Top Rated Immigration Attorney in Philadelphia, PA

Honors and Awards:

• Winner “2002 I Love New York,” Song Writing Contest
• Temple University Law School Honor Code Representative: 2005 - 2008
• Temple University Law School Hilary Holloway Scholarship for the 2005/2006 academic year, “Outstanding Academic Achievement”
• Temple University Law School Louis Matkoff Scholarship for the 2007/2008 academic year, “Outstanding Academic Achievement”
• The David Adamany Award, 2008
• Albert J. Bricklin Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholastic Performance, 2008
• Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award for “dedication and commitment to the high school mock trial competition”. May 16, 2014
• SuperLawyer’s Rising Star: for Immigration Law in Pennsylvania, 2012 -2017
• Law360  “A New and Promising Immigration Tool for Entrepreneurs​"
• Temple Law, Education and Participation Project (LEAP) Huey R. Burkett Service Award, Temple University Beasley School of Law, March 8, 2008
• Greg R. Wiegand ’98 Memorial Fund Award, Temple University Beasley School of Law, May 22, 2008
• The Nat N. Wolfson Memorial Award in Real Property, Temple University Beasley School of Law, May 22, 2008

Bar/Professional Activity:

• AILA Philadelphia Chapter – Nominating Committee: 2013, 2016 
• AILA NMD National – NMD Nominating Committee:  2011, 2012, 2013
• AILA Philadelphia Chapter – Annual March CLE Co-Chair: 2012
• ABA Labor and Employment Law Sec. Marketing Committee, 2011, 2012
• AIJA (International Young Lawyers) President, Immigration Commission, 2011, 2012
• National High School Mock Trial Association, Case Writing Committee: 2013 – Present
• Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition, Executive Board Member: July 2009 – Present
• Board Member French American Chamber of Commerce (Philadelphia Chapter): 2014 – Present
• AILA Philadelphia Chapter New Member Divisions, Chair Emeritus: 2014 –2015
• ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Host Committees, 2014 – 2015
• ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Human Trafficking Task Force, Liaison to ABA Business Section: 2014 – 2015
• ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Immigration Committee, Annual Conference Track Coordinator: 2011 – 2015
• ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Immigration Committee, Co-Chair: 2011 – 2015
• ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Immigration Committee, Member: 2009 – 2015
• ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Immigration and Human Trafficking Administrative Committee, Liaison to ABA Business Section: 2015 – Present
• ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Immigration and Human Trafficking Administrative Committee, Management Co-Chair: 2015 – Present
• Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition, Executive Board Member, 2009-present
• AILA National Chapter Student Outreach Committee, 2014-present
• ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Marketing Committee, 2011, 2012

