Biography
Tarunpal Dhillon is a senior attorney at Foster in our Houston Office. She has more than 10 years of experience advising individuals, startups, and Fortune 500 companies on complex employment-based immigration matters including extraordinary ability and national interest petitions, including EB-1A, EB-1B, O-1, and EB-2 NIW matters, as well as complex RFE and NOID responses. Throughout her career, she has represented professionals and organizations across technology, telecommunications, financial services, biotechnology, and other highly specialized industries.
She earned her Juris Doctor from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, and is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. Additionally, Tarunpal has contributed to immigration scholarship and legal research addressing U.S. and global immigration policy, with a particular focus on international trends affecting global mobility. She co-authored Protectionism and Global Immigration in 2018, published by Bloomberg BNA in November 2018, examining the growing global trend toward protectionist immigration policies and its implications for employers and internationally mobile talent. Additionally, she served as a Legal Research Assistant to Dree Collopy, author of the 7th edition of AILA’s Asylum Primer, contributing to legal research for one of the leading resources on U.S. asylum law.
Why Did You Decide To Become an Immigration Attorney?
My commitment to immigration law began during law school, when I participated in an Immigration Clinic and had the opportunity to represent an individual seeking protection in the United States. I successfully argued a Convention Against Torture claim, an experience that gave me firsthand insight into the profound impact immigration law can have on an individual’s life and future. It was through this experience that I discovered the importance of combining rigorous legal analysis with thoughtful, effective advocacy, and it ultimately inspired me to pursue immigration law as a career. Since then, I have remained committed to helping individuals, families, and businesses navigate complex immigration matters and achieve their goals in the United States.