Profile
Rose A. Laughlin advises employers in various industries with respect to employment-based immigration. She assists employers seeking to sponsor foreign nationals for work authorization through nonimmigrant visas as well as immigrant visas (permanent residence) in the United States. Rose works with employers sponsoring foreign nationals in a variety of industries including education/academia, IT, financial services, architecture, engineering, manufacturing, transportation, and healthcare. In the healthcare sector, she frequently works with clients seeking assistance with J-1 waivers for foreign medical graduates who complete residency training in the United States. Rose advises employers with regard to personnel policies and decisions and Form I-9 compliance. She represents clients in immigration matters in administrative proceedings pursuant to DOL and DHS matters. Rose splits her time between Omaha at Baird Holm and working remotely from Saint Paul, MN where she and her spouse reside.
Rose brings nearly a decade of experience working in immigration for the federal government. Prior to joining the firm, she worked for the Department of Homeland Security in various positions within United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Justice through the DOJ Attorney General Honors Program. During her federal service Rose was awarded the District 32 Eagle Eye Award for efforts related to national security. She also received the Refugee, Asylum International Operations (RAIO) Division Rising Star Peer Award, and the RAIO Pillar of Excellence Leadership Award. During law school, Rose clerked at the Douglas County Public Defender and the American Immigration Council. She was also a member of and a student editor of Creighton University’s Law Review. Rose graduated from the Creighton University School of Law, magna cum laude. She earned multiple CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Contracts and Property. Rose won the David A. Svoboda trial advocacy award and was also named to the Order of the Barristers and Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit Honor Society.
Before law school, Rose served a year in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, working as a social worker in the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. She is passionate about hiking, serving her community, and traveling.
Areas of Practice
Education
- Creighton University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2016
- Saint Louis University, B.S., Social Work, cum laude, BSSW Outstanding Student of the Year, 2012
Bar & Court Admissions
- Nebraska, 2016
Professional & Civic Affiliations
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- International Medical Graduate Task Force
