# Locke Immigration Law > Boutique employment-based immigration law firm in Atlanta, Georgia. Led by former U.S. diplomat Loren Locke, the firm specializes in extraordinary ability visas (EB-1A, O-1), employment sponsorship (H-1B, TN, E-3, H-1B1), and permanent residence strategies (NIW, PERM) for individuals and corporations. Locke Immigration Law represents professionals, executives, and employers navigating the U.S. immigration system. The firm is known for custom case strategies (no template filings), direct attorney involvement, flat-fee pricing, and a former consular officer's insider perspective on visa adjudication. Key differentiators: - Managing Attorney Loren Locke is a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer who adjudicated 12,000+ visa applications at a U.S. consulate - Attorney Ryan Locke is an Adjunct Professor at Emory University School of Law and a Judge on Fulton County Magistrate Court - The firm has secured approvals across EB-1A, O-1, H-1B, TN, E-3, NIW, L-1, and EB-3 categories - 24-48 hour response SLA during petition prep and RFE windows - Transparent flat fees on initial filings; RFE responses quoted upfront before any work begins - Based in Atlanta; serves clients nationwide Contact: (404) 654-3598 | hello@lockeimmigration.com | 750 Piedmont Avenue NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 ## Services - [EB-1A Visa & Green Card](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/eb-1a): The premier green card for individuals with extraordinary ability—no employer sponsor required. - [EB-1B Green Card](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/eb-1b): Permanent residence for outstanding professors and researchers—employer-sponsored, with no PERM labor certification required. - [H-1B Visa — Approved Beyond the Lottery](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/h-1b): Specialty occupation work visa enabling U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in fields like technology, finance, engineering, and architecture. - [H-1B1 Visa — Approved for Chilean and Singaporean Professionals](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/h-1b1): A streamlined work visa for citizens of Chile and Singapore under the U.S. Free Trade Agreements. - [O-1 Visa — Approved for Extraordinary Ability](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/o-1): For individuals with extraordinary ability in science, education, business, athletics, or the arts. - [L-1A Visa](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/l-1a): Intracompany transferee visa for executives and managers moving from a foreign office to a U.S. office of the same multinational organization. - [L-1B Visa](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/l-1b): Intracompany transferee visa for employees with specialized knowledge of the company's products, services, processes, or operations. - [E-3 Visa — Approved for Australian Professionals](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/e-3): A dedicated work visa exclusively for Australian citizens in specialty occupations. - [TN Visa — Approved for Canadian and Mexican Professionals](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/tn): A fast-track work visa for Canadian and Mexican professionals under the USMCA trade agreement. - [National Interest Waiver](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/niw): Self-petition for a green card if your work serves the national interest of the United States. - [EB-1C Green Card](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/eb-1c): Permanent residence for multinational managers and executives transferring to a U.S. office—no PERM labor certification required. - [EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/eb-5): A green card through qualifying investment in a U.S. business that creates American jobs. - [PERM Labor Certification](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/perm-labor-certification): The Department of Labor's labor-market test—the first step of most employer-sponsored EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. - [Adjustment of Status](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/adjustment-of-status): The in-country path to a green card—becoming a lawful permanent resident on Form I-485 without leaving the United States. - [Naturalization & Citizenship](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/services/naturalization): The final step for many green-card holders—becoming a U.S. citizen through Form N-400. ## Solutions for Employers - [Hire a Foreign Executive](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/solutions/hire-executive): Unlock global potential by bringing world-class leadership to your U.S. operations. - [Transfer an Employee to the U.S.](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/solutions/transfer-employee): Facilitate smooth transitions for your global talent moving to U.S. operations. - [Hire a Skilled Worker](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/solutions/hire-skilled-worker): Access global expertise in science, engineering, technology, and other specialized fields. - [Already Hired Someone?](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/solutions/already-hired): We help employers navigate immigration surprises for workers already on their team. - [EB-2 National Interest Waiver](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/solutions/eb2-niw): Your unique journey, our strategic expertise—EB-2 NIW success starts here. - [Sponsor an Outstanding Professor or Researcher](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/solutions/eb-1b): Secure permanent residence for an internationally recognized professor or researcher through the employer-sponsored EB-1B green card—no PERM labor certification, premium processing available. - [EB-5 Investor Green Card](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/solutions/eb-5-investor-green-card): Permanent residence through qualifying investment in a U.S. business that creates American jobs. ## Federal Litigation - [Federal Litigation Overview](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/federal-litigation): When USCIS denies a petition on grounds that don't hold up, or delays a case