Lisa M. Ventresca

Lisa M. Ventresca currently serves as Of Counsel to the firm on all immigration matters.  Lisa has focused her practice primarily on employment based immigration law.   Her practice is both national and international in scope where she provides advice, counsel and immigration solutions to a wide range of organizations and individuals.  Lisa is widely regarded nationally as a top immigration lawyer and counselor, and currently serves as specialty immigration counsel for large national and multinational companies.

Lisa graduated with University Honors from Carnegie Mellon University in 1989 with an undergraduate degree in Industrial Management and Business.  She later graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1992.  Subsequent to her graduation from law school and her admission to the bar, Lisa accepted a position as Assistant to the General Counsel at Carnegie Mellon University where she represented the University on issues relating to the University's international student body and related immigration matters.  She later was a founding partner in the law firm of Ventresca & Ventresca, LLP where for the past 15 years she has dedicated her practice to advising and counseling organizations, universities, companies, health care facilities, high-tech start ups, international corporations, and multinational executives.

 She is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and before the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.  Lisa is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).  She has also served as a Pittsburgh Division Liaison to and conference speaker for AILA.

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