Education

• Columbia University

  (B.A., 1985)

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law

  (J.D., 1990)

Admissions

• State of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience before the Industrial Commission of Ohio and Bureau of Workers’ Compensation defending workers’ compensation claims involving claim allowances, rating issues, disability awards, and violations of specific safety requirements.
• His practice focuses on Immigration Management Services, providing clients with integrated solutions to immigration and employment problems. Visa applications, permanent residency issues, I-9 compliance, and hiring/termination of employment relationships are his specialty.
• Counsels corporations and business owners in obtaining employment related visas to recruit and retain foreign nationals.
• Represents businesses and individuals before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, the Department of Homeland Security and Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer.
• Counsels individuals and employers in obtaining lawful permanent residency (“green card”) and uses permanent residency status as foundation to become a naturalized U.S. Citizen.

Client Alerts

• “October 22, 2014 Deadline for Ohio Employers to File Claim for BWC Premium Refunds,” Ulmer & Berne LLP, Client Alert (October 2014)

Presentations

• “Discipline & Termination of Employees with Active Workers’ Compensation Claims,” Rockwell Automation (August 2006 & April 2006)
• “Senate Bill 7-The New Workers’ Compensation Statute,” Employment & Labor Seminar (July 2006)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified as a Workers’ Compensation Law Specialist by the Ohio State Bar Association