Awards –

• AILA 2023 Sam Williamson Mentor Award, AILA National Annual Conference, June 2023

• Federal Bar Association, Federal Litigation Section Newsletter - Meritorious Award, FBA Annual Meeting, September 2023

 

Published Cases –

• Lalit Kumar Golani v. John M. Allen, et al., 22-10202, 2023 WL 4874767 (E.D. Mich. July 31, 2023) - Granting summary judgment against USCIS and finding that an EB-1A denial was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.

• Mark Alan Bristow, et al., v. Alejandro Mayorkas, et al., 22 C 991, 2024 WL 1328825 (N.D. Ill. March 28, 2024) - Remanding a finding of marriage fraud under INA 204(c) to USCIS with instructions after finding that the marriage fraud finding was not supported by the agency's investigation and written decision. 

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Publications –

• Challenging Immigration Denials and Delays in Federal District Court, co-author, AILA Annual Conference Handbook, June 2024

• Litigating Your Way Out of Delay, co-author, AILA webinar article, April 2024

• Is Chevron Dead? Thoughts after Oral Arguments in Relentless, Inc. and Loper Bright Enterprises, co-author, AILA's Think Immigration Blog, January 2024

• Potential Game-Changer Cases for Immigration Law at SCOTUS, co-author, AILA's Think Immigration Blog, November 2023

• Federal Courts Warn Against Third Party NEF Services, author, Federal Bar Association Federal Litigation Section's SideBar Newsletter, Summer 2023

• Putting on the Gloves: Preparing for Federal District Court Litigation, co-author, AILA Annual Conference Handbook, June 2023

• Immigration Litigation 101 - Effective Communications and Negotiations, author, Immigration Lawyer Toolbox Magazine, Issue 7, Winter/Spring 2023

• Immigration Litigation 101 - Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up, author, Immigration Lawyer Toolbox Magazine, Issue 6, Fall 2022

• Advanced Mandamus Trends, co-author, AILA H-1B Conference & Webcast Handbook, September 15, 2022;

• Immigration Litigation 101 - Full Admission vs. Pro Hac Vice, author, Immigration Lawyer Toolbox Magazine, Issue 5, Spring/Summer 2022

• Flat and Hybrid Fees: Ethically Managing Uncertainty in the Engagement Agreement, co-author, AILA Annual Conference Handbook, June 2022

• How to Make a Federal Litigator Out of a Business Immigration Practitioner, AILA DC Chapter CLE Conference, February 23, 2022

• State Department Rebuffed (Again) Over No-Visa Policy, author, Immigration Lawyer Toolbox Magazine, Issue 4, Fall/Winter 2021

• APA Lawsuits Challenging O-1 Denials: 1 Year Later, author, Immigration Lawyer Toolbox Magazine, Issue 3, Summer 2021

• Mandamus: When All Else Fails, co-author, AILA National Federal Court Litigation Conference Manual, October 11, 2021

• Anatomy of an Investigation: What to Expect and How to Prepare, author, AILA Webinar Article, December 2020  

• How to Draft and File a Habeas Corpus Action in Federal Court for a Detained Immigrant, Co-Author, Fall 2020 Trial Reporter, Maryland Association for Justice, November 2020

• Successfully Challenging USCIS in Federal Court, Co-Author, AILA Virtual Annual Conference Handbook, July 2020

• Correcting Government Errors in Immigration Practice, Co-Author, AILA California Chapters Annual Conference, November 2019

• Ethical Considerations of Dual Representation in Federal Court Litigation, Co-Author, AILA Spring Federal Court Litigation Conference, March 2019

• Third-Party Worksite Placement and H-1B Compliance, Co-Author, AILA Webinar Article, August 2016

• Consular Nonreviewability and the Use of APA Lawsuits to Challenge Fraud Findings, AILA Bangkok District Chapter Newsletter, January 2016

• Employers Take Note: DOJ Cracks Down on H1B Abuse, Co-Author, Law360, PortfolioMedia, New York, December 2015

