Quick Facts

Name
Jesse Westover

Title
Owner & Founder, Immigration Attorney

Experience
Practicing immigration law since 2007

Education
Utah Valley University
University of Utah
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (J.D., 2007)

Languages
English
Spanish (fluent)
Portuguese (conversational)

Admissions
Arizona
Federal Immigration Practice (nationwide)

Professional Memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Contact

Jesse Westover

Owner & Founder | Immigration Attorney

Dedicated to honest, personal, and comprehensive immigration representation across all areas of U.S. immigration law.

My path to immigration law began before I ever stepped into a courtroom. Before starting my legal career, I had the opportunity to work directly with immigrant and refugee communities through several organizations and academic programs. I co-founded a nonprofit organization that helped organize English classes, job fairs, and housing resources for refugee and immigrant families in Salt Lake City, Utah.

While in law school, I also served as both a student and student director of the Immigration Legal Clinic at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law. That experience gave me direct client representation and courtroom exposure while I was still a student. Working with individuals and families navigating the immigration system firsthand confirmed that this was the area of law where I could make the most meaningful impact.

We are one of the few boutique immigration law firms that handles family, employment, and deportation defense. While I work with attorneys and paralegals who focus on specific areas, I remain actively involved across every area of immigration law.

Family-Based Immigration

Marriage-based green cards
Family petitions
Consular processing
Adjustment of status

Employment Immigration

Employment-based visas
Business and corporate immigration
Corporate workforce planning
Long-term employment solutions

Deportation Defense

Immigration court representation
Detention cases
Appeals
Complex removal cases

Humanitarian Relief

Asylum
VAWA petitions
U visas
DACA protections

I really enjoy people. I consider myself a chameleon who can adapt to the needs of the person I am representing. Some clients need empathy, some need patience, some need creative results, and some need efficiency. I believe I quickly identify what each client needs and work accordingly.

Being a good lawyer is part legal experience, skill, and acumen, and part relationship skills. I take pride in treating my clients with respect and involving them in their own cases. Too many lawyers treat clients as if they are not capable of understanding their own legal matters. I believe the more informed and involved a client is, the better they feel about their representation and the process overall.

Direct Communication

One of the biggest complaints we hear from clients who come to us from other firms is a lack of communication. Often, clients never meet the attorney handling their case. They speak with assistants or paralegals and rarely interact with the attorney assigned to them.

From the beginning, I built this firm around service to the client. As the owner, I personally meet with every client before they hire our firm. I vet cases myself to ensure clients are eligible and qualified for the immigration benefit they are seeking.

Personal Investment

Our attorneys attend interviews with our clients. We don’t simply send instructions over email. Our staff schedules individual appointments to review instructions and answer questions. If a client wants to speak with the attorney working on their case, we make that happen.

I have been practicing law for nearly 23 years, and many of our attorneys and staff members have been with me for over a decade. We are highly experienced, legally skilled, and deeply invested in every case we handle.

Thousands of hours of immigration court and litigation experience
Representation of individuals in detention, immigration court, and appellate courts
Extensive experience handling family, employment, and removal defense cases
Representation of both individual laborers and billion-dollar companies

I believe every immigration case is high-stakes. While some matters involve large corporations, others involve families who have lived in the United States for decades and are suddenly facing separation. A parent being removed from their children is just as high-stakes as any corporate case, and we treat it that way.

I served a two-year religious service mission in another country, where I experienced firsthand the challenges of living in a new culture. These included language barriers, cultural differences, and the difficulty of assimilation. That experience shaped how I view immigration and gave me a deeper empathy for the struggles many of our clients face.

I have traveled to or lived in over 50 countries and have participated in numerous humanitarian efforts, including helping build schools, serving on nonprofit boards, and working in orphanages. I have seen where many of our clients come from, and I understand the dreams they are trying to achieve. I treat every client as an individual, not just another case file.

Advice for Clients Starting an Immigration Case

Hire good and experienced legal representation. Trust your instincts and don’t choose representation based solely on price. Immigration cases often determine where you live, who you live with, where you work, and what your future looks like.

The immigration system is complex and becoming more so every year. The consequences of a failed case can be severe. Don’t place that responsibility in your own hands or in the hands of someone who is not competent to handle it.