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Bennett Savitz has been practicing U.S. immigration law since 1993.

Bennett Savitz

Attorney at Law Savitz Law Offices, P.C.
6 Beacon Street, Suite 1015
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
  
 
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Practice Areas

Citizenship and Naturalization|Employment-based Immigrant Visas|I-9 Employer Compliance and Audits|Non-Immigrant Visas (Work-Authorized)|PERM Labor Certification

Awards & Recognitions

Best Lawyers
Chambers and Partners
The International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers
2013 Boston Immigration Law Firm of the Year by Acquisition International
2013, 2014, and 2015 Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by Global Law Experts
2014 Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the year by ACQ Global Awards
2015 Best Corporate Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by AI M&A Awards and Best for Immigration Corporate Compliance in Massachusetts by Corporate America Legal Elite
2016 Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by Corporate International Global Awards
2016 Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year by Corporate LiveWire
2017 Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by M&A Insider Awards and Most Outstanding Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by Corporate Insider
2017 Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by International Advisory Experts
2018 Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by M&A Insider Awards
2018 Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by International Advisory Experts and Corporate LiveWire
2019 Most Outstanding Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by Acquisition International’s Global Excellence Awards and Most Outstanding Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by Corporate Insider
2019 Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by Global Law Experts
2020 Global 100 Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts
2021 International Legal 100, Global Business Insight Best in Immigration Law in the U.S. and Global 100 Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts
2022 Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by Global Law Experts and Corporate INTL Magazine Global Awards
2023 Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by The Lawyer Network
2024 Global Law Experts Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts
2024 Global 100 and Corporate America Today Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts
2025 Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in the U.S. by Lawyers Worldwide Awards
2025 Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts by Corporate America Today
2025 Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by Global Law Experts, The Lawyer Network, and Corporate International Global Awards
2026 Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts by Global 100

Memberships & Associations

AILA

Pro-bono & Community Service

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
AILA Military Assistance Project

Education

University of California at San Diego (1990, B.A. Political Science)
Boston University (1993, J.D. and M.A. in International Relations)

Bennett Savitz has dedicated his practice exclusively to immigration law since 1994. Before establishing Savitz Law Offices, P.C. (ImmigrationOptions.com), he worked at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. in Boston and Pampanin Law Offices in Cambridge.

Savitz Law Offices provides U.S. Immigration Law services and expertise in business immigration law for employers and their employees, especially STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields, including obtaining temporary work status and visas (H-1B, L-1, TN, etc.) and Green Cards.

Since 2008, Bennett Savitz has been recognized by Best Lawyers of America as one of Boston’s selections in Immigration Law. Best Lawyers is a known referral publication within the legal profession. For the latest listings, visit www.bestlawyers.com. Inclusion is based on peer review and demonstrated legal work that earns acknowledgment from fellow attorneys.

Bennett Savitz has been actively acknowledged in legal circles, including features in publications like The International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, and has been listed in Super LawyersChambers and Partners, and Boston Magazine Top Lawyers.

Over the years, Savitz Law Offices has garnered numerous accolades. In 2025, Bennett Savitz was selected as Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by Global Law Experts, The Lawyer Network, and Corporate International Global Awards, and Savitz Law Offices was selected as Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in the U.S. by Lawyers Worldwide Awards and Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts by Corporate America Today. In 2026, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts by Global 100.

Since 1994, Bennett has been an engaged member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), contributing to several local and national committees. He has played a role in shaping the policies and practices of the Immigration Bar and served as the Chapter Chair for the New England Chapter of AILA.

As a regular presenter at major conferences such as the BIO international biotechnology events and the INTERPHEX international pharmaceutical conferences, Bennett Savitz offers valuable insights into immigration matters. He also provides guidance at forums including the SHRM Global Forum and SHRM World Congress.

Bennett Savitz frequently delivers talks and writes extensively on a variety of immigration law topics. He contributes to AILA’s national publications and serves as a speaker at their conferences. Regular updates and insights on immigration news can be found on his website at https://www.immigrationoptions.com/news.

Bennett Savitz also served as Chair for a series of Immigration Law seminars for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and edited their two-volume reference set, Immigration Law Primer. He currently teaches Business Immigration Law at New England Law School.

Bennett earned his degree in Political Science, graduating cum laude from the University of California at San Diego in 1990. In 1993, he received his M.A. in International Relations and J.D. from Boston University, graduating as an Edward F. Hennessey Scholar.