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Ying Cao, Esq.
Managing Partner
After working in large and mid-sized law firms in New York City for a few years, Ying founded Ying Cao Law LLC by mainly practicing immigration, employment, corporate and family laws.
Ying is a Member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) and a member of the Corporate Practice Committee of AILA New York Chapter. Ying is licensed to practice law in both New York and New Jersey, and is admitted to practice in the Federal District Courts for the Southern District of New York and Eastern District of New York.
Ying earned her Juris Doctor degree with honors from Rutgers University School of Law-Newark. She received Master of Science Degree from University of Michigan at Ann Abor and Bachelor of Arts Degree from Beijing Foreign Studies University in China.
Committed to giving back to her community, Ying has been playing a leadership role and providing pro bono legal service to several NY & NJ non-profit organizations including U.S. WeChat Users Alliance and Chinese American Legal Defense Alliance.
Bar and Court Admissions
New Jersey
New York
US District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
Education
J.D. – Rutgers University School of Law-Newark
M.S. – University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
B.A. - Beijing Foreign Studies University
Languages
English and Chinese
Xiao 'Kevin' Chang, Esq.
Associate Attorney
Kevin handles a variety of immigration and nonimmigration cases, including but not limited to H-1B, EB-2/3, Adjustment of Status, EB-1A, Family-Based Immigration, Waivers of Inadmissibility, Change/Extension of Nonimmigrant Status, E-2, company formation, and contracts drafting, etc.
Kevin earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. He received his Bachelor of Law degree from Capital Normal University in China. Prior to joining Ying Cao Law LLC, Kevin took internship at an Immigration Law Firm in Columbus, Ohio where he was responsible of preparing all sorts of Family-Based Immigration and Naturalization cases.
Bar Admission
New Jersey
New York – Pending Admission
Education
J.D. – Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
LL.B. – Capital Normal University
Languages
English and Chinese
Shanying 'Shine' Liu
Law Clerk
Shine handles a variety of immigration and nonimmigration cases, including but not limited to PERM EB-2/3, H-1B, Adjustment of Status, EB-1A, EB-1B, NIW, B-1/B-2 extension and change of status, and contracts drafting, etc.
Shine received her two Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees in American Law and in Banking and Financial Law from Boston University School of Law. She has also received her Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) degree in Economic Law/Financial Law from Southwest University of Political Science and Law in China.
Shine has years of work experience dealing with US non-immigration and immigration cases at Ying Cao Law. She also has one year of work experience on doing legal research on Antirust and prior work experience on conducting internal compliance audit for assets management program and so on.
Education
LL.M., Boston University School of Law (Banking and Financial Law)
LL.M., Boston University School of Law (American Law)
LL.B., Southwest University of Political Science and Law
Languages
English and Chinese
Xiaopeng 'Charlie' Zheng
Case Manager
As Case Manager at Ying Cao Law LLC, Charlie’s job is to coordinate between legal professionals and clients to make the life cycle of each case run smoothly and efficiently. He has managed a variety of immigration and nonimmigration cases, including but not limited to PERM EB-2/3, H-1B, Adjustment of Status, EB-1A, EB-1B, NIW, B-1/B-2 extension and change of status, and contracts drafting, etc.
Charlie received two Master’s degrees in USA, one in Chemistry and another in Computer Engineering. He has also received his Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Chemistry from Sun Yet-sen University (中山大学) in China.
Charlie has more than twenty years work experience in a variety of industries including Automobile Industry (Ford Motor), Non-profit Organization (United Nation Development Programme), Financial Sector (Top Investment Banks at Wall Street), Green Industry (Renewable Energy Company and Electronic Recycling Companies), Consulting Industry (Consulting Firms in various sizes from single-digit employees to more than 300,000 employees).
Education
M. S. in Computer Engineering, Wayne State University
M. S. in Chemistry, Indiana State University
B. S. in Applied Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University
Languages
Chinese, English, Cantonese, and Teochew (潮汕话)
Mingming Li
Case Manager/Paralegal
Mingming works on a variety of employment-based immigration and nonimmigration cases such as EB-1A, EB-2/EB-3, EB-5, PERM Labor Certification, H-1B, etc.
Before and after she immigrated to the US, Mingming worked as a teacher for over ten years. Her teaching experience and immigration background allow her to handle the cases carefully and thoughtfully understand the immigration processes. Meanwhile, she also created media content for marketing and advertising. She earned her Master’s Degree in Linguistics from Xidian University. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from Xi'an International Studies University.
Education
M. S. Xidian University
B. S. Xi'an International Studies University
Languages
English and Chinese
Helen Yang
Paralegal
Helen is an experienced paralegal. She assists with all aspects of the firm’s immigration practice, including all required documents; Organized and presented client’s information analyzed and synthesized the information into required forms. She also handles deadline management, forms drafting, cases progress update and so on.
Helen has been working at Ying Cao Law since 2021. She enjoys working closely with attorneys and clients to facilitate timely and successful filing of cases.
Education
Associate Degree, Qingdao University of Technology
Languages
English and Chinese
Nicholas Fortuna, Esq.
Of counsel to Ying Cao Law LLC, Mr. Fortuna has more than 25 years of litigating cases before juries and judges in federal and state courts, arguing cases before federal and state appellate courts, and handling matters before administrative tribunals and federal, state, and municipal regulatory agencies. Mr. Fortuna mainly advises clients on a wide range of issues of employment law and corporate law. Mr. Fortuna also has diverse clients, including Fortune 500 companies, biotech firms, major manufacturers, nationwide retailers, banks, construction industry professionals, regional and family-owned business.
Interviewed and quoted in a variety of local and national media, Mr. Fortuna has appeared in Forbes Magazine and has been featured as a legal analyst on ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, CNBC, Fox and NBC and on various television business shows.
Mr. Fortuna is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey. He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Flavio Van Boekel, Esq.
Of counsel to Ying Cao Law LLC, Mr. Van Boekel is rated by Super Lawyers as “Rising Star 2017” in the field of Family and Matrimonial Law, Divorce, and Related Issues such as Custody and Child Support. In addition, he is also an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Mr. Van Boekel has had several trials under his belt including divorce, civil, deportation and criminal trials, countless motions, and has won the prestige and reputation of an excellent litigator even by the account of his adversaries. Mr. Van Boekel earned his Law Degree from Michigan State College of Law Cum Laude in 2009. Mr. Van Boekel is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and New Jersey Supreme Court. He is able to advise clients in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, while his assistant is fluent in Russian and Ukrainian.