Alan Lee
Alan Lee
New York
New York (NY)
Immigration
Profile
Alan Lee exclusively practices immigration law and covers the spectrum from non-immigrant visas such as H-1B and L-1, to federal court litigation including employment and family-based matters, investment immigration, asylum, and citizenship. He holds an AV preeminent rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and is on the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, the highest rating in both legal ability and ethical standards as judged by his peers. He has successfully concluded cases before USCIS, DOS, DOL, Consuls, Immigration Courts, Federal Circuit and District Courts, BIA, BALCA, USCIS Appeals Adjudication Office, and Regional Commissioners. Mr. Lee has authored approximately 1,190 legal writings in newspapers and journals on immigration, including Interpreter Releases, Immigration Daily, and Chinese language dailies World Journal and Sing Tao. His staff has fluency in multiple dialects of Chinese.
Selected To
New York Super Lawyers 2011 - Metro Edition
About Alan Lee
Admitted: 1982, New York
Professional Webpage: www.alanleelaw.com/english/profile.html
Honors and Awards:
- Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for 17 years, attained AV Preeminent rating in the directory in 2010 with legend of highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards, & in the Bar Register of Pre-eminent Lawyers since 2011. Awarded twice by the government of the Republic of China in 1985 for outstanding work in immigration and human rights affairs; selected for Who's Who in American Law; honorary editor of newspaper, Pakistan Calling; Sidney A. Levine Award winner at Cleveland Marshall College of Law for best legal writing in 1976/77.
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Practice before governmental agencies dealing with immigration law such as Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, and Department of Labor - including Visa Office and consul posts, Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), and Board of Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA). Licensed to appear before Southern, Eastern and Western District Courts in New York and Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Panel expert in seminars of the Immigration Law Weekly in areas of labor certifications and litigated employment cases.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Appearances before community groups, universities, colleges and institutes on immigration issues of interest to them. Before moving to New York, staff attorney in Bowling Green, Ohio, for Ohio Migrant Legal Action Program (OMLAP) & then lead attorney in Bowling Green for its successor, Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE).
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Lectures before student groups at universities, colleges, and institutes on immigration laws. Approximately 1,190 legal writings in newspapers and journals on immigration law
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Firstland International v. INS, 377 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 2004); Chavan v. Drysdale, 513 F.Supp.990 (NDNY 1981)
Transactions:
- "Examination of EB-2 Visa Demand Vis-a-Vis H.R. 3012," Alan Lee, Interpreter Releases, Vol. 89, No. 10, 3/5/12; "Important Developments in Labor Certification Applications," Alan Lee, Interpreter Releases, Vol. 88, No. 6, 2/7/11; "The Renewed Hope for Immigration Legislation in 2011," Alan Lee, Interpreter Releases, Vol. 88, No. 2, 1/10/11; "Legalization is Alive but has a January 31, 2010, Deadline in Underpublicized "Known to the Government" Settlement," Alan Lee, Arthur Lee, and Melissa Paquette and edited by Robert Pauw, Interpreter Releases, Vol. 86, No. 47, 12/14/09; "In Absentia Hearings and Proper Service of NTAs and NOHs with Emphasis on Second Circuit Law Development, Alan Lee, Interpreter Releases, Vol. 84, No. 37, 9/24/07; "The Bush Temporary Worker Proposal and Comparative Pending Legislation: an Analysis," Alan Lee, Interpreter Releases, Vol. 81, No. 15, 4/12/04
Representative Clients:
- Withheld for client privacy
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Firstland Int'l v. INS successfully challenged Legacy INS' policy of over 40 years of revoking approval of immigrant visa petitions under a nebulous standard of law. It was short-lived, however, as it was legislatively overturned by the Bush administration
Newsletters:
- News blurbs are posted on our website, http://www.AlanLeeLaw.com on a weekly basis
Educational Background:
- B.A. graduate in English of UCLA 1973 and J.D. graduate of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1977. Passed Ohio bar in 1977 before moving to New York.
Examination of EB-2 Visa Demand Vis-a-Vis H.R. 3012, Alan Lee, Interpreter Releases, Vol. 89, No. 10, 3/5/12, studies and estimates future EB-2 (employment based second preference permanent visas for those with advanced degrees) use to help determine the necessity of of H.R. 3012, legislation which has the principal appeal of increasing the percentage of EB-2 permanent visas available to natives of China and India, but is the subject of a proposed anti-immigrant amendment for dropping Republican Senate opposition. The study attempts through conversations with the State Department Visa Office and by an independent observation of numbers related to labor certifications and visa petitions along with estimated percentages of each grouping as belonging to China and India natives, estimated attrition rates, and added family members, etc., to give a clearer perspective of what future demand will look like and whether the current rapid movement forward in this category on monthly visa bulletins of the State Department will continue regardless of the legislation's fate
Industry Group(s): Immigration, Politics
The Bush Temporary Worker Proposal and Comparative Pending Legislation: an Analysis
Alan Lee, Interpreter Releases, Vol. 81, No.15, 4/12/2004, analyzed the ultimately unsuccessful Bush attempt at Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR), the need for CIR, competing legislation, & the pros & cons of the different paths.
Industry Group(s): Immigration, Politics
Recommendations On Positive Immigration Options That The Administration Should Explore
Alan Lee, Immigration Daily, 4/15/2010, gives recommendation on options open for immigration legislative relief that the Obama Administration can explore.
Industry Group(s): Immigration, Politics
The Renewed Hope for Immigration Legislation in 2011
Alan Lee, Interpreter Releases, Vol. 88, No. 2, 1/10/11, gives various scenarios under which some forms of immigration reform legislation can occur in 2011 along with the different involved groups' choices along the way.
Industry Group(s): Immigration, Politics
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