Services
Education
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D.
Western Michigan University, Carl and Winifred Lee Honors College, B.A., Political Science and Spanish
La Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Quéretaro, Mexico, studies in Mexican History and Culture and Spanish Language
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals
- 6th Circuit
U.S. District Court
- Eastern District of Michigan
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Julianne Cassin Sharp leads Miller Canfield's Immigration practice team. She has represented companies and individuals in the areas of business-based and family-based immigration law for more than 20 years.
Her areas of expertise include but are not limited to immigrant petitions, nonimmigrant petitions, foreign labor certification, adjustment of status applications, waivers, naturalization, consular processing, and advising companies on corporate compliance audits and risk assessment, including Department of Homeland Security I-9 audits and Department of Justice investigations. She advises and counsels large, multinational Fortune 500 clients, start-up companies, and small business owners across numerous industries.
Julianne has represented clients in the U.S. Immigration Court and before all branches of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Bilingual in English and Spanish, Julianne has also lived in several different parts of the world, including during her study abroad in College at La Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México, and later as a summer associate during law school with the international law firm of O'Connor Berman Dotts and Banes in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Julianne has been recognized by Chambers USA as a "Band 1" lawyer for Immigration, as well as in U.S. News and World Report's "Best Lawyers in America" and dBusiness' "Top Lawyers." She is also a member of and nationally recognized frequent speaker for the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Honors
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Immigration (Band 1), 2021-present
Best Lawyers in America, Immigration Law, 2014-present; 2022 Detroit Immigration Lawyer of the Year
State Bar of Michigan Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020-present
DBusiness Magazine, Top Lawyer, Immigration, 2020-present
Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Women in the Law, 2017
Leading Lawyers, Immigration Law: Employment, Immigration Law: Individual, 2017–present
Western Michigan University Alumni Achievement Award - Department of Spanish, 2007
Professional Activities
State Bar of Michigan, Member
Member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Treasurer of AILA Michigan Chapter Executive Committee; Past Member of AILA National Bylaws Committee; Past Chair of AILA New Members Division; Past Member of AILA Board of Governors, Past Member of AILA Annual Conference Committee
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Past Immigration Law Section Chair
Detroit Regional Chamber's Leadership Detroit, Class XLII
Speeches
"Immigration Strategies and Updates," Miller Canfield 2024 HR Spring Training
"2023 New I-9 Compliance and What It Means for Michigan Employers," Michigan Chamber of Commerce webinar, Sept. 19, 2023
"Immigration: Recruitment and Hiring an International Workforce - Are You Compliant?", Miller Canfield 2023 HR Spring Training
"COVID-19 Town Hall: Immigration Planning For 2020 And Beyond With Miller Canfield," Detroit Regional Chamber webinar, Nov. 19, 2020
"Immigration Strategies and Updates," Michigan Chamber of Commerce webinar, Oct. 15, 2020
"Delays, denials for visa petitions put businesses in a bind," Crain's Detroit Business, March 3, 2019
Publications
"Experts Advise Businesses Build a Plan for Potential ICE Raids," Corp! Magazine, Interview, February 6, 2025
