 Ms. Albi is one of three Co-Managing Partners of LARRABEE | MEHLMAN | ALBI | COKER, LLP, a specialty law firm engaged exclusively in the practice of United States Immigration and Nationality Law. The Firm is a nationally-recognized leader in the field of employment-based immigration, and is well-respected for its extensive substantive knowledge of immigration law, as well as its activism in the political and economic aspects of immigration law and policy.
Together with Sharon Mehlman and Diana Vellos Coker, Ms. Albi is responsible for all aspects of Firm management, direction and oversight; provides legal counsel on immigration matters to corporate clients, universities and research institutes; monitors changes in immigration laws and agency regulations and policies; and liaises and corresponds with various U.S. government agencies.
Ms. Albi earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law; a Certificate in International Human Rights Law through studies at the Institut International des Droits de l’Homme in Strasbourg, France and the Institut Henri Dunant in Geneva, Switzerland; and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
Ms. Albi has been practicing immigration law for ten years and is very active in the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
Ms. Albi currently serves as the Chair of AILA’s Liaison Committee to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and for the past several years has participated in AILA’s Mentor Program for immigration attorneys nationwide. Ms. Albi is the Immediate Past Chair of the San Diego Chapter of AILA; and has chaired local liaison committees with U.S. Customs and Border Protection; the U.S. Congress and local Media; and the International Consular Corps.
Ms. Albi is also a frequent speaker on immigration issues both in the San Diego community and nationally, and is especially known for her work to safeguard civil rights in the immigration process for individuals subject to government scrutiny. She is proficient in Italian, French and Spanish.
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