past reason, Locke Immigration Law goes to federal court — APA challenges to arbitrary denials and mandamus actions for unreasonable delay. When it makes sense, and when it doesn't. - [Suing USCIS Over a Denial: APA Challenges in Federal Court](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/federal-litigation/apa-denial-challenge): A federal court can set aside a USCIS denial that is arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law — but review is on the record USCIS already had, and the usual remedy is a remand, not an order to approve. - [Mandamus and APA Suits for Unreasonable Delay](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/federal-litigation/mandamus-delay): A mandamus or APA suit can compel the government to decide a case it has unreasonably delayed — but it forces a decision, not an approval, and courts weigh delay under a six-factor test that cuts both ways. - [Motions and AAO Appeals: The Step Before Court](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/federal-litigation/motions-and-aao-appeals): Motions and AAO appeals are the administrative routes after a denial; they are faster and cheaper than a lawsuit, sometimes required to build the record, and for most petitions are not a prerequisite to suing. - [O-1 Visa Denied: Appeal, Refile, or Litigate](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/federal-litigation/o1-denial): After an O-1 denial you have a fast administrative track (motion, AAO appeal, or a premium-processed refile) and a slower federal-court track — the right one depends on why the petition was denied and what status the beneficiary is holding. - [NIW Denied: Options After a National Interest Waiver Denial](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/federal-litigation/niw-denial): After an NIW denial, the administrative routes (motion, AAO appeal, refile) and a pivot to another category are usually the center of gravity — and federal-court review, while available for legal error, is narrower here because the waiver itself is discretionary. - [EB-1B Denied: Outstanding Professor or Researcher Options](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/federal-litigation/eb1b-denial): An EB-1B denial runs on the same two-step framework as EB-1A, so the motion, appeal, and federal-court options — including the argument that the "final merits" step itself is unlawful — all apply, with one wrinkle: the employer, not the researcher, is the party to the case. - [EB-5 Denied: I-526 and I-829 Denial Options](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/federal-litigation/eb5-denial): EB-5 is the one category where you generally must exhaust an AAO appeal before suing on an I-526 or regional-center denial — and where an I-829 denial opens a separate, often stronger, defensive posture in immigration court. ## EB-1A by Profession - [EB-1A for AI and Machine Learning Researchers](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/ai-researcher): AI and ML research can produce strong evidence for EB-1A — top-venue conference authorship, peer-review service, citation impact, widely-adopted models — but how the petition is assembled matters as much as the underlying record, and outcomes are case-specific. - [EB-1A for Software Engineers](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/software-engineer): Software engineers at the staff and principal level often have evidence that maps onto several EB-1A criteria, but because industry contributions are documented differently than academic ones, careful assembly and framing of the record tends to matter as much as the underlying achievements themselves. - [EB-1A for Data Scientists](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/data-scientist): Data scientists and applied scientists often have a hybrid evidence base of publications, deployed models, and measurable business impact, and that mix can map onto several EB-1A criteria when documented carefully, though the framing question is unusually load-bearing for this profession. - [EB-1A for Postdoctoral Researchers](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/postdoctoral-researcher): Postdoctoral researchers in the sciences often have records that map naturally onto several EB-1A criteria, but the "still in training" framing problem and the choice between EB-1A self-petition and EB-1B employer sponsorship make the strategic conversation as important as the evidence itself. - [EB-1A for Startup Founders](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/startup-founder): Founders often have records that map onto several EB-1A criteria when their companies have attracted independent recognition (capital, press, market adoption), but the "self-promotion" framing problem and the comparable-evidence questions are unusually load-bearing for this profession. - [EB-1A for Physicians](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/physician): Physicians often have records that map onto several EB-1A criteria, but the analysis differs substantially between clinical practice physicians (where leading-role and high-salary evidence often does the heaviest work) and physician-scientists (where the petition resembles an academic researcher's), and that distinction shapes everything that follows. - [EB-1A for Academic Faculty](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/academic-faculty): Research-track faculty often generate evidence that maps cleanly onto several EB-1A criteria, but the category turns less on the existence of that evidence than on how independently it is corroborated, how the contributions are framed, and whether the record persuades on final merits as well as on the threshold count. - [EB-1A for Biotech and Pharmaceutical Scientists](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/biotech-scientist): Industry biotech and pharma scientists often generate evidence that maps well to several EB-1A criteria, particularly original contributions and leading or critical role, but the analysis hinges on how proprietary work, patent records, and clinical contributions are translated into independently corroborated impact. - [EB-1A for Product Managers and Product Leaders](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/product-manager): Product