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Miller Mayer is a full-service law firm located in Ithaca, New York. Our diverse client base ranges from established regional centers, developers, energy companies, and real estate funds to universities, startups, hospitals, individual investors, as well as regional businesses and families.
IMMIGRATION SERVICES
Miller Mayer has provided unparalleled immigration services for over two decades. Our team of immigration attorneys includes internationally-recognized leaders in the field who are consistently recognized for their work by Chambers and Partners, SuperLawyers, Who’s Who Legal, and Best Lawyers. In addition, our attorneys have held national leadership positions with influential organizations in the field such as the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL), Invest in the USA (IIUSA), and the U.S. Alliance for International Entrepreneurs (USAIE).
BUSINESS SERVICES
Miller Mayer Business Services attorneys regularly advise entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes in structuring, including start-up companies, complex real estate holding companies, and the complicated relationships and issues involved. We provide consultation at the formative stage to help identify the appropriate legal structure and assist clients to properly document and establish operations. We work with business clients to understand their industries, goals, and challenges and take advantage of opportunities with creative but pragmatic legal counsel.
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RECENT NEWS AND INSIGHTS
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted re Recent Immigration Changes
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was interviewed by the World Journal* this week about recent immigration changes. He noted that many immigrants have not been tested for coronavirus for fear of deportation under the...
U.S. District Court Overturns Third-Country Asylum Rule
On June 30, 2020, a U.S. district judge in Washington, DC, vacated the Trump administration’s third-country asylum interim final rule as unlawful. That rule denied asylum to U.S. asylum claimants who had traveled through another...
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants and petitioners responding to certain agency requests. The flexibility applies to the...
USCIS Updates Fee Payment System Used in Field Offices
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made updates to its fee payment system used in field offices to “increase transaction security and reduce processing errors.” Effective immediately, a long list of field...
USCIS Expected to Furlough Many Workers on August 3
According to news articles, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expected to furlough more than two-thirds of its employees as of August 3, 2020, for at least a month and up to three months or more. Agency revenues have...
Trump Amends Proclamation to Suspend Entry of Nonimmigrant Workers, With Exceptions; USCIS Issues Statement
On June 29, 2020, President Trump issued an amendment to his Presidential Proclamation issued June 22, 2020. The initial Proclamation restricted foreign workers who did not hold a valid U.S. visa stamp in their passports but appeared...
