Explore Kristen Wilson's latest interviews, features, awards and expert commentary in national and international media.
Emory's 40 Under Forty celebrates outstanding young alumni from around the world. Kristen (Oxford College 2005, Emory College 2007) was recognized for building KW Immigration Law P.C., a fully virtual firm with a global team that helps small businesses in landscaping, construction and agriculture hire the seasonal workers they need.
At Emory she double-majored in Spanish and international studies, a foundation she credits for the bilingual, cross-cultural trust at the center of her practice today.
Immigration attorney John Ting welcomes Kristen to his channel to talk through the seasonal visa programs and the most common mistakes employers make when hiring through H-2A and H-2B.
Watch on YouTubeKristen shares her path from a deportation defense firm to building a seasonal visa practice in Austin, and why she launched a fully virtual firm in 2023 focused on H-2B staffing for construction, landscaping and hospitality employers.
"I did not give up and have carried the resilience of this experience with me throughout my legal career."Kristen A. WilsonRead the interview
Days after the 2025 inauguration, reporter Leslie Rangel asked Texas immigration attorneys what the new executive orders mean for immigrant communities. Kristen explains that mass enforcement efforts are not new, that the approach to enforcement is shifting, and that the foundation of immigration law remains intact: legal pathways still exist.
Read the articleKristen presents to fellow immigration attorneys on business immigration, seasonal visas and law practice management.
At the chapter's 2025 Fall Conference in Cancún, Kristen joined Guillermo Hernandez on the Law Practice Management track to share how SOPs, case management systems, dashboards and productivity tools keep an immigration practice running smoothly.
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At the 2025 AILA Midsouth Chapter Conference at Hotel Fraye in Nashville, Kristen joined Ashley Foret Dees on a business immigration panel exploring how the H-2 seasonal programs and EB-3 PERM labor certification align, overlap and diverge, with practical guidance on labor certification.
Kristen is available for interviews, panels and trainings on business immigration, seasonal workforce planning and the H-2B program, in English and Spanish.
