Leigh Cole

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Chair of Education Practice, Dinse P.C.

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Leigh Cole is Chair of the Education Practice at the law firm Dinse PC (pronounced Din-see) in Burlington, Vermont. She also serves as Immigration Counsel at Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, a California law firm. Leigh advises clients regarding immigration compliance, including employment-based visas, student and scholar visas, I-9 compliance, and policies including immigration compliance and sponsorship. She interfaces directly with campus constituencies including academic leadership, enrollment management, general counsel, human resources, and international student and scholar services.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in government from Cornell University and a J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Albany Law Review.  Leigh served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys.  She currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of College and University Law, and as Board Chair of ISEP: Study Abroad.