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Yvette K. Sebelist 615-345-0266 ysebelist@visalaw.com
Yvette Sebelist is the managing attorney in Siskind Susser’s Nashville office. She practices exclusively in the area of immigration law, handling all types of matters with an emphasis on employment-based immigration issues. Ms. Sebelist received her Bachelors degree in Business Administration and Psychology from Rhodes College and a Masters Degree in Social Work Administration from the University of Tennessee. She received her law degree, cum laude, from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. While at the University of Tennessee College of Law, Ms. Sebelist was a staff editor for the Tennessee Law Review and was President of the Law Women. She received an American Jurisprudence Award in Appellate Advocacy and the American Association of Women Lawyers Award.
Formerly, she was a judicial clerk for the Honorable David Welles on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. She is licensed to practice in Tennessee. Ms. Sebelist is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is the past Advocacy Coordinator for the Midsouth Chapter and is the Chapter’s liaison to the Memphis office of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). She serves on the Access to Justice Committee of the Tennessee Bar Association and the Immigration Committee of the Nashville Bar Association. She also serves on various nonprofit boards and community advisory and advocacy committees for immigrants. Ms. Sebelist lectures and writes on immigration law frequently, including business visa issues, employer compliance and family immigration issues. She has been named one of the “Best of the Bar” in 2003 and 2004 by the Nashville Business Journal. |