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Shumaker was honored to have two of our partners, Maria Ramos and Mechelle Zarou, present at the 2019 AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law this past week in Orlando. Mechelle participated on a panel discussing unconventional uses of O-1 and EB-1 Visas and Maria joined two panels, one discussing what employers need to know about an employee’s criminal and medical history and another on congressional advocacy for clients.
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Tampa partner Maria del Carmen Ramos was selected as TAMPA Magazine’s Top Lawyer 2019 in the category of Immigration as voted on by her peers. This is the third year in a row that Maria has received such a prestigious honor. Continue reading “Maria del Carmen Ramos Selected as a Top Lawyer for Immigration Law”
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick is pleased to announce that Mechelle Zarou, partner in the Toledo office, was a panelist at the Central Florida Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) first Sports Immigration Law Conference held on March 8, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. The conference focused specifically on the substantive law and practical challenges associated with sports immigration and featured sports immigration subject matter experts as well as sports industry professionals, including Olympic athletes. Continue reading “Mechelle Zarou Presented at American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Sports Immigration Law Conference”
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Tampa Partner Maria del Carmen Ramos will serve as a Faculty Member for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Education Department web seminar entitled “Perfecting the Job Description: A Modern Artform”. Continue reading “Maria del Carmen Ramos to Serve as a Faculty Member for AILA’s Webinar on “Perfecting the Job Description: A Modern Artform””
Toledo partner Mechelle Zarou will present at the Ohio Management Lawyers Association (“OMLA”) meeting on Thursday, May 3, 2018 on Immigration Law Compliance, Audits and Raids. She will provide practical solutions for employment law attorneys who counsel their clients on I-9 compliance and audits, as well as workplace raids by Immigration Customs and Enforcement.
OMLA is an Ohio non-profit corporation made up of senior labor and employment attorneys whose practices are dedicated exclusively to representing management. Its stated purpose is “[t]o provide an organization and forum for the exchange of information, discussion of common issues and problems, and promotion of the administration of justice with respect to employment, labor, and other areas of law affecting employers.”
Maria del Carmen Ramos, an immigration partner in our Tampa office, has received the 2017 Readers’ Choice Award as one of the top authors who published content through JD Supra. Maria was recognized for the outstanding reach and engagement she consistently attained through The Immigration Bulletin blog to readers across various industries. Continue reading “Maria del Carmen Ramos Receives JD Supra 2017 Readers’ Choice Award”
Mechelle Zarou, partner in the Toledo office, has been inducted as a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation. Continue reading “Mechelle Zarou Inducted as a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Association”
Traditionally, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) has used the complaint of a single H-1B employee to investigate a company’s entire H-1B program. Following the latest decision from the 8th Circuit, this approach is likely to cease. Continue reading “8TH CIRCUIT DENIES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR”
Each month, the Department of State (“DOS”) publishes current immigrant visa availability information in its Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin indicates when statutorily limited visas are available to prospective immigrants based on their individual priority date. Continue reading “USCIS and DOS Attempt to Clarify Increasingly Complex Visa Bulletin Situation”
Since 2010, dependent employers have been required to pay an additional filing fee of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions. Continue reading “Filing Fees Lowered for H-1B and L-1 Dependent Employers”
