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Ms. Yanni has been practicing immigration and nationality law in the District of Columbia for over thirty years. Ms. Yanni represents small and large businesses as well as individuals in employment and family-based immigration matters. She is well-known for her success with physician and researcher cases. Ms.Yanni served as the 2003-2004 President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, an organization of over 13,000 attorneys. She has twice testified in Congress regarding the negative effect of visa delays on small business. She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America,  Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, as well as Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Law. Ms. Yanni received the 2008 American Immigration Lawyers Association Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for Excellence in Advancing the Practice of Immigration Law. Ms. Yanni was honored in 2023 with the Susan D. Quarles AILA Service Excellence Award for outstanding services in advancing the mission, development, and value of AILA for its members and the public it serves.