Charlotte M. Fillenwarth

Attorney | Indianapolis

Phone: (317) 977-1476
| Fax: (317) 633-4878

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About Charlotte

Charlotte Fillenwarth is a health care immigration attorney who helps hospitals and health care organizations recruit and retain foreign talent on a national, regional and local level.

She works with clients nationwide to develop practical immigration strategies that support both individual hires and large-scale workforce initiatives. With a strong understanding of the immigration challenges facing health care providers, Charlotte advises hospitals, health systems and medical groups on hiring and retaining physicians, nurses and other professionals, guiding them through both temporary work authorization and permanent residency pathways while navigating an evolving regulatory landscape.

Charlotte’s practice includes:

  • Advising on employment-based immigration matters for health care providers and organizations;
  • Securing temporary work authorization (including H-1B, TN, E-3, O-1 and F-1/OPT);
  • Pursuing permanent residency through PERM Labor Certification, National Interest Waivers, EB-1 and Schedule A for physicians and other health care professionals; and
  • Guiding clients through J-1 waiver programs and physician immigration pathways.

Charlotte also has extensive experience counseling clients on Form I-9, including completion, audits and discrimination, as well as E-Verify requirements.

EDUCATION

Purdue University, B.A., with distinction - 2011

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude - 2014

ADMITTED TO BAR

  • Indiana - 2014

memberships

  • Indiana State Bar Association
  • Indianapolis Bar Association
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • American Health Law Association

honors

  • Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch – 2024-2026