Community Engagement
We are regularly asked to speak about immigration law to the community, other lawyers, and the media, due to our knowledge, experience and strong reputation.
Jeannie Kain, Founder and Owner
Attorney Jeannie Kain has been working in immigration law since 1998. She has always been fascinated by cross-cultural relations, and is committed to making justice accessible to all immigrants. She has practiced immigration law in a variety of settings as a lawyer since 2004, has served as Chair of the New England Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and is conversant in Spanish.
Krystle M. Santana, Associate Attorney
Krystle counsels clients in a variety of matters, including deportation relief, family-based immigration, and family and probate matters. Krystle earned her B.A. and M.S. magna cum laude from University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston), and her J.D. cum laude from New England School of Law. During law school, Krystle interned at a Boston-based immigration firm with a primary focus on family-based immigration. She also participated in a family law clinic where she assisted indigent clients with contempt of parenting plans and divorce.
Erin S. Smith, Associate Attorney
Originally from southeast Michigan, Erin earned her B.A. from Kalamazoo College where she studied political science and Spanish. She discovered a passion for immigration law while working as a paralegal, focusing on family-based immigration and inadmissibility waivers. This experience inspired her to pursue a legal career, and she went on to earn her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. During law school, Erin gained experience across multiple areas of law, including humanitarian immigration, housing, and welfare law. She has spent time in both Chile and Spain and speaks Spanish with professional proficiency.
Laszlo Bernstein, Legal Assistant
Laszlo grew up in Framingham, MA as a student in the K-12 Spanish/English Dual Language Bilingual Education program, where he gained a foundational appreciation for linguistic and cultural diversity. He is fluent in Spanish. He earned his Bachelor's in Sociology and Spanish from Colby College, while also completing some of his undergraduate studies abroad in Córdoba, Spain. In his internship at the International Institute of New England, Laszlo broadened his understanding of humanitarian immigration legal processes. In his current position as Legal Assistant at Kain Immigration, he is pursuing his interests in the immigration legal field and his desire to serve the immigrant communities that formed such an integral part of his educational experiences.