Gerard M Chapman

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Attorneys in Immigration & Nationality Law - Greensboro, NC

Practicing Business and Family Immigration Law and assisting with Consular Processing

Chapman Law Firm
403-A N Elm St
Greensboro NC 27401
Tel: 336 334-0034
Fax: 336 334-0036
E-mail: gerrychapman@chapman-immig.com

Gerard Chapman is the founder of Chapman Law Firm, located in Greensboro, NC. He has been a Board Certified Immigration Specialist since 1997. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1973 with a BA in International Studies, and in 1978 he received his JD, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law. He is a Trustee of the American Immigration Law Foundation (2004-present). He served as Chair of the Carolinas Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), as a member of AILA's Board of Governers from 1998-2000, and as Chair or Co-Chair of three national AILA Committees: the Immigrant Investor Visa Committee (1990-93), the Committee on Intracompany Transferees and International Managers and Executives (1993-94) and the Essential Worker Committee (1999-2004). He now serves on AILA's Liaison Committee with the DHS Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), and on AILA's Essential Worker Committee, and has served as a Mentor for AILA (2003-present). Mr. Chapman has authored articles in several AILA publications and has lectured at immigration seminars in the United States and abroad. He has been heavily involved in AILA's efforts to secure immigration reform on a national level. He was included in the 2007 edition of the Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Immigration Law. He is conversant in Spanish.

OUR EXPERTISE
* Filing Petitions with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) for permanent visas (green cards)
* Filing Petitions with USCIS under the broad range of temporary visa categories
* Handling complex employment-based petitions through the Department of Labor
* Preparing Visa Applications for Consular Processing through Consulates worldwide
* Preparing Appeals before The Administrative Appeals Office of USCIS
* Assisting with Naturalization Applications
* Advice Regarding Essential Workers & I-9 Compliance Issues
* Deportation
* Asylum

AREAS OF FOCUS

We will help you obtain a proper visa status and apply for extensions or a change of status on a timely basis.
* Employment-Based Permanent Visas
* Temporary 'Nonimmigrant' Visas [Work, Student, Tourist, Entertainer]
* Family-Based Permanent Visas
* Other Permanent Visas
* Naturalization
* Powers of Attorney
* I-9 Compliance and Audits