Professional Memberships
-Florida Bar, 2002-present
-Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
Maine State Bar Association, 2003-present
-American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 2006-present
-ALA National Verification and Documentation Committee, 2022-2023
-AILA National Political Taskforce Committee, 2022-2023
-AILA National United States Department of Labor Committee, 2022-2023
-AILA National Board of Governors, 2022-2023 and 2021-22
-AILA National H-1B Online Course Committee, 2020-21
-AILA National USCIS Texas Service Center Liaison Committee, 2019-20
-AILA National Distance Learning Committee (Business), 2018-19
-American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter, Member, 2011-present
Chapter Chair, 2022-2023 and 2021-22
-Advocacy / National Day of Action Committee, Chair, 2023-2024, 2022-2023, 2021-22
-AILA Central Florida Committee Chair for: The 1st and 2nd Annual Superheroes 5K Run For Justice at AILA’s 2023 and 2022 Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida
Awards Committee, Chair, 2021-22
Chapter Executive Vice-Chair. 2020-21 Term, 2019-20
-Board Member, 2018-19
-Educational Vice-Chair, 2017-18, 2016-17
-AILA National Day of Action Committee, Chair, 2020-19, 2019-18
-AILA AC19 Host Committee, Chair, 2018-19
-Educational Committee, Chair, 2018-19
- International Medical Graduate (IMG) Taskforce, Member
- Penobscot County Bar Association (Maine), President, 2008-09, VP, 2007, Secretary/Treasurer, 2006
-John Waldo Ballou American Inns of Court, Secretary and Treasurer, 2009-10
- Maine Migrant Health Program, Board of Directors, 2008-10
Publications
-“Employment Eligibility Verification in the Digital Era – Opportunities and Obligations for Employers: The New Form I-9, Compliance & Federal Updates,” co-presenter, December 6, 2023
-“The Top “10” H-1B Issues in Physician Immigration You Should Know,” presenter, IMGTaskforce 2023 Physician Immigration Law Institute, Washington D.C., December 4, 2023
-“Employment Eligibility Verification in the Digital Era – Opportunities and Obligations for Employers: The New Permanent Virtual Verification Option, the New Form I-9 & Federal / State of Florida Updates,” co-presenter, October 26, 2023
-“Employment Eligibility Verification in the Digital Era – Opportunities and Obligations for Employers: The New Permanent Virtual Verification Option, The New Form I-9 & Federal / State Updates,” co-presenter, September 18, 2023
Practice Pointer: “The New Form I-9 and Alternative Document Review Option,” co-author, AILA Verification and Documentation Committee, August 24, 2023
-“Employment Eligibility Verification in the Digital Era – Opportunities and Obligations for Employers: The New Permanent Virtual Verification Option, The New Form I-9 & Federal / State Updates,” co-presenter, August 15, 2023
Gunster Immigration Alert: “Permanent Virtual Inspection Option for “Qualified” Employers & New Form I-9,”co-author, July 25, 2023
-“Remote and Hybrid Workforce Issues and Trends,” presenter, AILA National Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, June 21, 2023
Gunster Immigration Alert: “Effective July 1, 2023, FL Bill 1718 Mandates E-Verify for All Florida Employers With 25 or More Employees,” co-author, May 23, 2023
-"Employment Eligibility Verification in the Digital Era - Opportunities and Obligations for Employers," co-presenter, TPG Legal and Compliance Network May Presentations, May 3, 2023
-“Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) Compliance in the New Era of Broadened Immigration Enforcement,” co-presenter, March 30, 2023
-“Complex & Trending Labor Certification Issues,” presenter, AILA South Florida Chapter’s 44th Annual Conference, Miami, FL, February 9, 2023
-“PERM in the Age of Facebook and the Normalized Remote Workforce,” presenter, AILA Central Florida Chapter’s 36th Annual Conference, Clearwater, FL, October 28, 2022
-“The Alphabet Soup of Nonimmigrant Visas: Part II,” AILA National Annual Conference, New York, NY, June 15, 2022
-“Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) Compliance in the New Era of Broadened Immigration Enforcement,” co-presenter, Inc., April 26, 2022
-“Hot Topics in Immigration Law,” AILA Central Florida Chapter’s 35th Annual Conference, Clearwater, FL, October 22, 2021
-H-1B Online Course Faculty: Module 5, “Meeting the Requirements: Specialty Occupation and the Beneficiary’s Degree,” 2021
-“Alternatives to PERM: Extraordinary Ability, National Interest Waivers, Schedule A, Group II,” AILA Central Florida Chapter’s 34th Annual Immigration Conference, October 2020
-“Utilizing the H-2B Temporary Visa Program: A Practical Guide to Navigating the Process,” AILA National Annual Conference, June 18th, 2020
-“Navigating the Legal Waters – Immigration: What Florida Paralegals Need to Know,” the Big Bend Chapter of the Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc., March 7th, 2020
-“Smoother Sailing? Recent Immigration Changes Affecting Higher Education and the Road Ahead,” Florida Association of International Education, February 26, 2021
-“The New Public Charge Rule (INA 212(a)(4)) is Back,” AILA Central Florida Chapter, February 2020
-“J-1 Waivers & Immigration Options for Family & Employment Based Immigration,” AILA Central Florida Chapter, January 24th, 2020
-“A Practical Guide to Navigating the H-2B Visa Process,” AILA Central Florida Chapter’s 33rd Annual Immigration Law Conference, October 25th, 2019
-“Changes Anyone? Regulatory, Policy Memoranda, & Adjudicatory Trends Affecting Business Immigration,” AILA Central Florida Chapter’s 33rd Annual Immigration Law Conference, October 26th, 2019
-“Counseling Employers on the DACA Workforce,” AILA National Annual Conference, June 20th, 2019
-“The Fundamentals of Immigration Law in Higher Education,” Legal Training for CIE (Commission for Independent Education) Licensed Schools in Florida, March 25th, 2019
-“Immigration Law Every Employer Must Know: I-9 Employer Compliance,” Legal Training for CIE (Commission for Independent Education) Licensed Schools in Florida, March 25th, 2019
-“Preparing for H-1B Cap Season FY 2020: Filing Tips & Pitfalls to Avoid,” AILA Webinar, January 31st, 2019
-“H-1B RFE’s & Denials: Our New Reality,” AILA Central Florida Chapter’s 32nd Annual Immigration Law Conference, October 2018
-“Alternatives to PERM: Extraordinary Ability, National Interest Waivers, Schedule A, Group II,” AILA Central Florida Chapter’s 32nd Annual Immigration Conference, October 2018
-“Immigration Under President Trump’s Administration,” H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Center’s Office of General Counsel, Business Managers, and Human Resources, June 27th, 2017
-“J-1 Waiver’s for Foreign Medical Graduates,” AILA Central FL Chapter, April 20th, 2017
-“Immigration Law Every Employer Must Know: I-9 Employer Compliance,” Messer Caparello’s Healthcare Seminar, March 24th, 2016
-“The ABC’s of Immigration: Employment of International Physicians & Medical Graduates,” Messer Caparello’s Healthcare Seminar, March 24th, 2016
-“The ABC’s of Immigration: Immigration Law Every Employer Must Know,” SHRM, June 10th, 2015
-“The ABC’s of Immigration,” Adams and Reese LLP, April 2nd, 2015
-“Immigration Issues Affecting Foreign National Patients,” H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Center’s Social Worker Department, International Patient Department, Office of General Counsel, July 24th, 2014