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Monthly Archives from August 2016

Immigration Success Stories: U.S Naturalized Citizens

Four Clients with Challenging Backgrounds Become U.S. Naturalized Citizens in August  Each one of these clients has their own amazing story of persistence, hard work, and patriotism. Here, I will highlight two of these extraordinary cases.

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DHS to Propose Rule for International Entrepreneurs

DHS is proposing a rule that would allow certain international entrepreneurs whose stay in the United States would provide a significant public benefit to be considered for parole on a case-by-case basis. Under the proposed rule, entrepreneurs who can show that their start-up entity has substantial and demonstrated potential for rapid business growth and job creation may be granted an initial stay of up to two years to oversee and grow their start-up entity in […]

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Shareholder Giselle Carson featured in magazine

Immigration Attorney and Marks Gray Shareholder Giselle Carson was the subject of the latest Florida Coastal Alumni Spotlight feature in the Attorney at Law magazine. We are grateful to have Giselle and her Immigration team at our office. Congratulations, Giselle!  Click here to read the story.

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How Do I Handle Every Day Copyright Issues?

Ooops…I made a Mistake! What do I do now?  Copyright issues permeate every aspect of our lives in the electronic age. Clients regularly contact me regarding images they obtained from a third party website and used on their own website or in a presentation. Usually, the client has obtained a cease and desist letter from a stock photography company instructing the client to cease using the image(s) and to pay the stock photography company a […]

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Marks Gray hosts August ACC Social

Association of Corporate Counsel members and families join the Marks Gray team at a Jacksonville Armada Soccer Match   Marks Gray was pleased to host the August ACC Social this week. We were fortunate to be joined by Nate of Deremer Studios to take some awesome photos of our event. Click here to see the entire Facebook photo album. Don’t forget to share your favorite pic with your friends and family.         […]

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Department of Labor Updates Labor Certification Fact Sheets

In June 2016, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification posted updated program factsheets with third-quarter FY 2016 selected stats. Updated information includes: Permanent Labor Certification Program Prevailing Wage Determination Program H-1B Temporary Visa H-2A Temporary Agricultural Visa H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Visa All of these updates can be found here.

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