• ARB (Administrative Review Board) Decision Limits H-1B Back Wages, AILA VOICE Practice Pointer Article, February 2015

• Immigration Action: The Civil Litigation Side of Employing Foreign Nationals, Co-Author, American Bar Association’s Journal of Labor & Employment Law, 30 ABA J. Lab. & Emp. L. 205 (Winter 2015)

• 1 More Thing to Keep GCs (General Counsels) Awake at Night, Co-Author, Law 360, PortfolioMedia, New York, November 2013

• Immigration Action: The Civil Side of Employing Foreign Nationals, Co-Author, American Bar Association Annual Labor & Employment Law Annual Conference Handbook, November 2013

• DOL Wage and Hour Investigations: The Who, Why, and How-To, AILA Annual Conference Handbook, June 2013

• I-9 Compliance: A new I-9 Form Signals New Approach by ICE, Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting Handbook, June 2013

• Benching, AILA’s VOICE Spotlight Article, November/December 2013

• DOL H-1B Update: 2012 Cases to Note, AILA DC Chapter Fall Conference Handbook, November 2012

• U Status: When Certifications Are Tough, AILA’s New Members E-News, September 2012

• Solving Issues with CBP at Ports of Entry, AILA’s New Member Division E-News, July 2011

• Back Wages for an H-1B? But They Never Worked on One! – Recent Decision Greatly Extends Employers’ H-1B Liability, AILA VOICE Spotlight Article, November/December 2011

• Adapting to the Shift in Immigration Enforcement, Law360, PortfolioMedia, New York, September 2009

• The Refashioning of Immigration Law in Eastern Europe, AILA’s Immigration Law Today, January/February 2008

• Circuit Courts Split on Mens Rea Requirement after Leocal v. Ashcroft, AILA’s Immigration Law Today, August 2006

• Court Orders USCIS to Issue Green Cards to Plaintiffs Granted LPR Status as Removal Relief, AILA’s Immigration Law Today, March 2006

• Third Circuit is Latest to Award Attorneys’ Fees for Remand to BIA, AILA’s Immigration Law Today, November 2005

 

 

Presentations –

• Challenging Immigration Denials and Delays in Federal District Court, moderator, AILA National Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2024

• Discovery in Immigration Litigation, AILA Federal Court Litigation Steering Committee, Quarterly Call, May 2024

• Litigating Your Way Out of Delay, co-panelist, AILA National Webinar, April 2024

• Business Immigration Federal Litigation Training, co-presenter, webinar, AILA Michigan and New England Chapters, March 2024

• AILA Central Florida Federal Litigation Conference, co-panelist, AILA Central Florida Chapter, Orlando, FL, March 2024

• We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Litigating after Delay or Denial, co-panelist, AILA Chicago Chapter Spring Conference (webinar), March 2024

• Practice Advisory for Business Practitioners, co-panelist, webinar, American Immigration Council, March 2024

• Strategies for Immigration Litigation: Issue Spotting for Federal Court, co-panelist, AILA Colorado Chapter's 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Immigration Conference, University of Denver School of Law, Denver, CO, March 2024

• SCOTUS Wild West - How the Outcome of Chevron and Other Administrative Law Cases Could Dramatically Change your Immigration Practice, moderator, AILA National Roundtable Webinar, February 2024

• AILA Federal Litigation CLE, co-panelist, AILA New York Chapter webinar, January 2024

• Current Trends in APA Litigation, presenter, Montgomery County (Maryland) Bar Association Immigration Section Lunch & Learn webinar, November 2023

• Artificial Intelligence in Law & the Lawyer Entrepreneur, co-panelist, W. Edward Sell '45 Legal Lecture, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA, October 2023

• Lunch & Learn with Brian S. Green, Esq.: Federal Litigation, Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland, Immigration Law Section, August 2023

• Putting on the Gloves: Preparing for Federal District Court Litigation, AILA National Annual Conference, June 2023

