LESLIE YOUSSEF (COLUMBUS)

Leslie H. Youssef is of counsel with the firm of Slowik & Robinson. She specializes in a variety of immigration matters, including employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visas, consular issues, and domestic partner visas. She is a member of AILA’s Texas Chapter. Before joining Slowik & Robinson, Ms. Youssef worked as in-house immigration counsel for a publicly-traded, international fashion retailer. During her three years in that position, Ms. Youssef learned a great deal about immigration issues from the employer’s perspective and became an expert in obtaining visas for creative professionals. Prior to that, Ms. Youssef worked as an associate in a large law firm, where she started an immigration practice in the firm’s Columbus office. For the past three years, Ms. Youssef has been living with her family in Dallas, TX. She continues to serve the firm’s clients as well as develop business in the Dallas area. Ms. Youssef graduated from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where she served in many leadership roles, including Symposium Editor of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Secretary of the Public Interest Law Foundation, and President of the Law School Democrats. Ms. Youssef also received numerous academic awards, including the FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship in Arabic during her second and third years.