Susan Im

Susan Im is the founder of ImLaw, PC and has practiced exclusively US immigration law for more than 25 years. The ImLaw team handles a wide variety of business immigration cases and is focused on finding practical and creative solutions for our clients’ immigration needs. We offer personalized and responsive service and actively work to stay updated on the ever-changing laws and policies that affect a client’s case. ImLaw’s primary focus is employment-based immigration—helping US employers obtain work visas and green card status for their foreign professional and essential workers. We also assist companies and individuals seeking to establish and grow new businesses in the U.S. with investor visas, advise schools and students on a variety of F-1 student issues, and provide I-9 compliance guidance to employers. Susan has served in several leadership positions in immigration law. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the premier national association of over 15,000 lawyers and professors who practice and teach immigration law. She served as elected Chair of the AILA Michigan Chapter from June 2011 to May 2013. Susan was then appointed by AILA's President to the AILA-USCIS Nebraska Service Center Liaison Committee from June 2013 to June 2017 and served as the AILA NSC Committee’s Vice Chair from June 2015 to June 2017. Susan was appointed by AILA's President to serve on the AILA USCIS Ombudsman Committee from June 2015 to June 2017. She served as Vice Chair of AILA’s USCIS Service Center Operations Liaison Committee from June 2017 through June 2019.In 2019, Susan Im was appointed by AILA's President to serve as Chair of AILA National’s USCIS Service Center Operations Liaison Committee (SCOPS) from June 2019 to June 2020. In 2020, the AILA USCIS SCOPS Committee was renamed the USCIS Case Assistance Committee (CAC), and Susan served as Chair of the CAC from June 2020 to June 2021. She was President of the former Asian Professionals Organization (APO), now West Michigan Asian American Association (WMAAA), and past Immigration Chair of the Michigan Governor’s Advisory Council on Asian Pacific American Affairs (ACAPAA). Susan also served on the board of directors of In the Image, a nonprofit organization and provider of gently used household goods and clothing. Susan Im has the highest AV rating from Martindale Hubbell. In 2019, Susan received the “Best Lawyers” designation by U.S. News & World Report, and ImLaw has received the "Best Law Firms" award from U.S. News for multiple years in a row.