Two Senators (John Kerry, D-MA and Richard Lugar, R-IN) recently proposed legislation that would create a new EB-6 visa category for entrepreneurs. The StartUp Visa Act of 2010 would permit an immigrant entrepreneur with a startup venture or business to secure a two...
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E-Verify initiatives to improve efficiency and accuracy
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas recently joined forces and introduced three new initiatives to improve efficiency and accuracy of E-Verify. These initiatives are (taken from the USCIS press release): "Streamline the adjudication...
Supreme Court says attorneys must advise non-citizen of plea consequences
The U.S. Supreme Court held last week in a 7-2 decision that defense counsel must inform a non-citizen client whether his/her plea carries a risk of deportation, a failure to do so violates the Constitution’s Sixth Amendment guarantee of the right to counsel in...
Gerald W. Weedon and Nicholas V. Pulignano, Jr. were both listed in the 2010 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel edition under Business Litigation
Shareholders Gerald W. Weedon and Nicholas V. Pulignano, Jr. were both listed in the 2010 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel edition under Business Litigation. Marks Gray has a robust business and corporate law practice group that is spearheaded by Mr. Weedon and Mr....
Marianne Lloyd Aho along with Scott Yount of the Tampa firm Garrison, Yount, Forte & Mulcahy, LLC recently obtained summary judgment in favor of their client
Marks Gray shareholder Marianne Lloyd Aho along with Scott Yount of the Tampa firm Garrison, Yount, Forte & Mulcahy, LLC recently obtained summary judgment in favor of their client, City of Daytona Beach, in three lawsuits brought by or on behalf of three city...
Marianne Lloyd Aho is pleased to announce her mediation practice as a Certified Circuit Civil Mediator.
Marianne Lloyd Aho, a Marks Gray shareholder, is pleased to announce her mediation practice as a Certified Circuit Civil Mediator. With the recent increase in foreclosures that require mediation, the firm is pleased to have an additional attorney who is qualified to...
Victor M. Halbach, Jr. obtains defense verdict on all counts in a products liability case against Illinois Tool Works
Victor M. Halbach, Jr. a shareholder at Marks Gray, obtained defense verdict on all counts in a products liability case against Illinois Tool Works. The plaintiff’s legal theories were negligence and strict liability. The plaintiff, a 37-year-old construction worker,...
Marks Gray served as counsel to Total Military Management (“TMM”)
Marks Gray served as counsel to Total Military Management (“TMM”) in a recent transaction with Eureka Growth Capital (“Eureka”), a Philadelphia based private equity firm which became a partner with management in the recapitalization of TMM, a Jacksonville based...