Matthew W. McClellan
Matthew W. McClellan
Matt McClellan advises clients regarding employment- and family-related immigration matters, with a focus on business and employment cases. He strives to guide clients through the myriad government agencies involved in U.S. immigration and the layers of changing rules and policies. In the employment and business area, he advises employers and individuals regarding temporary work visas such as the “H-1B” and “L-1” categories, and with treaty-based investment and trade visas in the “E-1/E-2” category. In addition, he advises companies and their employees on permanent residence (“green card”) options. He also assists employers with I-9 form compliance, other compliance issues, and government audits. In the family immigration context, he advises clients regarding marriage-based immigration, fiancee/fiance petitions, sponsorship of other relatives, and United States citizenship.
Since 1996, Mr. McClellan has devoted his law practice solely to immigration and nationality law matters. From January 1996 until joining the firm as a shareholder in January 2004, he managed his own firm (Immigration Law Offices of Matthew W. McClellan), and practiced with attorney and retired U.S. Consul Russell M. Winge (founder of Immigration Law Offices) in Portland, Oregon. In Washington, D.C. from 1992 through 1995, he practiced at McDermott, Will & Emery and at Swidler & Berlin. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and member of both the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania Bars. He received his bachelors degree from Georgetown University and his law degree from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C.