• H-1B Hot Topics (Litigation Updates & Agency Delays), panelist, AILA H-1B Conference & Webcast: Riding the Economic Wave, Colorado Springs, CO, October 22, 2022;

• Advanced Mandamus Trends, moderator, AILA National Webinar, September 15, 2022;

• Flat and Hybrid Fees: Ethically Managing Uncertainty in the Engagement Agreement (Ethics), moderator, AILA 2022 Annual Conference, New York City, June 2022

• EAD Delay Litigation Roundtable, moderator & panelist, AILA DC Chapter Webinar, May 2022

• How to Make a Federal Litigator Out of a Business Immigration Practitioner, AILA DC Chapter CLE Conference, February 23, 2022

• Fasten Your Seatbelts: Legislative, Litigation and Policy Updates, panelist, AILA Chicago Chapter CLE Conference, November 19, 2021

• Mandamus: When All Else Fails, panelist, AILA National Federal Court Litigation Conference, October 11, 2021

• Immigration Lawyers Handbook Podcast #211 – Adam Rosen & AC21 Litigation”, moderator, Immigration Lawyers Toolbox.com, September 4, 2021

• Litigating Immigration Cases in Federal Court, co-panelist, AILA National Annual Conference July 2021

• When is a Grammy Not a Grammy?  Ask the Immigration Service, mentioned as co-counsel, JoeAdamsEsq.medium.com, March 14, 2021

• Federal Litigation: How to File a Federal Writ of Mandamus Lawsuit, sole panelist, AILA Wisconsin Chapter CLE webinar, March 11, 2021

• Bringing a Lawsuit under the Administrative Procedure Act in Federal District Court, panelist, AILA Colorado New Members Division Brown Bag Lunch presentation, March 3, 2021

• Declaratory Judgments, Mandamus and Unreasonable Delay Litigation, panelist, AILA Connecticut Chapter CLE webinar, February 18, 2021

• Federal Immigration Practice 101, panelist, AILA Southern California Chapter CLE webinar, February 17, 2021

• Immigration Litigation 101, panelist, Orange County (CA) Bar Association webinar, February 2, 2021

• Denaturalization under Trump and Biden, moderator, American Immigration Lawyers Association DC Chapter Webinar, December 21, 2020

• DOL Audits of Public Access Files: Compliance Tips and Trends, panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association Webinar, December 3, 2020

• APA "Arbitrary and capricious"  5 U.S.C. Section 706(2), panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association DC Chapter Mini-Conference, October 28, 2020

• Habeas Corpus, moderator, American Immigration Lawyers Association DC Chapter Mini-Conference, October 28, 2020

• Affordable Federal Litigation Strategies, Part I, discussion leader, American Immigration Lawyers Association, AILA University, October 7, 2020

• Federal Litigation Training - APA, Mandamus, and Habeas Corpus, panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association Nevada Chapter Webinar, September 3, 2020  ​

• Federal Litigation for Frivolous Denials, panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association Central Florida Chapter Webinar, August 14, 2020

• SIL Talk: Successful Federal Litigation of Two O-1 Denials, panelist, Sports Immigration Lawyers (SIL) Webinar, August 6, 2020

• Successfully Challenging USCIS in Federal Court, moderator and panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association Virtual Annual Conference, July 22, 2020

• Correcting Government Errors, panelist, AILA California Chapters Annual Conference, Monterey, CA, November 2019

• The Road to Declaratory Relief: “Full Court Press”, panelist, AILA Spring Federal Court Conference, Business Litigation Track, Chicago, IL, March 2019

• I-9 Worksite Enforcement Trends, moderator, AILA DC Chapter Fall Conference, Shady Grove, MD, November 7, 2018

• Customs and Border Protection Committee Roundtable, panelist, AILA DC Chapter Fall Conference, Shady Grove, MD, November 7, 2018

