Jennifer Casey

Jennifer Casey is the Partner and Shareholder of Kolko & Casey, P.C., where she specializes in the field of U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Law.

Jennifer is licensed to practice law in both Colorado and Massachusetts. In 2006, Jennifer received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In 2011, Jennifer received her license to practice law in State of Colorado. Throughout her legal career, Jennifer has exclusively practiced immigration law.

Jennifer grew up in Denver, Colorado. She attended Denver South High School and the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2000, Jennifer received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies. After graduating from college, Jennifer worked as a fourth grade teacher in a bilingual classroom for Denver Public Schools. As a teacher, Jennifer worked closely with families who recently immigrated to the United States. It was her experience with these families that inspired her to attend law school and focus on immigration law.

In 2003, Jennifer moved to San Francisco, California to attend the University of California’ (UC) College of the Law, San Francisco. During law school, Jennifer was a judicial extern at the U.S. Immigration Court in San Francisco, California. Working at the Immigration Court, Jennifer gained first-hand knowledge of how the Court functions and developed important strategies for successfully advocating for her future clients before the U.S. Immigration Courts throughout the country.

It was also during law school that Jennifer had the privilege of interning with the internationally recognized Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS). There, Jennifer co-authored an important policy recommendation report, “Getting Away with Murder: Guatemala’s Failure to Protect Women and Rodi Alvarado’s Quest for Safety.” This report, directed at the U.S. Congress, encouraged policy makers to use their considerable influence to put pressure on the Guatemalan government to end the climate of impunity for perpetrators of violent crimes against women in that country. In 2010, a revised version of the article was published in the book, “Terrorizing Women, Feminicide in the Américas.”

Following her graduation from UC College of the Law, San Francisco in 2006, Jennifer and her husband relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. In the greater Boston area, Jennifer worked for several prominent attorneys in the field of immigration law. In 2010, Jennifer and her husband returned to Denver, Colorado to raise their two children at the base of their beloved Rocky Mountains. In late 2010, Jennifer was privileged to join the team at Kolko & Casey, P.C. as an Associate Attorney. In 2014, Jennifer was promoted to Senior Associate Attorney and in 2016, Jennifer became a named Partner in the firm. In 2019, Jennifer was proud to join David Kolko in ownership of the firm.  In 2022, Jennifer took on the role of Managing Partner for the law firm.  David retired from the firm at the close of 2023 and Jennifer took over as sole partner and owner of Kolko and Casey, P.C..

Since 2006, Jennifer’s work resulted in hundreds of successful cases before the U.S. Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS),  Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and U.S. State Department.

In her time away from the office, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, gardening, hiking, skiing, swimming, and traveling.

Professional Activities

• Colorado Bar Association, Immigration Law Section 2011-present
• Federal Bar Association, Immigration Law Section 2019 – 2021
• Colorado Women’s Bar Association 2015 – 2017
• Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) Mentoring Panel Attorney 2015-2017; 2018 – present
• American Immigration Lawyers Association 2005 – present
  • Board of Governors 2023 – Present
• American Immigration Lawyers Association – Colorado Chapter 2011-present
  • Colorado Chapter Executive Committee Chair 2023 – Present
• American Immigration Lawyers Association – Latin America and Caribbean District Chapter 2016 – Present
• American Immigration Lawyers Association – Rome District Chapter 2016 – Present
• American Immigration Lawyers Association – New England Chapter 2006-2010

Honors and Awards

• 2024 5280 Top Lawyer
• 2024 Best Lawyers in America
• 2023 5280 Top Lawyer
• 2023 Best Lawyers in America
• 2022 Best Lawyers in America

Selected Publications

• Matter of R-C-C-S-D-, Adopted Decision 2016-04 (AAO Oct. 24, 2016)
• If pot is legalized, it can still have big consequences for certain immigrants, San Diego Tribune (October 14, 2016).
• Why Denver’s Immigration Court Has the Longest Hearing Delays in the US, Colorado Public Radio – Colorado Matters (March 3, 2016).
• Opinion: A Tale of Two Artesias, Denver Post (November 8, 2014).
• H-1B Specialty Workers, Colorado Bar Association’s Immigration Law for the Colorado Practitioner, 2014 Supplement (2014).

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Panelist, “Fundamentals: Adjustment of Status,” American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Conference – San Francisco, California, June 14, 2018
• Panelist, “‘Personality Goes a Long Way’: Controlled Substance Inadmissibility, Civil Surgeons and Panel Physicians,” American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Rome District Chapter Conference – Amsterdam, October 19, 2016
• Panelist, “From HELL to HELLO: Nonimmigrant Visa Classifications,” American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Colorado Chapter, November 12, 2015.