Ann Adele Ruben

Ann Ruben has practiced exclusively in the field of immigration and nationality law for over 25 years, successfully representing hundreds of individuals, families, businesses, institutions and organizations in navigating virtually every aspect of US immigration law. Her broad knowledge and many years of practical, hands-on experience in this area enable her to craft creative, cost effective and individualized solutions to assist her clients in achieving their immigration goals. Ms. Ruben is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and a magna cum laude graduate of Brooklyn Law School, where she was the editor of the Brooklyn Law Review. She has written and spoken frequently on a wide range of immigration law topics. For over ten years, she was an editor and senior editor of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) annual Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook. She has served on AILA’s national Publications Board, and as co-chair of AILA’s national Amicus Committee. Locally, Ms. Ruben served as Philadelphia’s AILA chapter chairperson and as chair and co-chair of its pro bono committee. Ms. Ruben speaks conversational Spanish. Selected publications and presentations include:“Recent Developments in Treaty Visa Practice”; “Miscellaneous Ameliorative Provisions of the New Law and Additional Bars to Adjustment of Status”; “Common Ethical Considerations and Professional Responsibilities in Business and Family Immigration”; “Maintaining Valid NIV Status During Years of Immigrant Visa Processing: Creative Options When H or L Durational Limits are Being Reached”; “Family Management for the Employment Based Client”; “The Alphabet Soup of Nonimmigrants: Part I-Analyzing the Case”; “Permanent Residence-Employment Based Immigration”; “Immigration Law for the Employment and Labor Lawyer in the Post 9/11 World”; and “Avoiding Labor Certification in Employment Based Immigration.”