Bennett R. Savitz

Bennett Savitz has dedicated his practice exclusively to immigration law since 1994. Before establishing Savitz Law Offices, P.C. (ImmigrationOptions.com), he worked at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. in Boston and Pampanin Law Offices in Cambridge.

Savitz Law Offices provides U.S. Immigration Law services and expertise in business immigration law for employers and their employees, especially STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields, including obtaining temporary work status and visas (H-1B, L-1, TN, etc.) and Green Cards.

Since 2008, Bennett Savitz has been recognized by Best Lawyers of America as one of Boston's selections in Immigration Law. Best Lawyers is a known referral publication within the legal profession. For the latest listings, visit www.bestlawyers.com. Inclusion is based on peer review and demonstrated legal work that earns acknowledgment from fellow attorneys.

Over the years, Savitz Law Offices has garnered numerous accolades, including being named the Boston Immigration Law Firm of the Year by Acquisition International in 2013. The firm has also achieved repeated recognition in numerous categories. In 2013, 2014, and 2015, Savitz Law Offices was selected as the Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by Global Law Experts. In 2014, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the year by ACQ Global Awards. In 2015, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Best Corporate Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by AI M&A Awards, Best for Immigration Corporate Compliance in Massachusetts by Corporate America Legal Elite, as well as awarded an Immigration Law Global Award by Corporate LiveWire. In 2016, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by Corporate International Global Awards, was awarded an International Advisory Experts Corporate Immigration Award, and Bennett Savitz was awarded Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year by Corporate LiveWire. In 2017, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by M&A Insider Awards, Most Outstanding Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by Corporate Insider, and Bennett Savitz was selected as Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by International Advisory Experts. In 2018, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Massachusetts Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year by M&A Insider Awards, and Bennett Savitz was selected as Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by International Advisory Experts and Corporate LiveWire. In 2019, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Most Outstanding Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by Acquisition International’s Global Excellence Awards, Most Outstanding Immigration Law Firm in Massachusetts by Corporate Insider, Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts by Global Venture Awards, Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts by M&A Today Global Awards, and Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by Global Law Experts. In 2020, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Global 100 Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts. In 2021, Savitz Law Offices was selected as International Legal 100, Global Business Insight Best in Immigration Law in the U.S., and Global 100 Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts. In 2022, Bennett Savitz was selected as Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by Global Law Experts and Corporate INTL Magazine Global Awards. In 2023, Bennett Savitz was selected as Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by The Lawyer Network. In 2024, Bennett Savitz was selected as the Global Law Experts Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts, and Savitz Law Offices was selected as both the Global 100 and Corporate America Today Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts. In 2025, Bennett Savitz was selected as Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts by Global Law Experts, The Lawyer Network, and Corporate International Global Awards, and Savitz Law Offices was selected as Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in the U.S. by Lawyers Worldwide Awards and Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts by Corporate America Today. In 2026, Savitz Law Offices was selected as Business Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Massachusetts by Global 100.

Bennett Savitz has been actively acknowledged in legal circles, including features in publications like The International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, and has been listed in Super Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, and Boston Magazine Top Lawyers.

Since 1994, Bennett has been an engaged member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), contributing to several local and national committees. He has played a role in shaping the policies and practices of the Immigration Bar and served as the Chapter Chair for the New England Chapter of AILA.

As a regular presenter at major conferences such as the BIO international biotechnology events and the INTERPHEX international pharmaceutical conferences, Bennett Savitz offers valuable insights into immigration matters. He also provides guidance at forums including the SHRM Global Forum and SHRM World Congress.

Bennett Savitz frequently delivers talks and writes extensively on a variety of immigration law topics. He contributes to AILA's national publications and serves as a speaker at their conferences. Regular updates and insights on immigration news can be found on his website at https://www.immigrationoptions.com/news.

Bennett Savitz also served as Chair for a series of Immigration Law seminars for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and edited their two-volume reference set, Immigration Law Primer. He currently teaches Business Immigration Law at New England Law School.

Bennett earned his degree in Political Science, graduating cum laude from the University of California at San Diego in 1990. In 1993, he received his M.A. in International Relations and J.D. from Boston University, graduating as an Edward F. Hennessey Scholar.