Melissa Warburton

Whitaker & Warburton is led by founding partners Kristin Whitaker and Melissa Warburton, former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services attorneys who each bring over a decade of experience in the Chief Counsel's office at the Texas Service Center. Beyond agency adjudication, both partners have substantial federal litigation experience, including APA and mandamus actions in federal district court, holding USCIS accountable to legally sufficient decisions. We concentrate exclusively on extraordinary-ability and high-skill immigration matters: EB-1A, EB-2 National Interest Waiver, and O-1A/O-1B, serving researchers, scientists, academics, entrepreneurs, and business leaders.