About

Austin Kennedy practices immigration and naturalization law, with an emphasis on employment-based immigration (ie., work visas), employer immigration compliance (ie., avoiding and recovering from ICE raids) and investor visas. Austin has helped employers navigate our immigration laws and find the talent they need to be successful in virtually every sector including health care, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, information technology, education, research and development, finance and non-profit. Austin practices out of Brick Gentry's office in West Des Moines, Iowa.

 

 Practice Areas

  • Employment-based immigration (ie., work visas)
  • Employer immigration compliance (ie., avoiding and recovering from ICE raids)
  • Investor visas
  • Immigration-related business planning
  • Family-based immigration
  • Immigration-related litigation
  • Labor certifications
  • Legal permanent residency
  • Removal/Deportation Defense

Professional Associations

  • American Immigration Lawyer’s Association

Education

  • JD, Drake University Law School (2005)
  • BA, Macalester College (2000)

Bar Admissions

  • Iowa
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa