Holly Smith-Pai has over 15 years of experience fighting for the rights of immigrants. She practices immigration and nationality law exclusively and focuses on complex immigration matters including business immigration, removal defense and waivers, and the immigration consequences of criminal convictions. Holly has successfully represented clients before EOIR, USCIS and the BIA, where she has obtained family-based and employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visas for her clients, cancelled the removal of clients in proceedings, secured bond for detained clients and helped children in need obtain Special Immigration Juvenile Status visas.Prior to her work in New York, Holly worked on the 2007 comprehensive immigration reform bill in Washington, D.C. and advocated for immigrant survivors of domestic violence in Seattle.Holly graduated cum laude from Seattle University School of Law where she received the Dean's Award for Leadership in Race and Gender Issues.Holly is admitted to practice law in New York State and is an AILA member.