Jessica Larson joined MJB Immigration as Of Counsel in March 2021. Prior to joining MJB Immigration, Jessica was a partner at Benos & Larson, LLC. Jessica has been in private practice, focusing exclusively on immigration law, since 2012. Through the Department of Justice Honors Program, Jessica served as a Judicial Law Clerk and Attorney Advisor for the Cleveland Immigration Court from 2009 to 2011. She graduated from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, summa cum laude, in May 2009 and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in November 2009.

Jessica’s practice focuses on removal defense, asylum, family-based immigration, naturalization, and related appeals. Jessica has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2020 and was selected as an Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2017 through 2022. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and serves as the chair of the AILA Ohio Chapter’s EOIR Liaison Committee. Education

Admissions

• Ohio State Bar

Education 

• Juris Doctor Degree, summa cum laude – The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
• Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature, summa cum laude – Miami University

Awards

• Named the Best Lawyers^®2021 Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland
• Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine, 2017 – 2022
• U. S. Department of Justice Honors Program, 2009 – 2011
• Selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America from 2020 to present in the field of Immigration Law

Professional Activities

• American Immigration Lawyers Association, Ohio Chapter EOIR Liaison Committee Chair (2017 – present)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, Ohio Chapter Event Planning and CLE Committee Chair (2017 – present)

Select Presentations

• Advanced Asylum Topics Panel, AILA Ohio CLE Conference 2018
• Trial Practice and Preparation in Immigration Court, AILA Ohio CLE Conference 2021