Founding Partner
Trina M. Swanson, Esq.

Trina M. Swanson is a nationally recognized immigration attorney, retiring from a  25-year public servant career with the federal government.   As a founding partner of the firm, Trina brings a deep knowledge of the U.S. immigration system, to include the relationship between various governmental agencies tasked with immigration processes, and policy and regulatory development and implementation.  She is deeply committed to upholding the integrity and legality of U.S. immigration law by ensuring proper and timely adjudications by the U.S. government.  

Trina served nearly two decades with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), where she held multiple senior leadership positions. Most recently serving as Director of International Operations, she oversaw 13 overseas offices and one domestic field office, guiding complex immigration adjudications, refugee and family reunification processing, and interagency coordination across Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Previously, she served as the Field Office Director in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Field Office, and at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, where she managed large teams, streamlined operations, and engaged with Ambassadors, government agency heads, foreign agency leaders, NGOs, and community partners to inform and improve immigration processes and outcomes. She has extensive policy and regulatory experience, to include drafting, interpreting, briefing on, and implementing varied immigration matters. Trina has both adjudicated, and led offices responsible for, making decisions in complex adjustment, naturalization, citizenship, refugee, and follow to join caseloads.  She also led complex and sensitive government projects, to include being selected Deputy Federal Coordinator for DHS for Operation Allies Welcome at Fort McCoy where she led a coordinated military, federal, NGO, and non-profit response to resettle our Afghan allies. Her leadership earned recognition including the DHS Secretary’s Exceptional Service Gold Medal and the DHS Secretary’s Award for Excellence, along with multiple agency awards for innovation and outreach.

Now in private practice, Trina brings her deep knowledge of family, humanitarian, naturalization and citizenship, and employment-based immigration to individuals, families, and businesses seeking trusted guidance. She has first-hand insight into how immigration decisions are made both by USCIS and the Department of State, having shaped national policies and advised on sensitive cases involving national security and political consequences. Clients benefit from her rare combination of legal skill, domestic and international government experience, and a practical, compassionate approach. Whether navigating humanitarian claims, family, or employment immigration matters, Trina is dedicated to helping clients achieve their immigration goals with clarity and confidence.