Advise clients on all matters of U.S. immigration law, regulation, policy and compliance.Counsel U.S. Employers in their hiring practices for foreign national employees, compliance with the government’s I-9 employment eligibility verification form requirements and the E-Verify process, and in connection with government audits of their I-9 forms. Conduct internal audits and training for same assessing compliance and improving internal procedures. Facilitate the admission of foreign nationals into the United States for employment purposes in a variety of non-immigrant classifications (including E-1/E-2 treaty traders/investors, H-1B specialty occupations, H-2A agricultural and H-2B seasonal workers, L-1 intra-company transferees, O-1 extraordinary ability aliens; P-1 international athletes and TN NAFTA professional workers). Assist employers with the sponsoring of foreign nationals employees for legal permanent residence status (including extraordinary ability petitions, outstanding researchers and professors, multinational executives and managers, foreign nationals with advanced degrees and the labor certification process).Counsel clients as to the immigration options available for international investors (including the EB-5 Entrepreneur Investment visa program). Counsel clients as to the immigration options available to foreign physicians (including J-1 waivers for foreign medical graduates and national interest waivers, H-1B visas and permanent residency). Advise clients on U.S. Consular processing worldwide. Assist individuals / families with all aspects of their family-based immigration law needs.

Advise clients on all matters of U.S. immigration law, regulation, policy and compliance. Counsel clients on compliance with the government’s I-9 verification requirements and the E-Verify process; provide defense of workplace enforcement actions; facilitate the admission of foreign nationals into the United States for employment purposes in a variety of non-immigrant classifications (including E-1/E-2 treaty traders/investors, H-1B specialty occupations, H-2A agricultural and H-2B seasonal workers, L-1 intra-company transferees, O-1 extraordinary ability aliens; P-1 international athletes and TN NAFTA professional workers); assist employers with the sponsoring of foreign nationals employees for legal permanent residence status (including extraordinary ability petitions, outstanding researchers and professors, multinational executives and managers, foreign nationals with advanced degrees and the labor certification process); and counsel clients as to the immigration options available for international investors (EB-5 Entrepreneur Investment visa program) and physicians (J-1 waivers for foreign medical graduates and national interest waivers). Also advise investors on EB-5 Regional Center due diligence and compliance review, and work with businesses/developers across a variety of industries on qualifying projects EB-5 investments, creating new Regional Centers and ensuring compliance for existing regional centers. Other practice areas include labor and employment law, and administrative and civil litigation.

Practice focus in commercial and civil litigation, banking, securities and corporate areas of the law. Experience includes research and writing, handling litigation matters (namely commercial foreclosure actions) in State of Florida Courts. Igler & Dougherty merged with Adams And Reese (see above) in 2012.

Practice focus in the areas of municipal law, immigration law and civil litigation. Experience also includes legal research and writing, handling wide variety of litigation matters in State of Maine and Federal Courts.

Draft proposed decisions and orders, conduct research, prepare bench memoranda, responsible for post-conviction review petitions, and observe courtroom practice.