Kathleen Gasparian is the founding partner of Gasparian Spivey Immigration in New Orleans.  She currently serves on the Board for the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Louisiana Language Access Coalition, the Louisiana Immigration Working Group, and as an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Loyola University, New Orleans.  Active in AILA and NAFSA, she has served as Chair of AILA’s Mid-South Chapter, chair of AILA’s national liaison committee to the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and as a Regulatory Ombudsperson for Scholar Issues for NAFSA Region III.  She has been recognized by Gambit, New Orleans Magazine, Super Lawyers, and City Business for her expertise as an immigration attorney. 

Doug Russo has been practicing exclusively immigration law since 2014. He is the Owner and Managing Member of Rose Immigration Law Firm, PLC in Nashville. His practice is broad-based and focuses on assisting individual and corporate clients with employment and family immigration cases. He represents small companies that have never sponsored a foreign national as well as large, international companies in industries such as manufacturing, retail, education, and healthcare. Doug also assists clients with naturalization and doesn’t hesitate to file in Federal court when the case calls for it. On a more personal note, Doug has a strong interest in working with foreign national artists, which stems from his (pre-law school) time performing bass guitar in diverse, international bands with Royal Caribbean and Holland America cruise lines. He has presented at AILA conferences on O&P visas, labor certification, business immigration hot topics, naturalization, and other topics.