Lady Liberty
Shereen Chen is there for those trying to find their way to America.
For many New Jersey immigrants — like the Chinese girl who escaped an abusive family, the orphaned refugees from Sudan or the Colombian couple forced to flee violent guerrillas — the enduring female symbol of freedom in America isn’t the Statue of Liberty. It’s Shereen Chen.
“The realization on someone’s face that they have received permanent residency in the United States, forever, is an amazing thing to witness,” she says. “I love what I do.”
As of counsel at Ballard Spahr in Voorhees, Chen, 34, is primarily responsible for the immigration cases handled by the firm’s offices across the eastern United States. She has celebrated several happy outcomes since joining the firm in April 2003.