Experienced Staffing

One of the key reasons Landau, Hess, Simon, Choi & Doebley can offer the best possible service in immigration law is the expertise of our staff. Our senior staff offer years of experienced and unparalleled support for our business and individual immigration clients. In addition, each year we bring in new staff from the best universities in the country who provide energy and new ideas to complement our experienced staffers.


Maureen E. Kershaw

Office Administrator

Phone: 215-925-0705 ext. 0232
Fax: 215-925-5105

Maureen was the first legal assistant hired at our firm and has been with us for over 30 years. She is Senior Legal Assistant to Jon Landau as well as our Office Administrator. Her work primarily relates to our firm’s representation of corporations, universities, performing arts and sports teams on immigration issues. Maureen also assists with I-9 compliance audits for employers. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Temple University in English and History.


Benjamin Herman

Director, Information Systems & Operations | PERM Specialist

Phone: 215-925-0705 ext. 0234
Fax: 215-925-5105

Ben oversees I.T., Information Systems, and Operations firm-wide, and also works on PERM Labor Certifications under managing partner Nicole Simon. In addition to his 12+ years working on PERM and employment-based permanent residence cases, Ben has experience with H-1B and L-1 nonimmigrant visa petitions, family-based permanent residence proceedings, and naturalization applications.

He has been with the firm since 2008. He graduated from Haverford College in 2006 with a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, and studied Computer Science at Drexel University.


Cheyenne Lash headshotCheyenne Lash

Senior Legal Assistant

Phone: 215-925-0705 ext. 0229
Fax: 215-925-5105

As Senior Legal Assistant to Yuah Jessica Choi, Cheyenne helps clients with various nonimmigrant visas including H-1B, L-1, TN, and R-1 as well as employment (including PERM Labor Certification Application process, EB-1C Petitions, and I-360 Petitions) and family-based permanent residence and naturalization. She has been with the firm since 2018, and graduated from Temple University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Media Studies and Production. Cheyenne also holds an ABA-approved Paralegal Studies Certificate from the Community College of Philadelphia.

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