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Christine Traversi is a principal in the Houston, Texas, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice primarily focuses on employment-based immigration in all visa categories, including self-sponsored petitions.   

Christine is a problem solver for complex and difficult immigration challenges in business immigration, self-sponsored immigrant petitions, cross-border issues, admissions, waivers, naturalization, corporate restructuring, start-ups, Outer Continental Shelf work, and consular processing. For all clients, she develops effective immigration solutions and helps clients navigate the often-changing and increasingly complex immigration processes and government policies. She also assists clients with employment eligibility verification and Form I-9 issues.  

Christine’s clients range from large global corporations to individual entrepreneurs and investors. Her industry-related experience includes oil and gas, healthcare, manufacturing, new energy, green energy, hospitality, academic institutions, professional sports, retail, and transportation. 

Honors and Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America©, “Ones to Watch: Immigration Law” and “Ones to Watch: Labor and Employment Law – Management” (2024)
  • Women's Energy Network (WEN), “Rising Stars” (2016)

Pro Bono and Community Involvement

  • Houston Bar Association, Golf Fundraising Committee (2023 - present)
  • Houston Bar Association, Lawyers for a Beautiful Houston (2023 - present)
  • Urban Harvest, Cultivators, Founding Member (2022 - present)

Speaking Engagements

  • “Job Changes After the PERM Is Approved: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Experienced Practitioners”, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (Scottsdale, Arizona, August 2023) (panelist)
  • “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Forms I-9”, HR Houston (Houston, Texas, March 2023) (presenter)
  • “Immigration Basics”, University of Texas 46th Annual Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law (Austin, Texas, September 2022) (presenter)
  • “Intro to Immigration”, Houston Paralegal Association (Houston, Texas, June 2022) (presenter)
  • “Hot Topics in Business Immigration”, the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico Chapter Conference (El Paso, Texas, March-April 2022) (panelist)
  • “Fundamentals of Business Immigration”, Texas State Bar Immigration Conference (Houston, Texas, February 2021) (presenter)

Published Works

  • “Processing Times: How to address EB-5 adjudication delays”, Green Card by Investment (May, 2023) [Author]

Credentials

Education
University of Houston Law Center
J.D.
Bryn Mawr College
B.A.
Admitted to Practice
Texas
Professional Associations and Activities
AILA National Bylaws Committee
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
WEN Houston Board of Directors

University of Houston Law Center
J.D.
Bryn Mawr College
B.A.

Texas

AILA National Bylaws Committee
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
WEN Houston Board of Directors