The First Coast Success Story published by the Jacksonville Financial News & Daily Record highlighting Giselle Carson's career accomplishments hit the shelves today. You can see a digital format of the print version here or just read the online article here. The...
Month: April 2016
Korean Judo athlete wins “green card” case as a coach
USCIS denied the petition of a renowned Korean Judo athlete seeking a “green card” as a result of his extraordinary abilities to coach other athletes. However, the court overturned the USCIS’ decision. The court decided that in certain cases the athlete’s area of...
ePassports Required for Travelers Using the Visa Waiver Program
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) is used by citizens from 38 countries to travel without a visa to the U.S. However, starting in April, the DHS will require these travelers to obtain a visa to travel to the U.S. If they don’t have an ePassport. An e-Passport contains an...
U.S. Supreme Court to decide by June on the President’s Executive Action
This week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Texas. This lawsuit involves the challenge by Texas and 25 other States to the Obama administration’s deferred-action policy for certain undocumented immigrants. President Obama’s...
Shareholder Giselle Carson to be featured on First Coast Success, April 25th
We're thrilled to announce that Marks Gray Shareholder, Giselle Carson, will be the latest accomplished local business leader to be featured in the Jacksonville Daily Record and First Coast Connect's First Coast Success Story. Her journey to Jacksonville will be...
Giselle Carson to speak at Jacksonville’s Inaugural Women Forward Event May 19th
Marks Gray Shareholder Giselle Carson will speak on panel of local businesswomen presented by Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP Marks Gray Shareholder Giselle Carson will be a featured panelist at Jacksonville’s Inaugural Women Forward Panel Discussion, “How to Drive...
Edward L. Birk Appointed to Florida Bar Media and Communications Law Committee
Edward L. Birk, Shareholder at Marks Gray, P.A. begins another term on the Media and Communications Committee Edward Birk, a First Amendment and media partner at Marks Gray, P.A., has been appointed to another term on the Florida Bar Media and Communications Law...
Over 236,000 FY17 H-1B Petitions Filed and Lottery Completed
USCIS just announced that it received over 236,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions. This number is just a little higher than last year when USCIS received 233,000 petitions. We don’t yet have the number of U.S. Master’s vs. Bachelor’s degree petitions received. We know...