Overview
Prior Experience
Before joining Faegre Drinker, Roger served as an equity partner and immigration practice chair of a law firm in Denver. In that role, he hired and managed a team of five professionals to file over 3,000 employment-based immigration petitions and represented employers in I-9 Audit investigations and trainings; H-2A and H-2B DOL investigations; and U.S. Department of Justice immigration-related discrimination claims.
Roger draws on his 17 years of deep experience at the forefront of business immigration law and has been consistently recognized by Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America. As a former board member of the State Society for Human Resource Management, he understands the challenges faced by human resource and global mobility executives when navigating a confusing immigration process.
Roger also served as an associate attorney at a law firm in Salt Lake City counseling corporate clients on immigration and employment litigation matters. Roger has been actively engaged in advocating on behalf of employers and immigrants while serving on the American Bar Association — Commission on Immigration and the Board of Governors for the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Personal Interests
Swimming, teaching Thai cooking, and spending time with my two girls.
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
Colorado
Utah
Education
University of Houston Law Center
J.D. (2005)
University of Michigan
B.S. in Economics and Political Science (2002)
Insights & Events
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Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
Professional Associations
- Utah State Society of Human Resource Management — Board Member, 2009-17
- Kurzban’s Immigration Law Sourcebook — Contributing Editor, 2009-15
- American Bar Association — Commission on Immigration, Advisory Committee
- American Immigration Lawyers Association Board of Governors — Business Immigration Committee, Worksite Enforcement Committee, DOL Liaison Committee
Civic Activities
- Utah Asian Chamber, Past President (2011-2012)
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado, Board of Directors 2020-2023
- Colorado General Counsel Mentorship Program 2020-2022
Honors
- Chambers USA — Recognized Practitioner, Immigration, 2022-23
- The Best Lawyers in America — Immigration Law, Employment Law, 2014-23
- Colorado Super Lawyers — Business Immigration, 2019-21
- Utah State Bar — Young Lawyer of the Year, 2010
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.