Overview

Dedicated to immigration law, Parker Gallini LLP provides partner-level attention and personalized representation to businesses facing immigration challenges. With more than 25 years of experience in business and family immigration law — and a superior record of success meeting the most challenging immigration obstacles — each of our seasoned partners is dedicated to achieving the right solution for each client’s needs.

Attorney Sarah Coleman, recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Immigration Law since 2016, has extensive experience working with in-house counsel, human resources and talent acquisition professionals, foreign nationals, managers, and compliance officers on employment-based immigration matters. Sarah manages clients’ non-immigrant and immigrant immigration matters and advises on organization-wide issues including immigration compliance, immigration consequences of business reorganizations, and immigration policy development.

Firm co-founder Donald W. Parker works with businesses on all the standard employment-based nonimmigrant visas (H-1B, L, TN, O-1 and E) as well as E-1/E-2 visas for entrepreneurs and investors and L visas for new business start-ups in the United States. Don also handles applications for Permanent Resident status based on employer sponsorship, and has extensively experience assisting researchers, university faculty members and persons of extraordinary ability and achievement.

The firm's other co-founder, John J. Gallini, has devoted his entire legal career to U.S. immigration and nationality law. John has deep experience providing strategic advice and counsel to both small entrepreneurial businesses and to multinational corporations. John is recognized nationally for his expertise in representing distinguished professors, researchers, scientists, engineers, technology workers, business entrepreneurs and artists under the extraordinary ability, outstanding researcher, and national interest waiver immigrant visa categories. See his article, Managing Immigration Sponsorship: A Flexible Policy Is the Wisest Strategy.

Learn more at the firm's blog: Immigration at Work.

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Practice Areas:
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Best Lawyers Recognized:
3

Rankings

National

Tier
2
National Ranking
Immigration Law

Regional

Boston

Tier
1
Boston
Immigration Law

Rankings

National

Tier
2
National Ranking
Immigration Law

Regional

Boston

Tier
1
Boston
Immigration Law

Practice Areas

Parker Gallini LLP has been ranked by Best Law Firms for excellence in 1 specialty, reflecting the firm's commitment to delivering outstanding legal services.
Additionally, the firm provides services in these practice areas:
  • Immigration Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Parker Gallini LLP proudly has 3 lawyers recognized for their outstanding professional performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This peer-reviewed honor highlights individual excellence and directly qualifies the firm for consideration in the prestigious Best Law Firms rankings. For over four decades, Best Lawyers has been the gold standard for recognizing top legal talent, serving as the cornerstone for Best Law Firms awards. Learn more about our rigorous Best Lawyers research and selection process.
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Offices & Contacts

Waltham, MA
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