Andrea Godfread-Brown is a highly accomplished Senior Counsel at Berardi Immigration Law with over two decades of private practice experience. With expertise in all employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petition, and a special focus on healthcare-related immigration matters, Andrea is a valuable asset to the firm.
Throughout her career, Andrea has dedicated herself to serving her clients in their employment-based immigration needs and learning the intricacies of healthcare-related immigration. Her focus lies in providing critical legal representation for hospitals and medical practice groups by providing physician immigration services such as J waivers and Physician National Interest Waivers. She adeptly navigates the complex processes involved in helping these clients hire foreign nationals, including nurses, physicians, physician assistants, and more. Andrea is also an active member of the International Medical Graduate Taskforce, where she has been engaged in advocacy efforts on behalf of IMGs and legislation to make physician immigration a streamlined process in the United States. Her success in this field is underpinned by her distinguished academic credentials, including her law degree from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and an undergraduate degree in Russian Studies from University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana.
Andrea has extensive experience handling J waivers, H-1Bs, O-1s, NIWs and EB permanent resident petitions. She enjoys assisting clients in diverse sectors such as healthcare, higher education, IT consulting, and engineering with employment-based green cards.
Furthermore, Andrea actively expands her professional reach by helping small businesses and start-ups in the tech and engineering sectors. She offers guidance in sponsoring their employees for H-1B and EB-1//EB-2 green cards, allowing these organizations to attract and retain top talent.