Jenny Brooks is an Associate Attorney at Ostrom Law Office. Ms. Brooks assists clients with employment-based and family-based immigration cases for both companies and individuals, as well as aiding current green card holders with reentry permits and naturalization. Having started at Ostrom Law Office in 2017, she has held several roles, including Paralegal, Case Manager, and Law Clerk, before becoming an Associate Attorney at the firm.
Ms. Brooks’s extensive experience across different roles has given her the knowledge and skill to guide clients through all stages of an immigration case and provide specific, hands-on advice. It has also honed her keen eye for detail and ability to help clients plan for the future.
In law school, Ms. Brooks also participated in the Immigration Law Clinic, helping clients with humanitarian cases, including asylum, U Visas, TPS, and DACA renewals. This experience added to Ms. Brooks’s drive to help immigrants and their families, and her desire to continue to improve and expand her Spanish skills. Ms. Brooks is passionate about the immigrant community here in the Twin Cities, as well as nationwide.
When Ms. Brooks is not practicing immigration law, she is volunteering with several animal rescues in the Twin Cities, reading a good book, or pawning off baked goods to her friends and coworkers.
Education
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
J.D. (Summa Cum Laude) – 2026
Immigration Clinic – 2024-2025
Mitchell Hamline Law Review – Articles Editor – 2024-2025
Mitchell Hamline Law Review – Member – 2023-2024
Excellence for the Future Awards in Torts, Property, Wrongful Convictions, Family Law, and Native American Law
Macalester College
Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude) – 2016
Majors in International Studies & History
Minors in Hispanic Studies & Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Speaking Engagements
- Panelist, “Immigration Roundtable Series – Ethical Challenges,” Minnesota State Bar Association, Immigration Law Section, Minneapolis, August 2025
- Discussion Leader, “Navigating the Intersection Between Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Intent and Related Challenging Scenarios,” 2024 Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference, Minneapolis, May 2024
- Panelist “Employment-based Fundamentals Panel – H-1B Basics,” Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference, AILA MN/Dakotas, Minneapolis, May 2022
- Panelist, “When Things Go Wrong (Working with Liaisons at Federal Agencies),” AILA Minnesota/Dakotas, Minneapolis, March 2022
- Panelist, “E-Visas 101 – How to Venture into the Practice of Investor Visas,” Minnesota State Bar Association, Minneapolis, November 2020
- Panelist, “Fundamentals of Business Immigration,” 2020 Upper Midwest Immigration Law Virtual Conference, Minneapolis, May 2020
- Presenter, “Business Immigration for the Hospitality Industry,” Twin Cities Hospitality Personnel Association, Bloomington, July 2019
- Panelist, “Practical Advice on Hot Topics in U.S. Immigration Law – 6 Months into the Trump Administration,” Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA), Minneapolis, June 2017
- Presenter, “Business Immigration and the New Administration,” Minnesota Talent & Recruiting Network (MNTRN) Lunch and Learn, Minneapolis, June 2017.
- Panelist, Working Effectively with Corporate Clients, Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference, AILA, Minneapolis, May 2016
- Moderator, Advanced PERM Panel, Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference, AILA, Minneapolis, April 2015
- Moderator, H-1B Primer and Tips for the FY 2016 Cap Season, Minneapolis, March 2015
- Speaker, Immigration 101, Introduction to Immigration Basics, MSBA, Minneapolis, 2012
- Panelist, Your First H-1B: What You Need to Know, Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference, AILA, St. Paul, April 2012
- Speaker, Business Immigration and Compliance for HR Professionals, TCHRA Spring Conference 2011
- Speaker, Overview of U.S. Immigration Law for Interpreters, University of Minnesota, 2011
- Speaker, Business Immigration and Compliance for HR, SWNHRA, 2010
- Speaker, Overview of U.S. Immigration Law for Interpreters, University of Minnesota, 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National
- Board of Publications, 2021 – Present
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee, 2018 to 2019
- Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter, AILA
- Co-Liaison, US Customs and Border Protection, 2021 – present
- Chair, 2016 – 2017
- Vice Chair, 2015 – 2016
- Secretary, 2014 – 2015
- Treasurer, 2013 – 2014
- Member, 2000 – Present
Languages
- Spanish, Professional Proficiency
