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Elizabeth K. Wharton, J.D., Attorney at Law
Highest Education: J.D.(Juris Doctor)
University of Virginia School of Law – Charlottesville, VA
- Student Funded Fellowship,1997 Grant Recipient
- Treasurer, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
- Licensed in the State of Michigan
Virginia Commonwealth University – Richmond, VA, B.A. in Religious Studies
- Magna Cum Laude
- Provost Grant
Membership: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Language: English (Native)
Attorney Elizabeth K. Wharton recieved her J.D. Degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, VA. after graduating magna cum laude with a B.A. in Religious Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Ms. Wharton has been practicing law in the state of Michigan since 1998 and has a vast wealth of knowledge and experience in the legal field. She has been a Supervising Attorney for University of Michigan School of Law Food Stamps Advocacy program, Member of the Board of Directors of the Washtenaw County/ Eastern Michigan University Legal Resource Center as well as a Member of Washtenaw County Bar Association’s Public Service Committee.
Ms. Wharton is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Victoria Chen, J.D., Attorney at Law
Upon each petition’s approval, I feel genuinely happy for my clients and have a great sense of achievement because I know I once again effect positive changes in others’ lives. by Victoria Chen, J.D., Attorney at Law
Highest Education: J.D.(Juris Doctor)
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN
- Licensed in the State of Michigan
Membership: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Language: English, Mandarin
Victoria Chen obtained her Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) from the University of Minnesota Law School by attending her last year of law school at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Ms. Chen’s firm has successfully secured more than 37,000 I-140 approvals and assisted over 100,000 foreign nationals in obtaining permanent residency, helping them achieve their American dreams.
Ms. Chen practices exclusively in U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law, and is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Bar Association. She speaks English and Mandarin.
Medessa Cheney, J.D., Attorney at Law
Highest Education: J.D.(Juris Doctor)
Stanford University Law School, Stanford, CA
Mills College, Oakland, CA
- Degree: Master of Arts in English Language and Literatures
Membership: State Bar of California
Language: English (Native)
Medessa Cheney holds a Juris Doctorate from Stanford University Law School and a Master’s degree in English from Mills College in California. During law school, she concentrated on both international and public interest law and volunteered at a guardianship clinic, helping families to obtain legal rights to the children in their care. She has been a member of the State Bar of California since 1998. She is excited to be involved in the field of immigration law and loves having the opportunity to use her legal training and writing skills to achieve successful outcomes for clients.
Sungwon (Sunny) Chang, J.D., Attorney at Law
Highest Education: J.D.(Juris Doctor)
Northwestern University School of Law
- JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY, Associate Editor
- Merit Scholarship Recipient
- Licensed in the State of Illinois and New York
Carnegie Mellon University, Bachelor of Science in International Relations and Political Science, with Honors
and Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Studies, with Honors
Membership: Illinois Bar Association, New York Bar Association
Language: English, Korean
Sungwon (Sunny) Chang received her B.S. in International Relations and Political Science and B.A.
in Chinese Studies from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to earning her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law,
she tutored students with autism, which taught her to become extra sensitive to her clients’ needs.
She interned in the chambers of Illinois Appellate Court and Illinois Circuit Court, where she drafted bench memo and opinions in addition to conducting legal research.
Ms. Chang is licensed to practice law in Illinois and New York.
She speaks Korean and English, and is studying Chinese.
Alice Li, J.D., Attorney at Law
Highest Education: J.D. (Juris Doctor)
Columbia Law School, New York NY
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts in History and Biology
Alice Li holds a Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School and a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in History and Biology from Amherst College in Massachusetts. During law school, she served as a staff member of the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law and gained extensive experience proofreading, source checking, and formatting articles written by leading legal scholars to meet publication standards. She also worked as a Research Assistant at the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity and focused on the research of New York state laws including but not limited to unfair competition and anti-corruption for corporations and LLCs. Li is a quick learner and is excited to be involved in the field of immigration law. She is eager to utilize her writing and editing skills to achieve successful outcomes for the clients.
