LINCHI LIANG, ESQ.

While in law school, Linchi worked as a judicial intern for Judge Marianne B. Bowler at the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Upon graduating from law school, Linchi clerked for Judge Harold W. Fullilove at the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County.

Linchi has helped many prominent foreign talents such as scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, dancers, and business professionals receive their immigration benefits in the United States. Linchi is currently a pro bono committee member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association DC Chapter.

In his free time, Linchi enjoys dancing. He has won 4th place in a regional Hip Hop and Urban dance competition in China. Linchi is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, and limited professional Korean.

Education

• Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2017
• The Ohio State University, B.A., 2014 

Bar Admissions

• New York 
• District of Columbia  
• United States District Court - Southern District of New York
• United States District Court - Eastern District of New York
• Supreme Court of the United States

Awards

• Top 40 under 40, The National Advocates (2022) 
• Pro Bono Leader - American Bar Association （2022）
• Super Lawyers Rising Star (2023)
• On the Rise Top 40 Young Lawyer - American Bar Association (2023)
• Super Lawyers Rising Star (2024)

Professional Accomplishments

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Federal Bar Association 
• Member, The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
• Committee Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) 
• Fellow Member, American Bar Association, GPsolo Division
• Scholar, Leadership Academy, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division 

Publications

• A second child during China's one-child policy becomes an immigration lawyer in the US, Inter Alia, ABA Journal (December/January issue 2023 - 2024)
• An Immigration Fix for the U.S. Pilot Shortage, Feature Article, Washington Lawyer (November/December Issue, 2022)
• Introduction of EB-2 NIW for Entrepreneurs, LinkedIn (2021) (Original text in Mandarin Chinese) 
• Strategies of Drafting and Negotiating International Arbitration Clause for Mainland Chinese Enterprises, Conference Paper (2019) (Original text in Mandarin Chinese) 
• Practicing with No Regrets, Attorney at Law Magazine, Exclusive Interview (April 1, 2022)