Leslie Tuttle Ditrani - Lawyer in Boston, MA

Leslie Tuttle Ditrani has been practicing immigration law for more than 20 years. She has a broad expertise in business and family immigration matters as well as significant experience in creative and effective approaches for all of her clients. Leslies business experience encompasses a wide range of enterprises from Cambridge start-ups and entrepreneurs to established businesses. She has also contributed substantially to the immigration bar and the local community.

Her professional appointments include:

• Northeastern University School of Law appointment to the Alumni/ae Association Board of Directors
• Board of Directors, American Immigration Council, 2017-2020
• Member, Cambridge Commission on Immigrant Rights and Citizenship, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts 2016-2019
• Co-Chair and Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Consumer Protection UPL Action Committee, 2013-2015
• Chapter Chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association, New England Chapter, 2011-2012
• Board of Governors, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2011-2012
• Executive Board, American Immigration Lawyers Association, New England Chapter, 2008-2013
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, Annual Conference Planning Committee 2012-2015
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, VAWA, T, U National Liaison Committee, 2012-2013
• Chair, Annual AILA New England Immigration Law Conference, 2008-2017
• Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law, 2011-2012

Leslie is a frequent speaker at local and national immigration law conferences. Her publications and presentations include:

• Presentation, Panel Speaker, To Err is Human: Addressing Mistakes Made in Business Immigration Cases, American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2018
• Accompanying article, Co-Author, To Err is Human: Addressing Mistakes Made in Business Immigration Cases
• Presentation, «Compliance Strategies to Defend Our Clients,» AILA New England Conference 2018
• Article, Why Issue Requests for Evidence (RFEs) in Employment Based Visa Categories, American Immigration Lawyers Association New England Chapter, Conference Handbook (2016 Ed.)
• Presentation, RFEs Inside and Out, American Immigration Lawyers Association New England Chapter Conference, Boston, MA 2016
• Article, Mobile Employees, Virtual Offices, and Working From Home, Twentieth Century Rules and Twenty-first Century Business Practices, American Immigration Lawyers Association New England Chapter, Conference Handbook (2015 Ed.)
• Presentation, How Does Executive Action Affect Our Clients?, American Immigration Lawyers Association New England Chapter Conference, Boston, MA 2015
• Article, Handling the Problem Interview, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Practice Pointers (2014-2015 Ed.)
• Presentation, How to Deal with Difficult Adjudicators, Uncooperative Clients Problematic Issues in Adjustment of Status Cases, American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA 2014
• Article, Options for Entrepreneurs and Emerging Businesses, American Immigration Lawyers Association New England Chapter, Conference Handbook (2014 Ed.)
• Presentation, Immigration Options for Entrepreneurs, American Immigration Lawyers Association New England Chapter Conference, Boston, MA 2014
• Chapter, The Child Status Protection Act: Protecting Children from ?Aging Out', Immigration Practice Manual, Updated September 2014 by Leslie Tuttle Ditrani, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) New England
• Presentation, How to Survive and Thrive as a Solo or Small Firm Attorney, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) New England, Boston, MA 2014
• Article Obtaining a Fiancé Visa: How to File a K-1 Petition AILAs Immigration Practice ToolBox 4th Ed. (2013)
• Article, Adjustment of Status Complications, Common Problems and Suggested Solutions American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Practice Pointers (2013-2014 Ed.)
• Presentation, What Do I Do If? American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA 2013
• Article, K-1 Best Practice Strategies, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Practice Pointers (2012-2013 Ed.)
• Presentation, Is K the Way to Go?, American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Nashville, TN 2012
• Article, Was it Really a Sham Marriage?, American Immigration Lawyers Association,Immigration Practice Pointers (2011-2012 Ed.)
• Presentation, Avoiding, Fighting, and Overcoming Erroneous Sham Marriage Determinations, American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA 2011
• Article, Abused ?Spouses, Children, and Parents: Petitions, Cancellation of Removal, Stays, Parole and More, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Practice Pointers(2010-2011 Ed.)
• Presentation, VAWA Petitions: Protecting the Vulnerable Applicant, American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2010

Other Recognition:

• Named American Immigration Council Ambassador of the Year, 2017
• Board Member, Massachusetts Immigrant Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), 2014-2015
• Mentor Attorney, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Practice and Professionalism Center, 2011-2015
• Founder, Cambridge Community Learning Center (CCLC) volunteer immigration clinic
• CCLC Volunteer of the Year
• Mentor Attorney, LIFT, Somerville, MA, 2009-2012
• Board Member, Friends of the Cambridge Community Learning Center, 2011-2013
• Volunteer Attorney, Mayors Office of New Bostonians, 2014-2015

Leslie is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar and the Federal District Court of Massachusetts. She received a Bachelors Degree in Economics, in 1986, from William Smith College, in Geneva, New York. Her Juris Doctor, in 1994, is from Northeastern University School of Law, in Boston, Massachusetts.