Leslie A. Holman is the First Vice President of AILA for the 2012-2013 term. Ms. Holman, an immigration attorney from Burlington, Vermont was installed as First Vice President of AILA at association's 56th Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee' on June 14th, 2012.

Ms. Holman has been practicing law for 26 years and focusing exclusively on immigration related issues since 1999. She is the founder of Holman Immigration Law, a law firm located in Burlington, VT, and limited to the practice of immigration and nationality matters. She represents both corporate and individual clients.

Ms. Holman has served as the Chair of AILA's Admissions and Border Enforcement Committee, the Vice Chair of AILA's National CBP Liaison Committee, a member of AILA's National Interagency Committee, and she is also the AILA New England Chapter liaison to regional ports of entry.

Ms. Holman is also a member the Vermont State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights and a board member of the Chittenden Valley Health Area Education Center. In 2008, she was awarded AILA's distinguished "Sam Williamson Mentor Award." She speaks frequently to a wide variety of audiences on all aspects of immigration.

Business, Consular Practice, Family, General, Investor, Medical, Naturalization, Waivers.

Recent Blog Posts

The Day the Music Died (AILA Leadership Blog, March 5, 2012)

It’s All About Enforcement (AILA Leadership Blog, December 11, 2011)

The iPad Revolution: A Guide to Tablets for the Mobile Immigration Lawyer (Immigration Practice Pointers, 2012-13 Ed.)

His Visa Denied, Burlington Artist Barred From Returning To Vt. by Kirk Carapezza (VPR, April 18, 2012)

Dramatic increase in Haitian immigrants trying to cross border from Canada by Anya Huneke (NECN, April 5, 2010)

His Visa Denied, Burlington Artist Barred From Returning To Vt. by Kirk Carapezza (VPR, April 18, 2012)

Dramatic increase in Haitian immigrants trying to cross border from Canada by Anya Huneke (NECN, April 5, 2010)