Stephen Yale-Loehr

Stephen Yale-Loehr

Cornell University
  • Immigration Law
  • New York
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Biography

Steve Yale-Loehr is an Attorney Of Counsel in Miller Mayer Immigration practice group. He brings 30 years of immigration law experience to bear in advising corporate and individual clients on a broad array of family- and employment-based immigration matters. In addition to his work at Miller Mayer, Mr. Yale-Loehr is an active and internationally renowned member of the immigration law community. He teaches immigration and asylum law at Cornell Law School as a Professor of Immigration Practice. He also founded and was the original executive director of Invest in the USA (IIUSA), a trade association of EB-5 immigrant investor regional centers. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and is annually listed in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, and An International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers as one of the world’s best immigration lawyers. He is frequently quoted in the press on immigration issues and has often testified before Congress. He is the 2001 recipient of AILA’s Elmer Fried Award for excellence in teaching and the 2004 recipient of AILA’s Edith Lowenstein Award for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a Nonresident Fellow of the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, DC. Mr. Yale-Loehr has co-authored or edited many books, including Immigration Law and Procedure, the leading 20-volume treatise on U.S. immigration law; Green Card Stories; America’s Challenge: Domestic Security, Civil Liberties and National Unity After September 11; Balancing Interests: Rethinking the Selection of Skilled Immigrants; Global Business Immigration Practice Guide; J Visa Guidebook; Understanding the Immigration Act of 1990; and Understanding the 1986 Immigration Law, and numerous law review articles.

Practice Area
Immigration Law
Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New York
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D.C. Circuit
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Professional Experience
Professor of Immigration Practice
Cornell University
Current
Of Counsel
Miller Mayer, LLP
Current
Education
Cornell University
B.A.
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Cornell University
J.D.
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Awards
International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers
Who's Who Legal
The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Immigration Law
Best Lawyers
Elmer Fried Award
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Excellence in teaching
Edith Lowenstein Award
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law
Who's Who in America
Who's Who
Professional Associations
Tompkins County Bar Association
Member
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American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member
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USA Chambers
Member
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New York State Bar Association  # 306940
Member
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American Bar Foundation
Fellow
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Migration Policy Institute in Washington, DC
Nonresident Fellow
Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Miller Mayer, LLP
Contact & Map
Cornell University
Cornell Law School
Ithaca, NY 14850
Telephone: (607) 255-0348
Miller Mayer, LLP
215 East State Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 6435
Ithaca, NY 14850
Telephone: (607) 273-4200
Fax: (607) 272-6694