Meredith W. Barnette

Meredith W. Barnette has practiced U.S. Immigration law since 2006. Prior to becoming an attorney, she was an Immigration Paralegal. Ms. Barnette represents employers and employees in a variety of industries including, but not limited to manufacturing, information technology, medicine and academia. She has extensive experience in the preparation of nonimmigrant visa petitions as well as extraordinary ability, outstanding researcher and multinational executive and manager immigrant petitions. She also has significant experience with the PERM process for lawful permanent residence, and manages the firm's EB-5 practice. Awards and Honors Honors Campbell University Law School Book Award Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, 2018

• Partner

• Speaker, "Alternatives to the H-1B Visa: Hope After Reaching the Cap," Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm Quarterly Webinar, June 2018
• Speaker, “Immigration Law Overview,” University of North Carolina Charlotte, April 2018
• Speaker, "Immigration Law Overview," University of North Carolina Charlotte, April, 2017
• Speaker, "Nonimmigrant Visas, Immigrant Visas and Immigration Law During the Era of Trump," International Assignment Consulting, March 28, 2017
• Speaker, "Immigration Law Overview", University of North Carolina - Charlotte, April 2016
• Speaker, "Immigration Law Primer", York County Economic Development, November 2015
• Speaker, "PERM Recruitment - The Five Ws: Who, What, When, Where & Why?", 2015 AILA PERM Conference, August 2015
• Speaker, "Visa Options for Entrepreneurs and Investors", Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm Quarterly Webinar, March 2015
• Speaker, "F-1 and OPT", Mecklenburg County Bar, February 2015
• Speaker, "PERM 101", Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm Quaterly Webinar, June 2013
• Speaker, "E-1/E-2 Visas", AILA Carolinas Chapter Meeting, October 8, 2010
• Panel Member, UNC-Charlotte Immigration Open Forum, College Democrats, October 7, 2010
• Speaker, "Fundamentals of Employment Law", North Carolina Bar Foundation, June 5, 2009
• Speaker, “Beyond OPT”, University of North Carolina Charlotte, April 2019

• North Carolina, 2005

• North Carolina Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar
• Mecklenburg County Bar
• American Bar Association
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Women Lawyers of Charlotte