L. Ehrens

L. Batya Schwartz Ehrens is an immigration attorney and principal attorney at Schwartz Ehrens Immigration Law in New York City.12 She was appointed by Attorney General William Barr to begin hearing cases as an Immigration Judge in October 2019.1

Schwartz Ehrens earned a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University in 1999, a Juris Doctor from American University in 2003, and a Master of Business Administration from American University Kogod School of Business in 2004.1

From 2012 to 2019, she was the founder and principal attorney at Schwartz Ehrens Immigration Law PLLC in New York.1 Prior to that, from 2006 to 2012, she worked as an immigration attorney in private practice in New York.1 Schwartz Ehrens is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and New York State Bar.1

Her law firm specializes in employment and family-based visas and green cards, including H-1B, E-1/E-2, E-3, J-1, L-1, O-1, P-1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-5, PERM, fiancé visas, and marriage-based green cards.2 Clients have praised her for her meticulous and well-organized approach to immigration cases.2