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U.S. IMMIGRATION SYSTEM | hOT TOPICS DEVELOPMENTS AT THE FIRM As the spring slowly breaks into the cold Minnesota climate, our firm again readies itself under the guiding leadership and managerial genius of Attorney Elise Brozovich for participation in the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) Softball League. Last year our team, “The immiGREATors”, looked resplendent in our softball jerseys, replete with our slogan, “We Bring’em Home”. We consistently lost all our games, leaving many an opponent to walk off the field shaking their heads and exclaiming, “This firm must be comprised of really smart people and great lawyers because they really are quite inept at softball.” Frankly, we have some fears that some of the firm’s new hires and their spouses might be quite athletically adroit, leading to some plausible expectation that we might this year attain softball respectability. Mr. Aronson will take the liberty of informing our readership of our wayward progress, but he does want to assure you that any modicum of softball success does not reflect upon any diminution in our legal acumen or jurisprudential excellence. Our attorneys continue to receive indications confirming their prominence in the field of immigration law. Our Senior Associate Attorney, Dinesh Shenoy, recently returned from giving a presentation in Miami to a major professional conference on new, cutting-edge H-1B development, and he will be making a presentation at the annual conference of our professional association on Employer Considerations in Hiring Foreign Nationals. Dinesh also continues to serve as a mentor to other immigration attorneys nationwide in various aspects of the law. Piyumi Samaratunga is attaining a position of professional prominence in our community as she somehow balances successfully professional attainment, communal commitment, and family obligations. Elise Brozovich has become an acknowledged expert in the law of Labor Certification practice under the PERM system, and her opinions are recurrently sought in this area of the law. Sarah Stensrud recently made a well-received presentation to the local chapter of our professional association on dealing with the H-1B cap, and the recently published article in which she was lead author entitled “What Does it Mean to be Admitted to the United States” serves as a major contribution in explaining the admissions process. Salima Khakoo currently works in the firm on a part-time basis as she fulfills a three-year commitment to her faith community aimed at creating a pro bono legal and social service network to the American Muslim community. She also recently chaired a daylong seminar program in the Twin Cities on various immigration enforcement issues. This summer, we will welcome two new attorneys to our staff: Michelle Eaton, a former legal assistant at the firm, who will graduate with honors from Marquette Law School, and Sandra Perrin, a current law clerk, who is graduating with honors from the William Mitchell School of Law. Robert Aronson will again chair the plenary session at this year’s annual conference of our professional association on Immigration Developments for Foreign Physicians. He recently completed speaking engagements in Las Vegas and San Diego that enabled him to dialogue with professionals dealing with the changing face of immigration law for physicians. Robert has been quite active in lobbying for Comprehensive Immigration Reform as the chair of the Public Policy Committee of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), and will be leading a delegation to Washington, D.C. to meet with Administration and Congressional leaders on this and related issues. |
Aronson & Associates, P.A. |