Grossman
Young
&
Hammond
Formed
Through
Merger
of
Top
Immigration
Law
Firms
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Firm
to
provide
comprehensive,
world-class
immigration
services
to
confront
the
challenges
of
today
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WASHINGTON,
DC
–
(November
13,
2018)
—
Now,
more
than
ever,
foreign
nationals
seeking
to
immigrate
to
the
United
States,
and
U.S.
companies
and
employers
hoping
to
hire
the
very
best
talent,
need
savvy
and
experienced
immigration
counsel
to
navigate
the
maze
of
ever-changing
immigration
law
and
policy.
Hammond
Young
Immigration
Law
and
Grossman
Law
today
announced
a
merger
of
their
firms,
to
form
Grossman
Young
&
Hammond.
Combining
decades
of
experience
in
a
broad
range
of
immigration
issues,
including
deportation
defense,
humanitarian
and
family
law,
and
business
immigration,
as
well
as
reputations
for
providing
top-notch,
concierge-level
service
to
discriminating
clients
around
the
globe,
the
new
firm
is
uniquely
positioned
to
confront
the
challenges
of
today.
The
combined
firm’s
roster
of
past
and
current
clients
is
a
testament
to
the
knowledge,
creativity
and
technical
experience
of
Grossman
Young
&
Hammond.
Whether
representing
the
award-winning
author
Yeonmi
Park,
the
face
and
voice
of
the
oppressed
in
North
Korea;
the
Grammy-nominated
Indonesian
child
jazz
prodigy
Joey
Alexander;
America’s
premier
national
nuclear
security
laboratory
(Los
Alamos);
or
the
world’s
most-acclaimed
chefs
and
restaurants,
Grossman
Young
&
Hammond
provides
creative
and
ethical
solutions
for
the
most
complex
of
cases.
The
newly
merged
firm
also
represents
a
diverse
array
of
individuals
with
inadmissibility
concerns
and
people
in
deportation
proceedings,
and
advises
activists,
persecuted
individuals,
and
other
attorneys
on
human
rights
issues,
asylum,
and
INTERPOL
matters.
The
firm
will
continue
its
demonstrated
commitment
to
pro
bono
services
for
immigrants
with
humanitarian
and
due
process
concerns.
Attorneys
from
both
firms
have
dedicated
thousands
of
hours
to
improving
the
practice
of
immigration
law,
representing
individuals
in
asylum
proceedings,
securing
the
rights
of
the
undocumented
population,
and
educating
other
lawyers
on
best
practices
in
immigration
cases.
“Our
merger
allows
us
to
provide
comprehensive,
innovative
and
wide-ranging
solutions
to
those
with
unique
immigration
demands
and
challenges,”
said
Becki
Young.
“Together
we
will
help
our
clients
build
a
better
future
for
themselves,
institutionally,
professionally
and
personally.”
Sandra
Grossman
added,
“Our
combined
attorneys
are
tenacious,
yet
compassionate
and
recognized
for
their
experience
in
immigration
law
and
business,
criminal,
and
human
rights
law,
allowing
us
to
address
even
the
most
difficult
of
client
issues
in
the
most
effective
way
possible.”
Denise
Hammond
says,
“this
merger
will
produce
one
of
the
finest
teams
of
immigration
lawyers
in
the
United
States.”
The
new
firm’s
range
of
immigration
legal
services
offered
to
corporations
large
and
small,
preeminent
research
institutions,
individuals,
families,
and
nonprofit
organizations
is
unparalleled
and
includes:
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Employment-based
temporary
visas
and
green
cards,
PERM
labor
certification,
I-9
and
e-Verify
training
and
compliance.
-
Immigration
court
and
federal
court
litigation,
FOIA
cases,
asylum,
consular
processing,
complex
inadmissibility
waivers.
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Special
Immigrant
Juvenile
Status,
law-enforcement
visas,
and
family
immigration,
among
others.
