Insights
The Current State of USCIS Receipt Issuance
Since April 2024, we've been facing ongoing, frustrating, and inefficient delays in receipt issuance and filing fee processing by USCIS. What once took about a week is now stretching to 2-4 weeks or more. These delays are creating significant anxiety and...
USCIS Conducted a Second Lottery for FY 2025 H-1B Cap
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted a second lottery for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 following the initial selection process in March 2024. Key Highlights: The second lottery was required to meet the H-1B visa quotas due to insufficient...
Marks Gray attorneys Julianna Favale and Bryce McColskey sworn in as members of Jacksonville Bar Young Lawyers Section
Last month, the Jacksonville Bar Young Lawyers Section members were sworn in by 4th Circuit Chief Judge Lance Day for 2024-25, as our Board Of Governors including two Marks Gray attorneys, Julianna Favale and Bryce McColskey!
A Gala at the U.S. Supreme Court and a Weekend of Fun
What a wonderful weekend! The American Inns of Court hosted the 2024 Inns of Distinction Gala on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the U.S. Supreme Court, and I attended on behalf of the Chester Bedell Inn of Court in Jacksonville, Florida. The Inns of Distinction Gala...
A Washing Machine Chime & Copyright Fraud on YouTube
The internet has opened a broad field of intellectual property questions since its inception in the 1990s as varied as each new function introduced by an app or website. The increasing availability of media online has made infringement as easy as clicking “Save image...
Marks Gray supports Communities in Schools of Jacksonville for 5th consecutive year!
We are thrilled to share the success of our internal firm school supply drive, supporting Communities In Schools of Jacksonville for the 5th consecutive year! This year, thanks to the incredible generosity of our team and the firm’s decision to match all monetary...
Shareholder Tyler Oldenburg in The Florida Times Union
After 12 years of volunteering with The Players Championship, Tyler has been named as 2025 Tournament Chairman. Read the full article here.
Influencer Showdown: Navigating Copyright Battles in the Social Media Arena
Written by Guest Blogger John Barry, 3L student at Florida State University, College of Law Can you be held liable for copyright infringement if your social media posts are too similar to another person’s posts? One plaintiff thinks so. This question has been raised...