Kate Dhar — Immigration Attorney (Sports & Entertainment)

Kate Dhar is a distinguished immigration attorney renowned for her mastery in developing high-impact strategies for even the most complex sports and entertainment visa matters. With a career dedicated to supporting elite athletes, performers, creative professionals, and industry executives, she has built a reputation for transforming intricate immigration challenges into compelling, approvable cases.

Kate’s expertise spans the full spectrum of sports and entertainment immigration, including O-1 extraordinary ability visas, P-1 athlete and performer classifications, EB-1 green card petitions, and advisory-intensive, multi-party filings that require precision, persuasive advocacy, and deep industry insight. She is known for crafting meticulously tailored case narratives that highlight each client’s accomplishments with clarity, sophistication, and a results-driven legal approach.

As the founder of a boutique immigration practice, Kate provides a true white-glove experience, offering clients the personalized attention, discretion, and hands-on support that high-profile individuals and organizations require. Her practice model emphasizes accessibility, efficient communication, and a concierge-level standard of care—ensuring every client feels supported, informed, and confident throughout the immigration process.

Respected by peers and valued by clients worldwide, Kate Dhar combines legal excellence with a genuine commitment to her clients’ goals, enabling athletes, entertainers, and creatives to pursue their careers on the global stage. Her dedication, strategic acumen, and unwavering attention to detail continue to set the benchmark for premium immigration representation in the sports and entertainment industries.

Top Skills

• Creative Writing

• Legal Research

• Negotiation

Awards Won

2024 Best Lawyers Ones to Watch

Recognition with a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch award is based entirely on a Purely Peer Review® methodology that has made Best Lawyers the gold standard for legal recognitions worldwide. These awards are recognitions given to attorneys who early on in their careers has demonstrated outstanding professional excellence in private practice in America. Approximately 2% of attorneys in the United States receive a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition.

2020 Super Lawyers Rising Stars - Immigration Law

Super Lawyers Rising Stars is a distinction for attorneys, representing the top 2.5% of lawyers in each state. This honor is part of the broader Super Lawyers rating service, which uses a patented selection process involving peer recognition and professional achievement to identify outstanding lawyers across various practice areas. 

Education

South Texas College of Law, Juris Doctor, 2016

University of South Florida, Bachelors of Arts, International Studies, 2013 (Cum Laude)