The
female-led
firm
offers
a
team
of
multilingual,
top
Washington,
DC
immigration
lawyers
including:
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A
respected
immigration
litigator,
named
by
Washingtonian
magazine
as
one
of
“Washington’s
Top
Lawyers”;
known
for
her
unique
practice,
which
addresses
complex
inadmissibility
issues,
often
involving
matters
before
INTERPOL,
high-profile
clients,
politically
sensitive
matters,
and
diplomatic
issues
with
foreign
policy
implications.
She
is
a
frequent
publisher
and
sought-after
speaker
on
immigration
issues,
and
a
former
American
University
Law
School
adjunct
faculty
member,
and
fluent
in
Spanish.
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A
prominent
business
immigration
lawyer
ranked
by
Chambers,
Washingtonian
and
U.S.
News
&
World
Report
who
regularly
publishes
and
lectures
on
immigration
issues. She
has
represented
more
than
100
of
the
world’s
most
prominent
hotels
and
restaurants,
and
facilitated
the
sponsorship
of
foreign
professionals,
trainees,
interns
and
individuals
of
“extraordinary
ability.”
In
addition
to
her
hospitality
practice,
Young
regularly
provides
immigration
law
advice
to
clients
in
a
broad
range
of
industries,
including
investment
banking
and
securities,
information
technology,
nonprofit,
manufacturing
and
healthcare. She
is
proficient
in
French
and
Japanese.
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Senior
counsel
at
the
firm;
was
named
Immigration
Lawyer
of
the
Year
(2018
and
2014)
in
Washington,
D.C.,
by
Best
Lawyers
and
a
Top
10
Immigration
Attorney
in
D.C.
by
Legal
Times
of
Washington;
and
is
ranked
by
Chambers
USA
as
a
Band
1
Leading
Individual
(2015
to
2018)
and
by
Chambers
Global.
Hammond
has
chaired
government
liaison
committees
of
the
11,000-member
American
Immigration
Lawyers
Association
and
was
selected
to
chair
the
association’s
annual
conference
in
2008.
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An
attorney
handling
a
wide
variety
of
family
and
employment
based
non-immigrant
and
immigrant
visa
petitions
and
solving
complex
issues
for
clients
with
challenging
immigration
situations.
She
is
fluent
in
Korean.
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An
attorney
representing
individuals
before
U.S.
Immigration
Courts,
U.S.
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services,
Immigration
and
Customs
Enforcement,
and
the
Board
of
Immigration
Appeals.
She
is
fluent
in
Spanish.
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A
senior
attorney
with
more
than
a
decade
of
experience
in
a
full
range
of
immigration
categories,
including
business-based
nonimmigrant
and
immigrant
petitions,
family-based
petitions,
students,
and
exchange
visitors.
She
is
conversant
in
Spanish.
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An
attorney
representing
clients
in
a
wide
array
of
cases
before
the
U.S.
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Service,
Executive
Office
of
Immigration
Review,
U.S.
Embassies
and
Consulates,
and
as
well
as
the
Office
of
Foreign
Assets
Control.
He
is
proficient
in
Farsi.
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A
senior
attorney
with
experience
in
a
broad
range
of
immigration
matters,
including
defending
individuals
in
removal
proceedings,
and
representing
individuals
in
asylum
matters,
petitions
for
Special
Immigrant
Juvenile
Status
(before
Maryland
State
Courts
and
U.S.
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services),
U
and
T
visa
petitions
for
victims
of
crime
and
trafficking,
self-petitions
under
the
Violence
Against
Women
Act
family
and
employment-based
visa
petitions,
waivers
of
inadmissibility,
extraordinary
ability
visa
petitions,
and
applications
for
lawful
permanent
residence
and
naturalization
and.
She
is
fluent
in
Spanish.
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Grossman
Young
&
Hammond
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www.grossmanyoung.com
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