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Legal and Tax Issues of Interest to the French and Expatriate Communities. Consular Agency of France in Philadelphia and Wilmington. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March/April, 2016
• Understanding the Employment and Immigration Implications of Terminating Expatriates: At the Journey's End. ABA Employer Rights and Responsibility Committee Midwinter Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. March, 2016
• Ethical Issues in Immigration Law. Louisiana Bar Association Conclave on Diversity. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. March, 2016
• Visas for Entrepreneurs (France). French Chamber for Commerce and Industry. Paris, France. January, 2016
• Recent Changes in Immigration Law for Labor Lawyers. Colorado Bar Association Annual Ski and CLE. Vail, Colorado. January, 2016
• In the Eye of the Visa Holder. American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Newsletter. Vol. 44, Number 2. Winter, 2016
• Civil Labor Enforcement, Private Claims and Supply Chain Accountability: What You Can Do to Help Fight Trafficking in Persons. ABA 9th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November, 2015
• Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Investor Options for Foreign Nationals. American Immigration Lawyers Association Philadelphia Chapter. October, 2015
• How to Make Immigration Law Part of Your Existing Practice. ABA Employer Rights and Responsibility Committee Midwinter Meeting. Naples, Florida. March, 2015
• Developments in Enforcement - I-9s. Colorado Bar Association Annual Ski and CLE. Vail, Colorado. January, 2015
• Managing Unintended Consequences of Immigration Reform. American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Newsletter. Vol. 43, Number 3. Spring, 2015
• Changing Immigration Regulations Raise Employment Issues. American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Newsletter. Vol. 42, Number 3. Spring, 2014
• O-1B: For More than Traditional Artists (with Alex Varghese). AILA New Member Division E-News. Vol. 6. Issue 3 – www.aila.org, July, 2014
• Business Immigration Basics. Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January, 2014
• Immigration Options for Engineering Entrepreneurs. Brown University PRIME Program. Providence, Rhode Island. February, 2014
• A Narrated Mock Trial – The Asylum Defense. AILA Philadelphia Chapter New Members Division Meeting. March, 2014
• U.S. Immigration Law Reform: What You Don’t Hear in the Press. ABA Employer Rights and Responsibility Committee Midwinter Meeting. Los Cabos, Mexico. March, 2014
• Lessons from the Hot Stove – Risk Management. Control Systems Integrators Association Executive Conference 2014 Annual Conference. San Diego, California. April, 2014
• Best Practices in Workplace Training in the Prevention of Human Trafficking. ABA 8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. Los Angeles, California. November, 2014
• Mergers and Acquisitions: The Assets and Liabilities of Foreign Workers. ABA 8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. Los Angeles, California. November, 2014
• LGBT Immigration Post-DOMA. Philly Gay Lawyers. Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. October, 2014
• The Politics of Compliance - Control Systems Integrators Association Newsletter. www.csia.org - July, , , 2014
• Developments in Enforcement - Watch Out for ICE. Colorado Bar Association Annual Ski & CLE. Vail, Colorado. January, 2014
• Temporary Protective Status and Ebola (with Andrew Rodgers) AILA Law Student Newsletter. December, 2014
• Immigration Options for Upcoming Foreign National Graduates. Bryant University. Smithfield, Rhode Island. November, 2013
• Business Immigration Basics. Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January, 2013
• Representing Corporate Clients: Managing Immigration Risk for "Compliant" Employers (with Jane W. Goldblum, Esq.). The Labor Lawyer: A Journal of Ideas and Developments in Labor and Employment Law. Spring, 2013
• Avoiding Stumbling Blocks in Acquiring TN Status (with Karen Jensen, Esq.) AILA New Member Division E-News. Vol. 5, Issue 2 - www.aila.org. May, 2013
• Immigration Action - The Civil Side of Employing Foreign Nationals (with Brian Green, Esq. & Alex Varghese, J.D.). ABA Labor and Employment Law Section 7th Annual Conference. November, 2013
• Author, "Developments in Enforcement", Colorado Bar Association Annual Ski and CLE (Snowmass, CO), 2013
• Author, "The Six Most Important Aspects of Immigration Law Now Impacting Labor and Employment Lawyers", ABA Employer Rights and Responsibility Committee Midwinter Meeting (Miami, FL), 2013
• Author, "Immigration Reform: The Employment Perspective", ABA Webinar Series, 2013
• Author, "Trends in Business Immigration Law", Russian-Speaking Professionals Network of Greater Philadelphia [RSPN] (Philadelphia, PA), 2013
• Author, "How Comprehensive Immigration Reform will Affect Business in the United States", German-American Chamber of Commerce (Philadelphia, PA), 2013
• Author, "Developments in Canadian/U.S. Immigration Law", National Association of Software and Service Companies NASSCOM (Mumbai/Bangalore, India), 2013
