Jennifer Wadhwa

Partner

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Biography

Jennifer Wadhwa is an immigration and labor & employment attorney with more than a decade of experience representing clients in litigation and transactional matters. Jennifer heads the immigration practice at 3i Law, specializing in employment-based non-immigrant visas (H, L, E, O, TN visas) and immigrant visas (EB and PERM), family-based immigration, naturalization, appeals, and federal court litigation. She works directly with clients to develop corporate immigration strategies for small and mid-sized employers in a variety of industries such as: IT/Technology, hospitality, food and beverage, agriculture, engineering, non-profit, and education. Her practice includes not only the intersection of immigration with employment laws, but also counseling clients directly on employment law compliance, employee relations, HR policies, contracts, wage and hour, employment classifications, and employer obligations under the federal and state laws that regulate the workplace.

In addition to her legal career, Jennifer brings more than a decade of experience as a seasoned HR professional working with IT/Technology pre-IPO start-ups and Fortune Global 500 companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. In these roles, she was responsible for managing the HR function; scaling and implementing policies, programs, and benefits; advising management and stakeholders on employee performance and talent retention.

Jennifer provides high-touch, bespoke client services with an emphasis on client education,  compliance, and risk-mitigation.

Representative Experiences
  • World Trade Center Denver Member, 2024 – Present
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 2011 – Present
  • AILA Colorado Chapter, Executive Committee, Secretary 2022-2023; Treasurer 2023 – Present
  • Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Member, 2000-2005; 2023 – Present
  • English
  • Spanish (Professional proficiency)
  • Hindi (Beginner)
  • “The Impact of H-1B Lottery on Employers and Foreign Workers,” Podcast Guest, Enterprise Radio (March 2023) | Listen
  • “The Golden Visa Panel,” Speaker, Asian Real Estate Association of American (AREAA) Global 2023, Mexico City, Mexico (April 14, 2023)
  • Intersection of Family and Immigration Law, Co-presenter, Boulder Interdisciplinary Committee, Boulder, CO (September 2019)
  • Naturalization Workshop, Trainer, Mi Vota Familia, Denver, CO
  • Tips for Employment Lawyers Taking Pro Bono Immigration Cases, Co-presenter, Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association, Genesee, CO (August 25, 2017)
  • Economic Justice and Security for Victims of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence, Co-presenter, Colorado Victims’ Advocates Conference, Keystone, CO (October 24, 2016)
  • Presented draft version of article on white privilege and interracial marriage, New York University Clinical Law Review Writers’ Workshop, New York, NY (September 23, 2016)
  • Economic Justice and Security for Victims of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence, Co-presenter, Colorado Advocacy in Action Conference, Vail, CO (June 6, 2016)
  • UI Appeals: Hot Topics, Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association, Co-presenter, Annual Conference, Genesee, CO (August 28, 2015)

Areas of Expertise

  • Immigration
    • Business Immigration
    • Family-based Immigration
    • Work Visas, Green Cards, Citizenship
    • I-9 Compliance
    • Appeals, Litigation, Administrative Law
  • Employment and Labor
    • Employer Compliance
    • HR Policies
    • Employee Relations
    • Contracts
    • Severance Agreements
    • Wage and Hour Law
    • Class Actions

Education

University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
(J.D., and Workplace Law Certificate May 2012)

California State University
(B.A., Human Development, March 2005)

Bar Admissions

Colorado

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Colorado, 2013

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2018

Colorado Supreme Court, 2012

Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)

Representative Experiences
  • World Trade Center Denver Member, 2024 – Present
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 2011 – Present
  • AILA Colorado Chapter, Executive Committee, Secretary 2022-2023; Treasurer 2023 – Present
  • Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Member, 2000-2005; 2023 – Present
  • English
  • Spanish (Professional proficiency)
  • Hindi (Beginner)
  • “The Impact of H-1B Lottery on Employers and Foreign Workers,” Podcast Guest, Enterprise Radio (March 2023) | Listen
  • “The Golden Visa Panel,” Speaker, Asian Real Estate Association of American (AREAA) Global 2023, Mexico City, Mexico (April 14, 2023)
  • Intersection of Family and Immigration Law, Co-presenter, Boulder Interdisciplinary Committee, Boulder, CO (September 2019)
  • Naturalization Workshop, Trainer, Mi Vota Familia, Denver, CO
  • Tips for Employment Lawyers Taking Pro Bono Immigration Cases, Co-presenter, Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association, Genesee, CO (August 25, 2017)
  • Economic Justice and Security for Victims of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence, Co-presenter, Colorado Victims’ Advocates Conference, Keystone, CO (October 24, 2016)
  • Presented draft version of article on white privilege and interracial marriage, New York University Clinical Law Review Writers’ Workshop, New York, NY (September 23, 2016)
  • Economic Justice and Security for Victims of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence, Co-presenter, Colorado Advocacy in Action Conference, Vail, CO (June 6, 2016)
  • UI Appeals: Hot Topics, Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association, Co-presenter, Annual Conference, Genesee, CO (August 28, 2015)

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