Yenmi Tang

Biography

Yenmi Tang is an attorney in Jackson Walker’s Houston office with experience in numerous types of employment based immigration matters. In her practice, Yenmi works closely with clients on specialty occupation, outstanding ability, and investment related visas. Yenmi has notable experience advising foreign nationals with their EB-1A, National Interest Waiver, and EB-5 investor petitions to assist clients in obtaining lawful permanent resident status in the United States.

Yenmi was a summer associate at Jackson Walker in 2017 and 2018.

Prior to joining Jackson Walker, Yenmi was a Marvin D. Nathan Fellow with the Anti-Defamation League, a role in which she performed legal research on civil rights issues, such as hate crimes statutes and free speech on university campuses, and drafted analysis on the treatment of social media platforms as public forums and related First Amendment implications. Yenmi also served as a judicial intern to the Hon. David Hittner of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. While with the Southern District, Yenmi honed her skills in and around the courtroom by researching legal issues and drafting orders related to the RICO Act; reviewing motions, pleadings, and memoranda to verify case law citations; and observing courtroom proceedings for civil and criminal cases.

Education

B.A., cum laude, Trinity University
J.D., cum laude, University of Houston Law Center

• Houston Law Review, Notes & Comments Editor
• Lex Award

Bar Admissions

Texas