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Criminal Defense Violent Offenses including assault, battery, burglary, domestic violence, murder, vehicular manslaughter, stalking, manslaughter, kidnapping, robbery, arson, carjacking, and hit and run.
White Collar Criminal Defense including major criminal cases and investigations involving issues of securities fraud, derivatives trading, antitrust and price-fixing, mail and wire fraud, tax fraud, customer fraud and other business violations.
Criminal Defense Sex Offenses including rape, child molestation, indecent exposure, possession of child pornography, sexual battery, rape, lewd conduct, spousal rape, statutory rape, internet sex offenses, and sex offender registration.
Criminal Defense Drug / Controlled Substance Offenses The firm's lawyers have extensive experience handling drug and narcotic offenses, including trafficking, distribution, possession, transportation, possession for sale, marijuana cultivation, and manufacturing.
Criminal Defense Juvenile Crimes skipping school / truancy, running away from home, staying out after curfew, underage alcohol consumption or possession, drug use, arson, traffic violations, including speeding and driving without a license, assault and battery, shoplifting or theft, gang-related activities, trespassing, and sexual misconduct.
Criminal Defense Felony and Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses including Drunk Driving (DUI) (DWI) and Driving Under the Influence of Narcotics, Traffic Tickets.
Family Law - including: straightforward divorces and dissolutions, as well as extremely complex cases, custody and visitation disputes, child support issues, spousal maintenance (alimony) & domestic violence issues.
Immigration - Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Visas for Business
There are more than 20 different kinds of nonimmigrant visa names and types. Each is defined by federal law to meet a particular need of the U.S. economy. Foreign nationals may use these visas for employment in the United States, under tightly regulated conditions.
INS allows these foreign nationals to enter the United States for temporary, specifically defined periods of time. In most cases, the foreign nationals must show intent to return to their home country at the end of their temporary stay.
Nonimmigrants with permission to work in the United States are either sponsored by a U.S. employer based on a specific job offer and must work only for that employer, or have work permission for specific objectives. Laws limit some work-authorized categories by annual levels.
Commonly used visa applications include the following:
B-2 -- Visitor for Pleasure
B-1 -- Visitor for Business
E-1/E-2 -- Treaty Investor and Treaty Trader
F-1 -- Student Visa
H-1B -- Specialty Occupation
L-1A -- Multinational Manager/Executive Transferee
L-1B -- Multinational Specialized Knowledge Transferee
O-1 -- Aliens of Extraorinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics.
P-3 -- Artists who teach or perform an artform which is culturally unique
R-1 - Religious Workers
TN-1 -- Trade NAFTA Visas
Immigrant (Permanent Residence) Visas for Business
There are five basic types of business immigrant visas ranked in order of priority of need by U.S. employers and the economy, as determined by Congress. These immigrants become permanent residents and obtain he indefinate right to live and work in the United States, as long as they do not violate or abandon their status. Usually, U.S. employers sponsor these immigrants based upon a demonstrated need. Some business immigrants may self-petition if they meet statutory criteria for extraordinary ability in their field, or if their entry would be in the national interest.
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