management records rarely map cleanly onto the traditional EB-1A criteria, which means most of the work in these cases is in comparable-evidence framing, careful documentation of contribution attribution, and candid intake conversations about whether EB-1A is the right path at all. - [EB-1A for Quantitative Researchers](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/quantitative-researcher): Quantitative researcher records often look unusual under EB-1A because most contributions are proprietary and unpublished, but the category can fit when the record translates internal performance, intellectual contribution, and compensation into the criteria framework with appropriate corroboration and care. - [EB-1A for Economists](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/economist): Economist records often map well onto EB-1A across academic, policy, and applied tech sub-profiles, but the strongest framing varies materially across the three, and current adjudication tests citation independence, applied-research framing, and the significance of internal industry contributions with increasing aggressiveness. - [EB-1A for Climate and Energy Scientists](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/climate-scientist): Climate and energy scientists often have records that map reasonably well onto several EB-1A criteria, but in the current adjudication climate the framing of "international significance" and the independence of citation evidence tend to determine whether a strong record actually carries. - [EB-1A for Materials Scientists](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/materials-scientist): Materials scientists often present strong technical records, but the EB-1A analysis turns substantially on how patent portfolios are framed, how independent citation is documented, and whether industry contributions can be corroborated outside the petitioner's own employer. - [EB-1A for Quantum Computing Researchers](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/quantum-computing-researcher): Quantum computing records often present unusually high-impact work in unusually small subfields, which creates both opportunities and challenges in EB-1A practice, particularly around how "sustained acclaim" is documented when the relevant population is genuinely small. - [EB-1A for Designers and Creative Technologists](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/designer): Design and creative-technology careers can support EB-1A petitions, but the record almost always turns on whether the work, awards, and press translate into the statute's vocabulary, and on whether comparable evidence is framed cleanly enough to absorb criteria that were not written with this field in mind. - [EB-1A for Architects](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/architect): Architecture is one of the few non-traditional EB-1A professions where multiple criteria, including the exhibitions criterion, can apply on a literal reading, but the record still tends to turn on contribution-of-major-significance framing and on how the firm and the candidate's individual role within it are presented. - [EB-1A for Industrial Designers](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/industrial-designer): Industrial design petitions tend to turn on a careful pairing of design-award recognition, design patents, and contribution evidence, because the discipline's natural artifacts (objects, prototypes, patented forms) do not always translate cleanly into the criteria as written, and comparable-evidence framing usually does meaningful work. - [EB-1A for Fashion Designers](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/fashion-designer): Fashion design is one of the harder EB-1A profiles to package well, because several criteria do not fit literally, the discipline's natural artifacts (collections, runway shows, editorial spreads) require translation into the criteria's vocabulary, and the entire field tends to be discounted by some officers as commercial rather than artistic; comparable-evidence framing usually does substantial work. - [EB-1A for Professional Athletes and Coaches](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/for/professional-athlete): Athlete and coach petitions tend to turn on the question of "international recognition" rather than U.S.-specific achievement, on careful sport-by-sport framing of what counts as the highest level of competition, and on whether the candidate's record is current enough to meet the EB-1A "sustained" standard at the time of filing. ## EB-1A by Country of Origin - [EB-1A for Indian Nationals](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/from/india): A working summary of how EB-1A petitions from India are typically prepared and adjudicated, with attention to priority-date posture and documentary conventions the firm sees most often. - [EB-1A for Chinese Nationals](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/from/china): A working summary of how EB-1A petitions from mainland China are typically prepared and adjudicated, with attention to priority-date posture and documentary patterns the firm sees most often. ## EB-1A Criterion Deep-Dives - [EB-1A Criterion: Prizes and Awards](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/prizes-awards): A working analysis of how the awards criterion is read in current adjudications, what officers tend to credit, and where petitioners most often run into trouble. - [EB-1A Criterion: Membership in Associations Requiring Outstanding Achievement](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/membership): A working analysis of how the membership criterion is read in current adjudications, why most professional society memberships fail it, and what officers look for in the bylaws. - [EB-1A Criterion: Published Material About You](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/published-material-about): A working analysis of how the published-material criterion is read, why it is media coverage of the petitioner rather than by the petitioner, and what officers expect from the publication and the article. - [EB-1A Criterion: Judging the Work of Others](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/judging): A working