H1B Visa Lawyer BlogWe will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.
– Edith Lovejoy Pierce
Happy New Year, from our family to yours!
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Happy Holidays!
“It is the day when we remind ourselves that man can and must live in peace with his neighbors and that it is the peacemakers who are truly blessed…” – John F. Kennedy December 17, 1962
Happy Holidays, from our family to yours!
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Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving 2013 marks 150 years of a national tradition. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a “day of Thanksgiving and Praise,” making Thanksgiving Day an annual holiday.
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Wrap-up – Forum on Potential Immigration Reform and Stopping Notario Fraud
The DC Pro Bono Week (Oct. 19–26) presented by the Washington Council of Lawyers (WCL) finished the week with an Immigration Reform Clinic on Saturday, Oct. 26th, 2013 in Arlington, VA. The Immigration Reform Clinic which was sponsored by the DC Chapter of AILA and Equal Justice Works included a forum on Potential Immigration Reform and Stopping Notario Fraud. MVP Law Group‘s Managing Attorney, Kellie Lego was one of the Attorney Panelists presenting at the clinic.
List of Panelists:
Julia Toro – Attorney, Private Practice Adonia R. Simpson –Attorney, Non-profit Kellie Lego – Attorney, Private Practice Lory D. Rosenberg – Attorney, Private Practice Anne Schaufele – Law Clerk, Non-profit
Attorney Kellie Lego has been selected to the SuperLawyers, Maryland Rising Stars List for 2014
Attorney Kellie Lego has been selected to the 2014, Maryland Rising Stars list in the field of Immigration Law. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.
The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in the practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.
Honoring our Veterans!
“For their service and sacrifice, warm words of thanks from a grateful nation are more than warranted, but they aren’t nearly enough. We also owe our veterans the care they were promised and the benefits that they have earned. We have a sacred trust with those who wear the uniform of the United States of America. It’s a commitment that begins at enlistment, and it must never end….”
President Barack Obama, March 19, 2009
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Government Shutdown is over!
The U.S. House and Senate agreed on a budget deal late last night. President Obama signed the bill early this morning ending the shutdown! All federal government workers will return to their normal work schedules as of today, Thursday, October 17th!
Senate Reaches Deal that Would End Government Shutdown
Senate leaders announced today that they have reached a last-minute agreement to end the 16-day government shutdown. The shutdown, which went into effect on October 1st, caused many government offices to close, including the Department of Labor, resulting in delays or even lapses in normal services.
The Senate deal would reopen the government, funding it through January 15th. It would also raise the debt limit until February 7th.
The deal still awaits approval by the House, but House Democrats, following the lead of the Minority Leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, are expected to support it. Congress is trying to push the vote through by the end of today in order to avoid a potential default on payment of the national debt.
What Happens If the Government Shuts Down? – Updated 9/30/13
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has requested information from the federal government agencies involved in the immigration system for updates on their contingency plans in case of a government shutdown. A possible government shutdown could happen as early as October 1, 2013, the beginning of the new fiscal year 2014 (FY2014). AILA has reported that they have not received any updated information at this time. They suggested reviewing the shutdown plans for the last threatened federal government shutdown, which was in 2011.
Below is an excerpt from MVP Law Group’s original blog post on the subject dated (4/8/11).
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Happy Labor Day!
Celebrate and support the American Worker!
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
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