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John Hamill

John Hamill

USA 2026

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John is a Partner in BAL’s New York office, focusing on corporate clients with a range of immigration-specific issues and challenges. He secures employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for employees of large multinational corporations.

John provides strategic immigration support for clients across numerous industries, including healthcare, financial services, transportation and insurance. He has extensive experience dealing with complex immigration compliance matters, immigration program management and creating immigration solutions during corporate restructuring events.

As an active member of BAL’s Pro Bono Committee, John has volunteered for several years with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), a preeminent nongovernmental organization dedicated to providing legal and other protections to refugee and migrant children. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and has served as co-chair for the New York Chapter’s Consular Practice Committee.

John is a father of four children, and he spends his weekends at baseball practices, dance recitals and all the extracurriculars that make up a busy schedule.

Learn more about John: bal.com/people/john-d-hamill/

Professional Memberships

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Education

Fordham University School of Law

J.D.

Columbia University

B.A.

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Immigration - New York

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John Hamill is a rising talent in the immigration space. He specializes in employment-based immigration work and often advises multinational companies on executive-level visa applications and global mobility strategy.

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  • John Hamill goes above and beyond. I can throw any immigration issue to him, and he will take good care of it.

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