Laurie J. Woog
New Jersey Immigration Lawyer
My law firm, the Woog Law Office in Scotch Plains, focuses on immigration and naturalization. I represent clients in employment and family-based immigration cases before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, formerly INS) and United States consulates abroad.
I have extensive experience helping clients obtain temporary work visas and permanent residence—green cards—through employment sponsorship, including PERM (the new electronic filing system for labor certification), religious work, and extraordinary ability in the arts or sciences. I also handle applications for green cards based on marriage and extensions of status for visitors and students. I successfully have represented applicants for E-3 work visas for Australians and helped elderly applicants gain citizenship based on disability waivers.
Education / Experience / Accomplishments
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"We had a complicated immigration issue that needed careful handling. We were impressed enough with the initial engagement that we hired her to handle the case. Laurie proved to be a creative lawyer—she is particularly knowledgeable about employment-based visas for scientific professionals, as well as their attendant family issues. "She is very detail-oriented which resulted in a more complete application, optimizing success and minimizing roadblocks. Her personable nature completes the package. She is patient, explains difficult issues well, and is easy to communicate with, a critical issue since we are located in different states. She quoted me a reasonable fee up front, and unlike other lawyers, does not charge me for every communication with her. This resulted in a remarkably stress-free experience. "In short, I would enthusiastically recommend her to anyone requiring legal assistance." —Raj S.
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- Harvard University, B.A.
- Northeastern University Law School, J.D.
- Federal judicial clerkship
- Taught immigration law at the University of Wisconsin Law School
- Frequent lecturer on immigration topics at conferences and universities
- Authored several articles appearing in Wisconsin Lawyer and Immigration Law Today
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Admitted to practice in New Jersey
- Authored an article published in the May 2010 edition of the New Jersey Law Journal on extraordinary ability green cards. Click here to read the article.
Areas of Practice
My legal focus spans many aspects of immigration law:
- Naturalization
- Citizenship
- Business immigration
- Family immigration
- Marriage cases
- Consular processing
- EB-1 visas
- Priority workers
- Extraordinary ability
Serving clients in New Jersey, the United States and around the world with a concentration in the New Jersey counties of Union, Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer, Morris, Hudson, Passaic, Bergen and Essex, and in Westfield, Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Plainfield, Newark, Elizabeth, Morristown, Princeton, New Brunswick and Jersey City.
