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Umar F.

Umar Farooq

139 reviews
Umar Farooq focuses on corporate legal matters that include commercial contracts, employment matters and business operation management. He has represented Vodafone, RBS, ExonMobil and various other large corporations. Umar graduated cum laude from the University of Buffalo School of Law in 2007. He also received an Adelbert Moot Scholarship while attending the University in 2006. Umar started his own law firm in 2012 and is currently the managing business attorney.
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Alisha Bond

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-Received a BS in Communications in 2005, JD from Mississippi College School of Law in 2009, and MBA from University of Maryland in 2016. -Results driven and experienced a... read more
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Wayne N.

Wayne Nguyen

62 reviews
Wayne Nguyen is a practicing attorney with six years of experience. He has been licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and received a J.D. in law after graduating from the Earle Mack School of Law, Drexel University. Wayne primarily focuses on assisting corporate clients with legal matters that involve immigration law. He founded his own law firm in May 2017. Prior to this position, he served as an attorney at Surin & Griffin P.C.
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Chelsie C.

Chelsie Campbell

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Chelsie is a Legal Strategist for her clients focused on planning and protecting her client's company's, while offering advice based on first-hand experience in both Corpor... read more
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Brandon P.

Brandon Pittard

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I've spent the majority of my legal career in house at various companies, and know how to balance legal risk against the needs of a business. As legal counsel at several di... read more
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Alicia Dearn

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Alicia I. Dearn is an experienced trial lawyer and businesswoman. For twenty years, Ms. Dearn has been a trusted advisor for businesses and individuals alike in the areas o... read more
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Jonathan H.

Jonathan Herpy Sr.

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Jonathan D. Herpy Sr. is a Founding Partner at Hart David Carson LLP. Jonathan has consistently been named one of the top private equity & corporate attorneys in the n... read more
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Roberto (Bobby) E.

Roberto (Bobby) Escobar

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Roberto "Bobby" Escobar has been a general counsel, labor and immigration advisor, and an environmental lawyer in Michigan and California. Most recently, he was counsel f... read more
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Faryal A.

Faryal Ayub

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Ms. Ayub is an attorney licensed to practice in Texas. Before moving to the US, she has a number of years of experience in contract review, analysis and drafting. Her legal... read more
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John Davis

John Davis is a founder and Managing Member at Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC. He practices and oversees the firm’s intellectual property, residential and commercial... read more
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Some of the types of visas that the Kansas City immigration attorneys on UpCounsel have helped clients obtain include: H-1B visas, which is for temporary employment in specialty occupations, O-1 visas, where an individual possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, L-1, which is for employees of an international company with offices in both the United States and abroad, E-2 visa, which is for investors, along with several other popular work visas.

Whether you or your company requires advice on obtaining a work visa for an executive, employee, or foreign national in regards to U.S. immigration or matters abroad such as: visitor visas, employee work visas, legal permanent residence (green cards), investor visas, and citizenship - our immigration attorneys can help you throughout the entire process.

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