Bars and Court Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Professional / Civic involvement
- Active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association at national and local level; has served as New England chapter Media Liaison.
- Regularly speaks to business and academic groups on immigration issues
- Regular speaker and panelist for immigration issues at training seminars and conferences by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
- Former Treasurer and Board Member of the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR), a nonprofit organization which coordinates pro bono representation among major Boston law firms in political asylum and related matters
- Elected member of Planning Board of Town of Medfield, Massachusetts
- Former Board Member, Treasurer and Secretary of Eastern New England Council of American Youth Hostels, Inc.
Speeches and Conferences
- “Immigration Options for Artists and Musicians,” Lecture, New England Conservatory of Music, April 15, 1999, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Permanent Residency and The Labor Certification Process,” Conference Presentation, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Immigration Law Basics Conference, March 3, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Immigration Options for Artists and Musicians,” Lecture, New England Conservatory of Music, April 5, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Employment-Based Immigrant Visas - Labor Certification,” Conference Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Basics Seminar, January 23, 2001, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Special Problems in Labor Certification Applications and Immigrant Petitions,” Panel Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Business Immigration Law Seminar, August 7, 2001, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Gotta Get a Green Card: How to Get a Labor Certification Approved,” Conference Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Conference 2002, May 10, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts
- Seminar Chair, "Strategies for Business: Employing foreign nationals on Hs, Ls, TN and other visas," a 3 Part Telephone Seminar, Immigration Lawyers on the Web (ILW.Com), July 29, August 29 and September 30, 2002
- “Immigrant Visas - Employment Based, Labor Certification Applications,” Panel Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Basics Conference, November 18, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Tips for Running a Successful Immigration Practice,” Panel Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Basics Conference, November 19, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Nonimmigrant Business ‘Alphabet Soup’ Update - H-1B Special Problems and Strategies,” Conference Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Conference 2003, May 9, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts
- Conference Chair, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Business Immigration Problems and Strategies Seminar, August 14, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Labor Certification,” Panel Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Basics Conference, December 17, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Tips for Running a Successful Immigration Practice,” Panel Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Basics Conference, December 18, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Advanced Nonimmigrant Strategies,” Panel Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Conference 2004, May 14, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts
- “New Office L-1 Issues and RFEs for H-1B and L-1s,” Panel Presentation, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) New England Chapter conference Advanced Immigration Solutions for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs, October 29, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Labor Certification,” Panel Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Basics Conference, November 29, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Advanced Nonimmigrant Strategies for Temporary Workers,” Panel Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Conference 2005, May 13, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts
- “H-2B Visas Update” Presentation to Massachusetts Lodging Association, October 4, 2005, Hyannis, Massachusetts.
- “Labor Certification,” Panel Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Basics Conference, November 14, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts
- “H-2B Visas Update” Presentation to Nantucket Chamber of Commerce, November 16, 2005, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
- “Nonimmigrant Strategies Update,” Panel Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Conference 2006, May 12, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Labor Certification,” Panel Presentation, Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Immigration Law Basics Conference, November 14, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts
- “Congressional Update,” Presentation to Foley Hoag LLP Labor & Employment Law Seminar 2007, May 24, 2007, Needham, Massachusetts
- “Visa Programs,” Interview segment on “Here and Now” program, WBUR radio (Boston, November 28, 2003)
Publications
- Chapter 4 - Specialty Occupation Professionals, BUSINESS IMMIGRATION LAW: STRATEGIES FOR EMPLOYING FOREIGN NATIONALS, Law Journal Press, New York (13th ed. 2007, originally published 2000)
- Survey of Post-9/11 Security, Travel and Visa Related Changes in U.S. Immigration Law and Procedure, Boston Bar Journal, Volume 46 Number 5 (November/December 2002)
- Section 10: The Labor Certification Process, A Step by Step Practical Outline, Immigration Law Primer - MCLE (January 2001)
- Section 11: Labor Certification and Permanent Residence - A Step by Step Practical Outline; Section 13: The Department of Labor’s Proposed “PERM” Program: Possible Improvements in Alien Labor Certification Process, But Don’t Hold Your Breath; Section 14: RIR Conversion: Potential Relief for Backlogged “Regular Labor Certification Applications, Business Immigration Law - MCLE (August 2001)
- Section 16: Labor Certification and Permanent Residence - A Step by Step Practical Outline; Section 18 Variations on a Theme: Special Problems to Consider in Labor Certification Hypothetical, Immigration Law Conference - MCLE (May 2002)
- Section 14: Labor Certification and Permanent Residence - A Step by Step Practical Outline; Section 25: Survey of Post-9/11 Security, Travel and Visa Related Changes in U.S. Immigration Law and Procedure, Immigration Law Primer - MCLE (November 2002)