analysis of how the judging criterion is read, what counts as judging the work of others, and the documentation officers expect. - [EB-1A Criterion: Original Contributions of Major Significance](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/original-contributions): A working analysis of the load-bearing EB-1A criterion: what officers credit as original, what "major significance" has come to mean in current adjudications, and the RFE patterns that have multiplied around this criterion in recent cycles. - [EB-1A Criterion: Authorship of Scholarly Articles](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/scholarly-articles): A working analysis of how the scholarly-articles criterion is read, what counts as scholarly publication across disciplines, and the RFE patterns around industry venues, preprints, and authorship position. - [EB-1A Criterion: Display of Work at Artistic Exhibitions or Showcases](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/exhibitions): How USCIS evaluates evidence that a petitioner's work has been displayed at artistic exhibitions or showcases under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(vii). - [EB-1A Criterion: Leading or Critical Role in a Distinguished Organization](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/leading-critical-role): How USCIS evaluates evidence that a petitioner has performed in a leading or critical role for organizations or establishments with a distinguished reputation under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(viii). - [EB-1A Criterion: High Salary or Remuneration](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/high-salary): How USCIS evaluates evidence that a petitioner has commanded a high salary or significantly high remuneration in relation to others in the field under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(ix). - [EB-1A Criterion: Commercial Success in the Performing Arts](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/commercial-success): How USCIS evaluates evidence of commercial success in the performing arts under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(x), the narrowest of the regulatory criteria. - [EB-1A Criterion: Final Merits Determination](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/final-merits): Why meeting three regulatory criteria is not the end of the analysis, and how USCIS conducts the discretionary final merits review under Kazarian v. USCIS. - [EB-1A Criterion: Comparable Evidence](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/criteria/comparable-evidence): How USCIS evaluates comparable evidence for fields where the regulatory criteria do not readily apply, under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(4). ## EB-1A Scenarios - [EB-1A RFE Received: Strategy and Next Steps](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/scenarios/rfe-received): The petitioner has filed an I-140 EB-1A petition and received a Request for Evidence from USCIS. The RFE identifies one or more criteria the officer found unmet, raises specific evidentiary or analytical objections under the Kazarian framework, and sets a response deadline that controls the rest of the timeline. - [EB-1A After H-1B Denial](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/scenarios/after-h1b-denial): The petitioner has received a denial of an H-1B petition — an initial cap-subject filing, a transfer, an extension, or a change of status — and is evaluating whether the EB-1A self-petition is a viable alternative. The status posture is the threshold question: whether the petitioner is currently in a period of authorized stay, whether the 60-day grace period applies, and whether departure or a status change is required. - [EB-1A Without a PhD](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/scenarios/without-phd): The petitioner is exploring EB-1A without a PhD. This includes industry researchers and engineers without doctorates, founders, athletes, performing and visual artists, journalists, executives, and other professionals whose track record and recognition were built outside an academic doctoral program. The threshold question is whether the regulatory criteria can be met on the record they actually have. - [EB-1A for Startup Founders](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/scenarios/founder): The petitioner is a startup founder — typically the CEO or CTO of a venture-backed or revenue-generating company — and is evaluating EB-1A. The threshold questions are which criteria the founder's record can satisfy, how the founder's individual contribution is documented separately from the company's, and how to address the framing officers sometimes apply that treats founders as investors or generalists rather than holders of extraordinary ability. - [Upgrading from EB-2 NIW to EB-1A During Backlog](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/scenarios/eb2-backlog-upgrade): The petitioner has an approved EB-2 NIW with a priority date that is years from current — typically a petitioner with India or China chargeability — and is exploring whether to upgrade to EB-1A. The triggering question is whether the petitioner's record now supports the higher EB-1A standard, and whether the priority-date retention rules allow the existing priority date to carry forward. - [EB-1A After O-1: When the Step Up Makes Sense](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/scenarios/after-o1): The petitioner holds an O-1 visa — typically O-1A for sciences, business, education, or athletics, or O-1B for arts or motion picture and television — and is evaluating whether to pursue EB-1A. The trigger is usually a desire for permanent residence rather than continued non-immigrant status, sometimes coupled with O-1 extension fatigue, employer-sponsorship constraints, or a green-card timeline driven by family considerations. - [Concurrent I-140 / I-485 Filing for EB-1A](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/scenarios/concurrent-i485): The petitioner is in the United States on a nonimmigrant visa, the EB-1 priority date for their country of chargeability is current under the most recent Department of State Visa Bulletin, and the question is whether to file the EB-1A I-140 alone