 years of experience, she has developed expertise representing U.S. and international companies in securing global talent and ensuring the employees and their families have a good experience in immigrating to the United States.

Karen was born and raised in Israel and immigrated to the United States in 2000. Her genuine passion for immigration law is a direct result of her personal experience as an immigrant. This ability to identify and empathize with immigrants, and her commitment to excellence in obtaining results for her clients differentiate her as one of the top immigration attorneys in the South. Prior to opening her own immigration law firm, Karen was the managing attorney of a regional immigration law firm’s Atlanta office for over 11 years.

Her personal experience emigrating to the U.S. from Israel and experiencing many obstacles, cross-cultural differences and employment challenges, all enable her now to have stronger empathy for her international clientele and better serve their particular needs. She is fluent in English, Hebrew and Spanish.

Areas of Expertise in Immigration Law

• Employment-based non-immigrant visas: H-1B, L-1, E-1, E-2, O, TN, J

• Employment-based immigrant petitions: EB-1, EB-2, EB-3

• Labor certifications (PERM)

• Permanent residence for intra-company executives and managers

• Permanent residency for people with extraordinary & exceptional ability in the sciences and arts

• Training and educating company management and HR on ex-pats

Awards and Honors

• AVVO’s 10.0 out of 10.0 superb rating

• Leader of one of the Best Immigration Law Firms, “Best Lawyers in America”, 2014 - present

• Legal Elite, Georgia Trend Magazine, 2012, 2016

• Best Lawyers in America, Immigration, "Best Lawyers in America"

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

The Hebrew UniversityJ.D. (1998) | Juris Doctor in Law · 1998

Bar & associations

Bar license
GA Bar
Active & in good standing
International Women's Series
Board member
International Engagement Advisory Board, Forsyth County
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Japan-American Society
Board of directors member
AILA - American Immigration Lawyers Association

Professional experience

Managing Attorney Atlanta office · Siskind Susser2002 – 2013
Associate Attorney · Siskind Susser2001 – 2002
Managing Attorney · Weinstock Immigration Lawyers

Awards

10.0 out of 10.0 superb ratingAvvo · 2017
Leader of one of the Best Immigration Law Firms,Best Lawyers in America · 2017
Best Lawyers in America, ImmigrationBest Lawyers · 2017

Client reviews

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5 client reviews
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A. MartinezMay 31, 2025

Got my H-1B approved on the first try

My company's in-house lawyer dropped the ball, this team picked it up two weeks before deadline and we still got an approval. Lifesavers.

NK
N. KapoorAug 12, 2025

VAWA approval — they treated me like family

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

LP
L. ParkMar 11, 2026

Filed my OPT before graduation

The university missed it. They jumped in and saved my status.

MP
M. PatelAug 15, 2025

Stopped my removal proceedings

I was facing deportation after a long stay. They got me cancellation of removal. Forever grateful.

BH
B. HassanJan 11, 2026

Won my asylum case after 4 years of waiting

I was nervous after switching from a previous lawyer, but everything went smoothly. They prepared me for every question the judge could ask. Got approved last week — still can't believe it.

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