Jason Finkelman

My practice is dedicated to providing practical and innovative strategies to domestic and foreign businesses and foreign individuals in a variety of employment-based and family-based immigration matters. I have assisted hundreds of companies, investors, business-owners, executives, professionals, skilled workers, students, and families with obtaining employment visas, lawful permanent residence ("green cards") and U.S. citizenship. I prepare and file detailed employment-based and family-based visa petitions and applications across a number of industries, including high-tech, semiconductor, healthcare, higher education, energy, oil and gas, import/export, research, video game, as well as professional athletics, music, and entertainment. I also regularly counsel clients on immigration enforcement issues and Form I-9 workforce compliance. I have worked with companies large and small to audit their Forms I-9 and prepare comprehensive I-9 and E-Verify compliance programs. I routinely speak at conferences and to companies on immigration law and trends. Through patient and honest customer service, I work with individuals, businesses, and human resource staff through the complex immigration process, and in the process establish lifelong relationships.

• Prepared immigration strategies and filed detailed employment-based and family-based visa petitions and applications for large, medium, and small companies and foreign individuals, in the following areas: ✔ B-1, L-1A, L-1B, E-1, E-2, H-1B, H-2B, E-3, TN, O-1, P-1, J-1 and F-1 Non-immigrant Visas; ✔ PERM, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-5 Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Petitions and related matters; ✔ Family-Based Immigration matters fiancés and spouses, Immediate Relative petitions, Adjustments of Status, Consular Processing, as well as other family based preference categories; ✔ Applications for Naturalization; ✔ Ancillary benefits such as Employment Authorization, Advance Parole, and Reentry Permits; ✔ I-9 Best Practices Trainings; ✔ Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) • Actively managed revolving case load from inception to completion through daily oral and written communication, client consultations, billing and invoicing, and detailed document preparation;

• Worked with individuals, businesses, and human resource staff to facilitate the acquisition of work authorized visas and lawful permanent resident status for international professionals, including but not limited to: ✔ H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, E-1, E-2, E-3, TN, B-1 and O-1 Non-immigrant Visas; ✔ Employment-Based Immigrant Visas and related matters such as PERM, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3; ✔ Family-Based Immigration matters such as fiancé and spouse visas, Immediate Relative petitions, Adjustments of Status, and Consular Processing, as well as other family based preference categories; ✔ Applications for Naturalization; ✔ Ancillary benefits such as Employment Authorization, Advance Parole, and Reentry Permits • Managed comprehensive Form I-9 audits for large, medium, and small-sized employers, mitigating over 50,000 Forms I-9 • Generated business opportunities by speaking at large conferences and to individual companies on immigration law and trends, workforce compliance and E-Verify issues, and promoting the firm’s services at networking events

• Counseled foreign nationals, employers, and human resource staff in a wide range of United States immigration matters, which included the preparation and filing of: ✔ Non-immigrant Visa petitions, with a particular emphasis on H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, O-1, E-1, E-2, E-3, F, and TN petitions; ✔ EB-1 petitions for Multinational Executives, Outstanding Researchers, and individuals of Extraordinary Ability – with a strong focus on the technology, engineering, medical research, and healthcare industries; ✔ Labor Certification (“PERM”) applications for EB-2 and EB-3, as well as Schedule A; ✔ Applications for Naturalization; ✔ Ancillary benefits such as Employment Authorization, Advance Parole, and Reentry Permits; ✔ Cuban Adjustment Act cases • Conducted Form I-9 audit for one of South Florida's largest employers • Generated business opportunities by speaking at music conferences on immigration issues for touring musicians

• Gathered relevant information to draft H-1B, L-1B, and EB-3 petitions • Researched immigration legal issues • Prepared case summaries of relevant immigration decisions • Wrote legal memoranda recommending appropriate courses of action • Handled client correspondence, phone calls, and appointments for case conferences • Generated, typed, formatted and edited letters, documents, and client forms

• Deans List 2001, 2002, 2003 • Recipient of Florida Bright Futures Scholarship, 1999-2003

Ameris Jurisprudence Award: Employment Immigration