Legal Ethics

Double Trouble? No, Just Some Caveats.

By Edward McIntyre

They come in pairs. A young couple who want an estate plan; two women who need a partnership formed; the employer who wants you to represent it and the accused supervisor/co-defendant; the non-party executive whose deposition is scheduled when you already represent the defendant company; two former employees who want to sue their former employer. All promising pieces of business. Read More

Technology

Your Virtual Front Door

By Philip Mauriello Jr.

In the age of social media, it seems everyone is obsessed with their personal image. For good reason too, we are viewed through our phone and computer screens. When people are looking for you, they often Google you, or they check out your Facebook or Linkedin profile. The image you put out there on the “world wide web” is usually your first impression whether you know it or not. Read More

Current Topics

H-1B Visa: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

By Karine Wenger

It is that time of the year again. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) begins accepting petitions for new H-1B “CAP” visas during the first week of April 2018. Each year there is a cap on the maximum number of H-1B visas that will be issued — a 65,000 base cap, plus an additional 20,000 for beneficiaries who hold a U.S. master’s degree or higher. In recent years, the number of new H-1B petitions filed has greatly exceeded the number of available H-1B visas, which has resulted in the USCIS implementing a “lottery,” with only those randomly selected employer petitions being processed. In 2017, USCIS reported to have received over 199,000 H-1B petitions — more three times the number of H-1B visas available. Those fortunate enough to be selected in the lottery would begin employment in H1B on October 1, 2018. Read More