or to file the I-140 together with an I-485 application to adjust status. Concurrent filing is a tactical choice that can collapse months off the path to a green card and unlock interim work and travel benefits, but it also concentrates procedural risk in a single filing window. - [Filing EB-1A and EB-2 NIW Concurrently](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/scenarios/dual-niw): The petitioner has a record that supports an EB-1A petition under 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h) and also supports an EB-2 National Interest Waiver petition under INA § 203(b)(2)(B). The question is whether to file one petition, the other, or both. Dual filing is increasingly common where the EB-1A record is plausible but not unequivocal, the petitioner can absorb two filing fees, and the petitioner values the optionality of having two pending I-140 petitions on different legal theories. - [EB-1A Denied: Appeal, Refile, or Pivot](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/scenarios/denial-next-steps): USCIS has issued a denial on the EB-1A I-140, either after an RFE response or in some cases without an RFE. The petitioner is in the United States, often on a nonimmigrant status that was being maintained alongside the petition, and the question is what to do next: file a motion, file an appeal, refile a fresh petition, or change strategy entirely. - [EB-1A Denied Without an RFE](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/scenarios/denial-without-rfe): USCIS issued a denial on the EB-1A I-140 without first issuing a Request for Evidence or a Notice of Intent to Deny. The petitioner did not have the opportunity to supplement the record before the decision was made. The question is what this procedural posture suggests about the officer's reasoning and what options remain. - [EB-1A Self-Petition as a Postdoc](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/scenarios/postdoc-self-petition): The petitioner is a postdoctoral researcher in the United States — typically in a STEM field, often in the first to third year of a postdoc — and is considering whether to file an EB-1A self-petition. The questions are whether the record is mature enough, whether the EB-1B (Outstanding Researcher) employer-sponsored alternative is a better fit, and how to think about the NIW track in parallel. ## EB-1A vs. Other Visa Categories - [EB-1A vs. EB-2 NIW](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/vs/niw): Two self-petitions — no employer, no labor certification — but very different bars to clear and very different green-card timelines. - [EB-1A vs. O-1A](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/vs/o-1a): A working comparison of the immigrant extraordinary-ability category and its nonimmigrant counterpart, and how O-1A and EB-1A typically interact in a longer-term immigration plan. - [EB-1A vs. EB-1B](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/vs/eb-1b): Both are first-preference EB-1 green cards that skip PERM labor certification—but EB-1A is a self-petition for individuals of extraordinary ability, while EB-1B is employer-sponsored for outstanding professors and researchers. - [EB-1A vs. EB-2 PERM](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/vs/eb-2-perm): A working comparison of the self-petition first-preference path and the traditional employer-sponsored EB-2 PERM path, and when each is the right answer for a prospective client weighing them. - [EB-1A vs. EB-1C](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/vs/eb-1c): A working comparison of the EB-1A self-petition path and the EB-1C employer-sponsored multinational-manager path, and how the choice depends on the petitioner's role, history, and corporate structure. - [Dual Filing — EB-1A and EB-2 NIW Together](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/eb1a/vs/dual-filing-niw): A working analysis of the dual-filing strategy used by many self-petitioners — what filing EB-1A and NIW together actually buys, where the additional cost goes, and when the hedge is worth it. ## Attorneys & Team - [Loren Locke, Managing Attorney](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/about/loren-locke): Former U.S. diplomat and managing attorney at Locke Immigration Law. Specializing in EB-1A, O-1, NIW, and corporate immigration strategy. - [Ryan Locke, Attorney](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/about/ryan-locke): Attorney at Locke Immigration Law. Specializing in EB-1A, O-1, and NIW petitions, with experience in federal litigation, trial advocacy, and appellate practice. - [Sean Itrich-Williams, Manager, Business Immigration](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/about/sean-itrich-williams): Sean Itrich-Williams manages enterprise immigration programs at Locke Immigration Law. Expertise in H-1B, TN, O-1, L-1, and consular processing. - [Jamie Plummer, Immigration Specialist](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/about/jamie-plummer): Jamie Plummer coordinates specialized petitions for extraordinary individuals at Locke Immigration Law, including EB-1, NIW, and O-1 visas. ## Additional Resources - [Approvals & Success Stories](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/approvals): Recent case outcomes across EB-1A, O-1, H-1B, and other categories. - [In the Press](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/press): Media coverage and attorney commentary on immigration policy. - [Blog](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/blog): Articles on immigration news, visa bulletins, policy changes, and case strategy. - [Knowledge Bundle (Open Knowledge Format)](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/okf/index.md): Machine-readable markdown bundle of the firm's content for AI agents — one concept per file, with the page graph preserved. Starts at /okf/index.md. - [Contact](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/contact): Schedule a consultation or reach the firm. ## Optional - [About the Firm](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/about): Firm overview, philosophy, and full team listing. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.lockeimmigration.com/privacy-policy): Data handling and privacy practices.