Linda Rose, Esq., Managing Partner 

Ms. Rose has practiced exclusively immigration and nationality law for almost twenty years and is licensed in the states of Hawaii and Tennessee. She is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers. 

Ms. Rose earned her J.D. degree in 1986 from the University of Hawaii. She has a Master's degree in Public Health, adding to her expertise in the health care professions, and in Anthropology, which makes her more attuned to cultural issues. 

Ms. Rose is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She holds a nationally-elected seat as a Director of the AILA Board of Governors. She also is a member AILA's PERM Implementation Group, a "think tank" analyzing the Department of Labor's electronic labor certification program. She has chaired the AILA Department of Labor Liaison Committee. This committee represents immigration attorneys and their clients before the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. She has served as AILA's liaison for the Texas Service Center and chair of the Louisiana/Mid-South AILA Chapter, heading a five-state region that includes Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Ms. Rose is a member of IMMLAW, the national consortium of select immigration attorneys. In addition, Ms. Rose is an Adjunct Professor at the Vanderbilt University Law School where she teaches Immigration Law and Policy. She lectures regularly to employers and attorneys at immigration conferences and has written many articles on immigration law, including Prevailing Wages, PERM Labor Certification, H-1B Labor Condition Applications, and National Interest Waivers. 

Ms. Rose is of Portuguese and Italian descent, has lived in Mexico, and speaks Spanish. She has practiced Go-Ju karate for 30 years and teaches karate in Nashville. She enjoys jazz music and is a jazz vibraphonist.