Carolyn Island

Senior Associate
312-722-6300

Carolyn Island is a Senior Associate Attorney at Global Immigration Associates. Her practice focuses on non-immigrant visas, PERM labor certification process, immigrant visas, H-2 visa process and advising clients on their internal immigration policy. Carolyn works with clients in several industries, including healthcare, tech with a focus on tech startups and financial services.

Prior to joining GIA, Carolyn worked as an Associate Attorney at Alcorn Immigration Law, where she helped new tech companies establish their corporate immigration policy and produced innovative legal strategies for new companies to petition for foreign national employees.

Outside of work, Carolyn enjoys spending time with her family, going to concerts around the U.S and spoiling her dog, Lily.

Education

  • Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University, J.D.

  • University of North Carolina – Asheville, B.A.

Bar Admissions

  • Carolyn is licensed to practice in Texas.

Memberships

  • Carolyn is a member of Immigration and Nationality section of the State Bar of Texas.