- Section 5: Current Issues, Special Problems and Helpful Strategies in H-1B Petition Processing; Section 13: Labor Certification and Permanent Residence - A Step by Step Practical Outline, Immigration Law Conference - MCLE (May 2003)
- Section 8: Labor Certification and Permanent Residence - A Step by Step Practical Outline (co-authored with Mathew Lee); Section 9: The Department of Labor’s Proposed “PERM” Program: Fear of the Unknown (co-authored with Bennett Savitz), Immigration Law Primer - MCLE (December 2003)
- H-1B and L-1 Issues for Small Businesses, Start-Up Businesses, and New Offices (co-authored with Eric Bord, Maureen O’Sullivan and Eleanor Pelta), Advanced Immigration Solutions for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs - AILA (October 2004)
- Chapter 17 - The Labor Certification Process, IMMIGRATION PRACTICE MANUAL, MCLE Boston (2004)
- Section 11: The H-2B Temporary Worker Program: Cap Relief in Sight for Frustrated New England Employers, Immigration Law Conference - MCLE (May 2005)
- Change in Automatic Visa Revalidation Creates Risk for Third Country Nationals Traveling to a US Consulate in Canada or Mexico to Apply for a Visa, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (March 21, 2002)
- INS Now Processing Employment Authorization Applications for E and L Nonimmigrant Spouses, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (May 6, 2002)
- Foreign Workers And Their Families Face Increased Scrutiny When Traveling, (co-authored with Punam S. Rogers) Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (May 13, 2002)
- H-1B Series: Introduction - The H-1B "Specialty Occupation" Program - Good for Employers, Good for the U.S., Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (July 22, 2002)
- H-1B Series: General Requirements of Program, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (July 29, 2002)
- H-1B Series: Legal Background of the H-1B "Specialty Occupation" Program - Statutes and Regulations Practitioners Should Know, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (August 5, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The H-1B "Cap", Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (August 12, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The Petitioner And Its Job Offer, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (August 19, 2002)
- H-1B Series: What Is An H-1B "Specialty Occupation"?, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (August 26, 2002)
- H-1B Series: More On Making Your Case For An H-1B "Specialty Occupation", Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (September 3, 2002)
- H-1B Series: Discussion of the "Specialty Occupation" Standard and Particular Occupational Categories, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (September 9, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The H-1B Beneficiary's Required Qualifications, Part 1, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (September 16, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The H-1B Beneficiary's Required Qualifications, Part 2, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (September 23, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The H-1B Beneficiary's Required Qualifications, Part 3, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (September 30, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The H-1B Beneficiary's Required Qualifications, Part 4, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (October 7, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The Labor Condition Application - Part 1, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (October 15, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The Labor Condition Application - Part 2, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (October 21, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The Labor Condition Application - Part 3, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (October 28, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The Labor Condition Application - Part 4, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (November 4, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The Labor Condition Application - Part 5, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (November 12, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The Labor Condition Application - Part 6, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (November 18, 2002)
- H-1B Series: The Labor Condition Application - Part 7, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (November 25, 2002)
- H-1B Article 20: Preparing And Filing The H-1B Petition - Part 1, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (December 2, 2002)
- Survey of Post-9/11 Security, Travel and Visa Related Changes in U.S. Immigration Law and Procedure, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (December 6, 2002)
- H-1B Article 21: Preparing and Filing the H-1B Petition - Part 2, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (December 9, 2002)
- H-1B Series: Preparing and Filing the H-1B Petition - Part 3, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (December 16, 2002)
- H-1B Series: Preparing and Filing the H-1B Petition - Part 4, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (December 23, 2002)
- H-1B Series: Special Problems and Advanced Strategies Part 1, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (December 30, 2002)
- H-1B Series: Special Problems and Advanced Strategies Part 2, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (January 6, 2003)
- H-1B Series: Special Problems and Advanced Strategies Part 3, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (January 13, 2003)
- The H-1B Series: Part 1 of 6 (Encore), Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (January 21, 2003)
- The H-1B Series: Part 2 of 6 (Encore), Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (January 27, 2003)
- The H-1B Series: Part 3 of 6 (Encore), Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (February 3, 2003)
- The H-1B Series: Part 4 of 6 (Encore), Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (February 10, 2003)
- The H-1B Series: Part 5 of 6 (Encore), Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (February 18, 2003)
- The H-1B Series: Part 6 of 6 (Encore), Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (February 24, 2003)
- The H-1B Series: Finale, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (March 3, 2003)
- The Labor Certification Process, Immigration Daily (ILW.Com) (June 17, 2004)