Erin P. Brown

Attorney Erin P. Brown has been with Brown Immigration Law since 2002; she is one of five Partners within the firm. Brown Immigration Law focuses exclusively in the field of US immigration law and assists corporations, families and individuals navigate the increasingly complex web of immigration statutes and regulations to achieve their goals. Ms. Brown focuses the majority of her practice on employment-based immigration law, while also helping manage the firm’s family-based, naturalization and litigation practice groups.

Ms. Brown has written and lectured extensively on a number of corporate and employment-based immigration topics and has worked with Fortune 500 companies on a wide variety of visa and compliance matters. She is the Past President of Federal Bar Association of the Northern District of Ohio and an active board member for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association whose mission is to serve people in communities across the United States through generous grants, scholarships and programming.

An Ohio native, Ms. Brown earned her bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and Juris Doctorate, Magna cum laude, from Cleveland Marshall School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in the states of Florida and Ohio. She is considered one of Brown Immigration Law’s most seasoned employment-based practitioners and helps to lead BIL’s overall employment-based practice group, while also advising its junior-level associates in navigating the increasingly complex web of immigration statutes and regulations.

Licenses

• Florida Bar Association
• Ohio Bar Association
• Orange County Bar Association

Employment History

• Brown Immigration Law
  • 2002 – Present
• Judicial Extern with Honorable Chief Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr.
  • 2012

Education History

• Cleveland Marshall College of Law in Business Immigration, Co
  • Juris Doctor Degree, Magna Cum Laude; CALI Award for Excellence
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree, Social Work
• Cuyahoga County Community College
  • Associates Degree in Interior Design

Languages

• English

Memberships

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (2012 - present)
• Federal Bar Association (2015 - present)
• Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
  • Board of Directors (2022 -present)
• Federal Bar Association, Northern District of Ohio Chapter
  • President (2020 – 2021)
  • President Elect & Secretary (2019 – 2020)
  • Treasurer (2018 – 2019)
• Global Cleveland
  • Board of Directors (2022 – 2023)

Honors

• Crain’s Cleveland Notable Women in Law (2024)

Notable Media & Thought Leadership

Speaking Engagements

• Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association. The Hopes and Hold-Ups of Immigration Law: A New Administration and The Effects of a Pandemic. May 21, 2021
• Cleveland Bar Association. Love, Marriage & Immigration Fraud: Practical Knowledge for the Domestic Relations Lawyer. November 13, 2020
• The Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association. Immigration Today: Stories from the Border. March 16, 2019
• Kent State University. Workshop for International Students. January 26, 2017, November 16, 2018, November 22, 2019
• Lorain County Community College. H1B and Alternatives. November 11, 2016
• International Students & Entrepreneurship. JumpStart Higher Education Collaboration Council, Burton D. Morgan Foundations, Hudson, Ohio. September 27, 2016
• Crimmigration, The Federal Bar Association Annual Convention, Cleveland, Ohio, September 15, 2016
• Essentials of Employment Law, Immigration Law for Employers. Sterling Educational Services, August 3, 2016
• Startup Connections, A Career Oriented Workshop for Entrepreneurs & Talent, in cooperation with Global Cleveland, JumpStart and OHTec, April 20, 2016
• Cleveland State University, Center for International Services & Programs, April 5, 2016
• Hispanic Law Student Association, Cleveland State University, Immigration Panel Moderator April 5, 2016
• Case Western Reserve University, CWRU “Student Success Series: H1B’s and post-graduation visa options” in cooperation with Global Cleveland. February 17, 2016, April 27, 2016, February 5, 2020
• Case Western Reserve University, Center for International Services & Programs in cooperation with Global Cleveland, January 21, 2015
• Cleveland State University, Center for International Services & Programs, November 6, 2014
• Cleveland State University, Center for International Services & Programs in cooperation with Global Cleveland, September 18, 2014
• The New Face of Adoption, The Adoption Center at Bellefaire JCB, November 14, 2013