Immigration Attorney Matthew Webster Elected Chapter Chair of AILA Minnesota and the Dakotas

Fredrikson senior immigration attorney Matthew P. Webster has been elected Chapter Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for Minnesota and the Dakotas. 

Webster assists employers and individuals in meeting their immigration objectives by providing trusted and compassionate counsel. He practices in the field of employment-based immigration and nonimmigrant visas for diverse employers of all sizes, with a special focus on immigration strategies for healthcare organizations, international physicians, and medical device manufacturers. Webster also assists clients with family, naturalization, asylum, humanitarian immigration matters and federal immigration litigation. With extensive experience in employment law, Webster has expertise in immigration compliance issues, including structuring and implementing policies and training on I‑9 compliance. He also draws on his experience in litigation and appeals to advocate for his clients.

AILA is the national bar association of attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. Founded in 1946, AILA is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit, voluntary bar association that provides continuing legal education, professional services, information and expertise to more than 16,000 members through 39 chapters and more than 50 national committees.

Fredrikson & Byron is a leading Midwest law firm working collaboratively to help businesses achieve their goals regionally, nationally and globally. With a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet,” our attorneys bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to work with clients and operate as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. The firm’s 350+ attorneys are based in Minneapolis, with offices in Ames, Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, Madison, Mankato, St. Paul, Saltillo, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. Learn more at fredlaw.com, LinkedIn or @FredriksonLaw.