Attorney Profile

Edward R. White is an attorney whose practice is concentrated in U.S. Immigration Law, with a focus on business and employment related immigration matters. Ed was born in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin (B. A.) and De Paul University College of Law (J. D.) in Chicago, Illinois.

Ed is a member of the Massachusetts and Illinois state bars and is licensed to practice before the U.S. Federal District Courts of Massachusetts and Northern District of Illinois. After practicing law in Chicago for nearly a decade with two prestigious law firms, in 2000 Ed left a large law firm in Chicago to begin a solo practice in Boston dedicated exclusively to the practice of immigration law.

Ed secures temporary and permanent work visas, alien labor certifications, permanent residency, and other related immigration benefits for foreign professionals, managers, executives and other workers. He practices before the U.S. Immigration Service, Immigration Court, Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. consulates abroad and the U.S. Department of Labor. His practice also includes family immigration law for select clients.

In addition, Ed has represented, pro bono, individuals who have applied for political asylum in the United States. While practicing law in Chicago, Ed provided pro bono legal service through the Midwest Immigrant Rights Center from 1993 to 1997. In Boston, Ed is a regular speaker on a local radio station on a wide array of immigration topics.

Ed is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is active in the local AILA New England Chapter. He currently serves as Events Chair. Ed is also a member of the Boston Bar Association Immigration Law Committee. He is also a volunteer attorney with the Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians in Boston.

For more information about becoming a client or to schedule a consultation, contact Ed by phone at        617-227-2915 or by email at ewhite@immigrationed.com