• Moderator, "Comprehensive Immigration Reform: What has been Proposed and What to do Now?", ABA 7th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference (New Orleans, LA), 2013
• Author, "Employer Compliance - How to Mitigate and How to Litigate", AILA Philadelphia Chapter New Members Division Meeting, 2013
• Author, "Basics of Immigration Law", AILA Philadelphia Chapter New Members Division Meeting, 2012
• Author, "Are You Compliant With Immigration Laws???", Labor and Employment Relations Association Philadelphia Chapter (Philadelphia, PA), 2012
• Opening Pandora’s Box – Immigration Law and Enforcement (with Wendy Castor Hess, Esq.), Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Spring 2012.
• Moderator, On a Collision Course – State Immigration Enforcement Laws Running into Federal Jurisdiction. ABA National Conference on Equal Opportunity Law. San Francisco, California, March 2012
• Moderator, The Real Cost of Human Trafficking, ABA National Conference on Equal Opportunity Law. San Francisco, California, March 2012
• Moderator, ICEman Cometh, Immigration Enforcement in the Workplace. ABA 5th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. Seattle, Washington, November 2011
• Regular Presenter at National and International American Bar Association conferences as well as at local American Immigration Lawyers Association seminars and meetings
• Business Immigration Law – A 2 Part Series. Philadelphia Community College – January 2012.
• 'Immigration for Corporate Counsel.' Goldblum & Hess, Annual CLE. Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 2012.
• The 10 Most Important Aspects of Immigration Law Now Impacting Labor and Employment Lawyers. ABA National Conference on Equal Opportunity Law. San Francisco, California. March 2012.
• Everything You Didn’t Know you Needed to Know About Performing Due Diligence Regarding Immigration Status in Corporate Acquisitions / Mergers (But Were Afraid to Ask) (with Wendy Castor Hess, Esq.), New York State Bar Annual Conference Publication. April 2010
• Organizing CLE Events for Your NMD (with Jennifer Hermansky, Esq.) AILA New Member Division E-News. Vol 3. Issue 1 – www.aila.org, February 2011.
• Practice Pointers for Employment-based Green Card Sponsorship AILA New Member Division E-News. Vol 3. Issue 4 – www.aila.org, December 2011.
• Employer-Related Issues to Spot Before Commencing a PERM Case (with Wendy Castor Hess, Esq. & Maria P. Fritzinger, Esq.), AILA’s PERM Labor Cert Guide. AILA December 2011.
• Representing Corporate Clients: Managing Immigration Risk for “Compliant” Employers (with Jane W. Goldblum), ABA Labor Law Journal, Summer 2012.
• Opening Pandora’s Box: Immigration Issues Affecting Labor Lawyers (with Wendy Castor Hess, Esq.) Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 18th Annual Employment Law Institute. April 2012.
• Presenter, First Amendment and Cyberspace, Women for Greater Philadelphia: Constitution Day 2007. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 2007.
• Presenter, I-9, E-Verify and Employer Compliance, Experience HR Webinar, January 2009
• Co-presenter (with Jane. W. Goldblum, Esq.), PERM, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Philadelphia Chapter Annual Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 2009
• Co-presenter (with Howard Cleveland, Esq.), What Every Labor/Employment Lawyer Needs to Know about Immigration Law: The Top 10. , ABA, Labor and Employment Law Conference. Orlando, Florida (April 2009)
• Co-presenter (with Jane. W. Goldblum, Esq. and Maria P. Fritzinger, Esq.), Immigration Laws and Diversity in the Workplace. , Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Social Equity Conference. State College, Pennsylvania, October 2009
• Co-author, CHART: Immigrant Visa Options for Scientists and Researchers , David Stanton Manual on Labor Certification, 3rd Ed. AILA 2005.
• Co-author (with Wendy Castor Hess, Esq. & Maria P. Fritzinger, Esq.), Employer-Related Issues to Spot Before Commencing a PERM Case , David Stanton Manual on Labor Certification, 4th Ed. p.113. AILA 2008-2009. (with Employer Questionnaire Practice Aid p. 314).
• Co-author (with Wendy Cator Hess, Esq.), Representing Corporate Clients: A New Union between Labor, Immigration and Criminal Counsel, The Labor Lawyer: A Journal of Ideas and Developments in Labor and Employment Law, Vol. 24, Number 2, p.223 Fall 2008

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Quoted in: The P-1 Visa And Suk-Min Yoon: How the Pitcher Will Get His Visa. Global Sports Integration Blog. February 16.2014. http://globalsportingintegration.com/p-1-visa-suk-min-yoon/, 2014
• Immigation Expert Witness - Robinson v. Grande (Berks County C.C.P., Docket No. 10-15643), Reported in the Legal Intelligencer  , 2013
• Quoted in: H-1B Visas are Hot Again, for Philly Firms too. Newsworks. WHYY [5/8/13]  http://www.newsworks.org , 2013
• Quoted in: Immigrant Investor Program Gets Watchful Eye. Legal Intelligencer [5/21/13], 2013
• Quoted in: Egg Harbor Township officials see foreign investment as solution for West Atlantic City. Press of Atlantic City [8/12/2011] - http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com, 2011

Educational Background:

• Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, Magna Cum Laude, 1999