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Chris

Christopher A. Motta-Wurst
Counsel to the Firm
Seattle
D 206.223.7276
mottawurstc@lanepowell.com

Chris Motta-Wurst advises employers and individuals on a wide variety of immigration-related issues. His comprehensive approach to immigration provides businesses and their employees with counsel throughout the employment-based immigration lifecycle, including all types of employment-based temporary visas and green card processes.   

With a focus on employment-based immigration, Chris provides employers with guidance as it relates to immigration compliance and creating and maintaining internal policies and procedures. In addition to supporting employees of established businesses in the U.S., he also works with individuals on investment-based visa processes and new U.S. office creation for foreign companies. His experience includes matters both inside and outside the U.S., with extensive border and consular processing experience for matters before Customs and Border Protection and the Department of State.

Chris has been commended for his work by Chambers® USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, where one source states he is “always available and well versed in processes and systems and how they impact cases."

Professional Experience

Peng & Weber, PLLC, Associate (2016-2017)

Tocci & Lee, LLC, Associate (2014-2016)

The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod, Compliance Generalist (2013-2014)

National Sea Grant Law Center, Research Associate (2011-2012)
 

Community Involvement

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Pathfinder (2021)

New Hampshire Bar Association

 

Thought Leadership

  • June 1, 2022News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2022 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • October 27, 2021News

    Lane Powell Recognized as 2021 Top Performer and Compass Award Winner by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

    Awards & Honors
  • May 20, 2021News
    Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2021 Chambers® USA
    Awards & Honors
  • February 24, 2021News
    Vivian and Motta-Wurst Selected for 2021 Leadership Council for Legal Diversity Programs
    Awards & Honors
  • June 23, 2020Publication
    Suspension of Visa Processing and Entry for Certain H-1B, L-1, H-2B and J-1 Nonimmigrants
    COVID-19 Resource
  • January 3, 2019Publication
    Notice: Department of Labor’s iCERT System Down
    Immigration Legal Update
  • June 1, 2018Publication
    Immigration Opportunities: H-1B Alternatives for Employing Foreign Workers
    Seattle Business Magazine
  • March 15-16, 2018Event / CLE
    2018 NW Regional Immigration Law Conference
    American Immigration Lawyers Association | Seattle
  • November 6, 2017News
    Motta-Wurst Joins Lane Powell’s Immigration Team
    Firm Announcement
  • Chambers USA Leading Lawyer 2022

Practices & Industries

  • Immigration

Education

  • The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 2012
  • St. Lawrence University, B.A., Economics and History, 2008

Admission

  • New Hampshire

Honors

Chambers® USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Immigration (2021-2022)

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