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US CIS Has Completed the H1B Lottery

SELECTED APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED FOR FURTHER PROCESSING

The US CIS has completed the selection process for H1B pre-registrations. Cases selected for processing will be notified, and will have 90 days to prepare and submit H1B petitions. We will notify clients of updates as soon as we receive them.

The following is the notification from the US CIS:

USCIS has received enough electronic registrations during the initial period to reach the FY 2021 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap). We randomly selected from among the

March 27, 2020

Tags: News, Immigration Law, USCIS

McCandlish Holton's Response to COVID-19

McCandlish Holton wishes to assure our clients and the community that we are working to maintain full operations during the current health crisis. We are carefully following the regional and national updates on the spread and impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) to protect our employees, clients, and community.

March 18, 2020

Tags: News, Employment Law, Government Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Local Counsel, Medical Campus Development, Workers' Compensation, Business Law, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Real Estate & Finance, Wine & Spirits Industry, COVID-19

Jennifer Minear Named 100 People to Meet in 2020

Virginia Business released its inaugural list of 100 People to Meet in 2020.

January 21, 2020

Tags: News, Immigration Law, Attorneys

21 McCandlish Holton Attorneys Named 2019 Virginia 'Legal Elite'

McCandlish Holton is pleased to announce that twenty-one of our attorneys are named in the 20th Edition 'Legal Elite' by Virginia Business Magazine. Each year Virginia Business Magazine asks attorneys throughout the Commonwealth to nominate their peers for distinction in 20 categories. The full list of 21 McCandlish Holton attorneys on this year’s Legal Elite list, recognized in 11 categories:

ADMINISTRATIVE/GOVERNMENT:

Michael R. Ward

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION:

Michael H. Gladstone

Joseph M. Moore

Brennan C. Morrissett

BANKRUPTCY/CREDITORS' RIGHTS:

December 4, 2019

Tags: News, Employment Law, Government Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Medical Campus Development, Business Law, Immigration Law, Real Estate & Finance, Super Lawyers, Arbitration, Attorneys

Fraud Alert - Phone Numbers from the Ombudsman's Office Being Used in Scam Calls

November 8, 2019

Tags: News, Immigration Law, USCIS

McCandlish Holton Ranked Tier 1 by U.S. News “Best Law Firms” 2020

McCandlish Holton is recognized for 11 practice areas in the 2020 edition of US News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” The firm received metropolitan Richmond Tier 1 ratings in Immigration, Commercial Litigation, Immigration Law, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. Eight additional practice areas earned Richmond Metro ratings. See the full ratings here: U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2020.

Tier 1 - Richmond Metropolitan Area

November 4, 2019

Tags: News, Employment Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Immigration Law

Fee Increase For Premium Processing of Immigration Petitions

The US Department of Homeland Security will announce an increase in the Premium Processing fee for many immigration petitions from $1410 to $1440. Premium Processing allows certain immigration filings (such as I-129 filings for H1B or other work visas; and I-140 petitions for Immigrant Workers) to be processed in 15 days instead of many months. The proposed rule increasing the fee will be published in the federal register on October 31, and will take effect 30 days from then. The fee increase will apply to any petitions postmarked on or after November 29, 2019. Read the Final Rule.

October 30, 2019

Tags: News, Immigration Law, Golf, USCIS

Jennifer Minear Urges Virginia Businesses to Speak Up About Legal Immigration Problems

Minear calls the situation “a frustrating game right now. You have to be prepared for how to play that game. It’s totally unpredictable.”

September 13, 2019

Tags: News, Immigration Law

Litigation Obtained Citizenship Oath for MAVNI Army Specialist Waiting Years

Litigation is often the only way forward for immigrants. That was what U.S. Army Specialist Junfei Ge concluded as he waited nearly three years for the “expedited” naturalization he was promised by the U.S. government when he enlisted under the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) program.

August 20, 2019

Tags: Litigation, Immigration Law, verdicts

Jennifer Minear Named AILA President-Elect

Jennifer Minear was elected to serve as the AILA President-Elect for the 2019-2020 term. Ms. Minear is a director in the Immigration Practice Group, where her practice focuses on employment-based immigration, with a particular emphasis on the healthcare sector, including J-1 waiver and green card processing for foreign medical graduates.

Ms. Minear has a long and active history with the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and held her first elected position in 2012 as a member of the Board of Governors. She is the

July 2, 2019

Tags: News, Immigration Law, AILA