Ms. Oh has broad experience in all aspects of immigration and nationality law, and has been selected and listed nationally in the “Best Lawyers in America” in the field of Immigration Law.  In 2008, she was the only attorney from the State of Hawaii on the nationwide “Hawaii Super Lawyers” listing in the field of immigration.  Her law practice focuses on employment-related immigration, with an emphasis on issues affecting business managers and executives, investors, professional or specialty occupation workers in all fields, hi-tech personnel, researchers and health care professionals.  She represents both businesses and individuals in processing visas at U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide.  Her practice also includes advising on training and exchange programs, assisting educational institutions and their students, defending employer sanction cases under the Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986, assisting employers on worksite enforcement issues, and advising on eligibility for and maintaining Permanent Resident status and requirements for naturalization to U.S. citizenship.

Ms. Oh’s activities in the field of immigration include policy development and liaison leadership at local, regional and national levels.  In 2001, she became President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)-Hawaii Chapter.  She was appointed in recent years as the Chair for the California Service Center (INS)-AILA Liaison Committee.  She has served also on national committees for AILA, including the Benefits Policy Liaison Committee which dialogues directly on behalf of over 10,000 immigration lawyers with the Headquarters of the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) that has been reorganized under the Department of Homeland Security.  In 2007-2009, Ms. Oh’s activities include offering analysis and recommendations for the Department of Homeland Security Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) in improving more efficiency and coordination in both substantive and procedural matters.  She is currently serving on AILA’s Business Immigration Committee.  Ms. Oh has been invited to lecture on new federal regulations and strategy development for efficient processing to a wide range of audiences, including annual conferences for the American Immigration Lawyers Association and for the National Advisors of the Foreign Students Association (NAFSA).  For several years, she appeared as a panel member of immigration law advocates on the “You and the Law” popular local television series.  She has also contributed articles to Matthew Bender’s Immigration Bulletin on business immigration.

Ms. Oh’s practice is proactive in expanding areas and changes in law, including EB-5 job creation investment law, Guam-CNMI visa issues, Child Status Protection Act, E-Verify and many other areas.

Ms. Oh joined Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda in 1995.  Prior to that, she commenced her legal career as an associate in the Finance, Real Estate and Tax Departments at the Honolulu firm of Cades, Schutte, Fleming & Wright.  In 1993, Ms. Oh joined the Dallas firm of Gardere & Wynne, L.L.P., where she concentrated in employment-based immigration as a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group.

Ms. Oh has been appointed as chair to develop two trade missions to Korea with the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT).  She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce.  Since 2003, she was elected twice, and serves as an active Director of the national Board of Governors for the American Immigration Lawyers Association, which has a membership of over 10,000 immigration attorneys.  Ms. Oh is currently a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).  She has also been a member of the Rotary Club of Honolulu, the National Advisors of Foreign Students Association, the Hawaii State Bar Association, the American Bar Association-Health Law Section and the American Health Lawyers Association.  She is currently Vice-President and will be President for Hawaii Women Lawyers in 2010.