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Megan Vogel

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T 206.757.8258 Bellevue
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Megan concentrates her legal practice on business immigration matters relating to temporary work visas, employment-based immigration, naturalization, and consular processing. She represents U.S. and multinational companies in a wide variety of industries including energy, information technology, healthcare, media, hospitality, engineering, agribusiness, and manufacturing.

Megan also guides employers through the employment eligibility verification (Form I-9 and E-Verify) process and has skillfully defended employers in Form I-9 investigations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Admitted to Practice

  • Washington, 2008

Education

  • J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2008
    • Justice Charles Z. Smith Award for Public Service
  • M.B.A., Western Washington University, 2004
    • Bernadette Roozen Miller Scholarship for Graduate Studies, Skagit Women’s Alliance & Network
  • B.A., Anthropology, Spanish, Western Washington University, 2000, magna cum laude
    • Presidential Scholar Award
    • Distinguished Anthropology Graduate Award

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
    • Communications Chair, Former Treasurer – Twin City Elementary PTA
    • Treasurer, Team Scorpion Youth Wrestling Club
    • Concessions Chair, Stanwood Youth Football
    • Former Member, National Verification & Worksite Enforcement Liaison Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association
    • Former Coach, Stanwood Camano Youth Soccer Club
    • Former Vice President of Publicity, Washington Women Lawyers
    • Former Co-chair, Employment Focus Group; Former Co-chair, Citizenship Day Committee – American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington Chapter
    • Former Member, Board of Directors; Former Chair, North Snohomish County Board, Housing Hope
    • Former President, Vala Youngquist Guild, Seattle Children's Hospital Guild Association
    • Former Trustee, Young Lawyers Division, Washington State Bar Association

Professional Recognition

    • Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Immigration (Washington), 2022-2025; Listed as "Up and Coming," 2021-2022; Listed as an "Associate to Watch," 2016-2020
    • Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Immigration by Best Lawyers, 2020-present
    • Selected to "Washington Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2015-2018

Background

    • Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle
    • Rule 9 Intern, University of Washington Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic, Seattle
    • Judicial Extern, Hon. John C. Coughenour, U.S. District Court, Seattle
    • Legal Extern, King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Civil Division, Seattle
    • Administrator, Northwest Physical Therapy & Sports Rehabilitation Center, Mount Vernon, Wash.
    • Assistant Director of Career Services, ITT Technical Institute, Portland, Ore.
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