Associate

Representative Matters

• Advises human resources, legal and technical personnel of companies, colleges and research institutes on work visas for foreign professionals, managers, executives, skilled and unskilled workers.
• Advises employers on complying with employer sanctions aspects of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
• Negotiates with U.S. government officials in the Departments of Labor, Justice, Homeland Security and State on behalf of clients.
• Assists foreign investors with U.S. immigration planning.
• Develops visa strategy for short and long-term U.S. work assignments for key foreign personnel.
• Advises on employee transfers outside the U.S.
• Analyzes U.S. immigration law and policy developments for legislative liaison and advocacy meetings with members of Congress and their staffs.
• Cooperates with industry groups in advocating legislation to members of Congress.
• Advises on family-related immigration matters, citizenship, deportation and exclusion matters.
• Speaks to employer, university and public interest groups on immigration law requirements.
• Advises clients on U.S. import and export regulatory law.

Professional Activities

• Admitted Texas, 1974; Colorado, 1978
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member, Colorado Women's Bar Association
• Chair, Colorado Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1989 - 1990
• Director of the International Business Association of the Rockies, 1992 - 1994
• Member, Trade Policy and Advocacy Council of the Denver World Trade Center, 1994-2001
• Chair, Colorado Bar Association's International Law Committee, 1998-1999

Publications and Presentations

• "Global Migration, Lawful Employment, and U.S. Immigration Law," The Colorado Lawyer, October 2006
• "Legal Foreign Guestworkers Fill Gaps."  On Site, a publication of The Associated General Contractors of Colorado, February 2003
• "Construction Law: Avoid Fines; Make Sure Your Employees are Authorized to Work," On Site, a publication of The Associated General Contractors of Colorado, November 1995
• "Foreign Students Hot Recruits, but Watch for Legal Pitfalls," The Denver Business Journal, March 26, 1993
• "Immigration Act Visas Employers to Seek, Hire Foreign Professionals", The Denver Business Journal, April 12, 1991
• "Trade Pact Opens Border for Canadian, American Professionals",  The Denver Business Journal, May 14, 1990
• "Entering the United States--An Overview of U.S. Immigration Law", Chapter 6 in Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Colorado: A Handbook for Foreign Investors, prepared by Sherman & Howard in cooperation with the International Trade Office for the State of Colorado, 1989, and Chapter 6 in Trade and Investment in Nevada: Legal Considerations for International Businesses, prepared by Hill Cassas deLipkau and Erwin in cooperation with the Nevada World Trade Council, 1990
• "Hiring Foreign Workers Could be Worth the Hassle for Some Firms,"  The Denver Business Journal, August 8, 1988
• "Immigration Alternatives for Terminated or Laid-off Aliens Working Temporarily in the United States," Personnel Administrator, July 1984 (with Duncan A. Campbell)

Education

• Juris Doctor, University of Texas School of Law, 1974
• Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, University of Michigan, 1971