• Basics: How to Prepare, File and Prosecute a Writ of Habeas Corpus in US District Court, moderator, Maryland State Bar Association Immigration Law Section Fall Conference, Columbia, MD, October 2018

• What Happens in District Court After You File the Complaint: “Hurry Up and Wait”, panelist, AILA Federal Court Conference, Business Litigation Track, Washington, DC, September 2018

• Advising Clients on Immigration Compliance in an Era of Worksite Enforcement, panelist, Maryland State Bar Association Annual Conference, Ocean City, MD, June 15, 2018

• The Immigrant and Employee Rights Section: Keeping up with the Changes at DOJ, moderator, AILA DC Chapter Fall Conference, Shady Grove, MD, November 8, 2017

• Third-Party Worksite Placement and H-1B Compliance, panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association teleconference, August 18, 2016

• Writs of Mandamus and APA Law: When You Get Nowhere with Infopass Appointments, panelist, Maryland State Bar Association Immigration Law Section Webinar, March 19, 2014

• Nonimmigrant Visa Panel – Advanced Consular Issues, panelist, AILA Bangkok District 2nd Annual Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, February 28, 2014

• Ethics of Consular Practice, panelist, AILA Bangkok District 2nd Annual Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, February 28, 2014

• Causes of Action for Workplace Abuse of Immigrant Workers, panelist, American Bar Association Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 7, 2013

• How to Handle DOL and USCIS Investigations, panelist, AILA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 29, 2013

• H-1B Compliance, panelist, Maryland State Bar Association Immigration Law Section Webinar, April 30, 2013

• How Best to Prepare for and Deal with Federal Investigations of Employers of Foreign Nationals, panelist, AILA DC Chapter Fall Conference, Shady Grove, MD, November 14, 2012

• Dotting your I’s, Crossing your H’s, and Keeping Business Clients from Paying Millions in Immigration-Related Fines: What You Need to Know About Employer Compliance, panelist, Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Ocean City, MD, June 14, 2012

• H-1B Surprise Visits, DOL and LCA Audits and ICE and I-9 Audits, panelist, AILA DC Chapter Fall Conference, Shady Grove, MD, November 4, 2011

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Volunteerism - 

• AILA National - Member, Vice Chair (2022-2024) and Chair (2024-2025) - Benefits Litigation Committee 
• AILA National - Editor-in-Chief, Benefits Litigation Toolbox for Business Practitioners
• AILA National - Member – Administrative Litigation Taskforce
• AILA National - Mentor on Federal Court Litigation

• AILA National – Federal Court Litigation Section

• AILA National - Business Co-Chair - Federal Court Litigation Online Course Committee 

• AILA National - Mentor on Border & Admissions Issues (former)

• AILA Member – Colorado, Southern California, Washington, DC, and APAC Chapters

• AILA Colorado Chapter - Co-Liaison, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (former)

• AILA Colorado Chapter - New Members Division ​(former)

• Colorado Lawyers Committee - Denver Legal Night – Pro Bono Immigration Volunteer

• U.S. District Court for Colorado - Civil Pro Bono Panel - Member

• Faculty of Federal Advocates - Member and Pro Bono Panel Committee Member- Colorado

• AILA DC Chapter – Annual Conference Committee (former)

• AILA DC Chapter – Webinar Committee (former)

• AILA DC Chapter - Federal Litigation Committee

• AILA Southern California Chapter – Litigation Committee (former)

• ASISTA Litigation Mentor on U visa litigation

• Al Otro Lado – Volunteer litigation team member (former)

• Federal Bar Association - Federal Litigation Section - Member & former Newsletter Editor

• Federal Bar Association - Editorial Board Member

• Washington & Jefferson College Annual Pre-Law Lecture Alumni Board member

• Washington & Jefferson College Alumni Ambassador

• American Inns of Court – Minoru Yasui American Inn of Court (Denver) – Master & Newsletter Editor

• American Inns of Court – Hay-Sell Pittsburgh American Inn of Court – Barrister (former)