As the managing attorney of TLA Law, Attorneys at Law, PLLC 美國達理律師事務所, Tao Lin leads an immigration law firm with offices in both New York, NY, and Taipai, Taiwan. Cumulatively, the attorneys at TLA Law possess more than 100 years of experience, and the firm maintains a successful track record in international and immigration cases. Their many immigration services include representing clients seeking non-immigration visas such as students (F), professional temporary workers (H1B), business visitors (B-1) or tourists (B-2), exchange visitors (J), and many other visa categories. They also specialize in helping clients obtain U.S. permanent residency through employment-based applications such as EB-5.
Licensed to practice law for more than 18 years, Attorney Lin focuses his practice on international transactions and immigration. He has successfully helped prepare and file Form I-829 to remove conditions, along with Form I-526, adjustment of status applications, DS-230/DS-260 applications, and other matters related to EB-5 investor representation. Attorney Lin attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. Upon graduating, he garnered international legal experience working in Taiwan at Perennial Law Office and at the Hong Kong office of Lewis D’Amato. Attorney Lin then went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh Law School.
After graduation, Attorney Lin worked for a New York-based non-profit organization and several immigration law firms. In 1998, he joined Caesar & Napoli, serving as partner and head of the firm’s immigration team from 2004 to 2009. He also served as an advisor on human rights and environmental issues at the United Nations. He has been actively admitted to practice law in New York since 1997. Attorney Lin is a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Immigration Panel, along with the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He is is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese.