Michael L. Kabik
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    Michael L. Kabik
    Firm: Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker, P.A.
    Address: 11921 Rockville Pike
    Rockville, MD 20852
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    Phone: (301) 231-0937
    Fax: (301) 230-2891
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    Web site: http://www.shulmanrogers.com

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    Lawyer Profile:
    Michael L. Kabik concentrates his practice exclusively on Immigration, Nationality and Consular Law. As chairman of the Shulman Rogers' Immigration, Nationality and Consular Practice Group, he provides its clients with a broad full-service employment-based, family-based, naturalization, and litigation immigration practice. Clients include large, medium, and small businesses engaged in the domestic and international transfer of foreign personnel, including executives, managers, and other highly skilled professionals, and those individuals of extraordinary and exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, and athletics, as well as individuals seeking to unite with family members, and those in Deportation/Removal Proceedings before the U.S. Immigration Courts and appellate courts.

    Mr. Kabik regularly counsels corporate and institutional clients on the temporary employment and permanent residence sponsorship of foreign personnel. He also advises these clients with respect to compliance with other federal immigration laws including those relating to I-9 compliance/employer sanctions and the myriad effects of corporate restructuring on the employment and sponsorship of foreign personnel. Counsel is also provided to educational institutions with respect to the unique issues related to employment of foreign academics and scholars and enrollment of foreign students. Representation is provided to clients across many industries including: High Technology, Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Medical & Health Care, Education, Hospitality & Restaurant, Service, Entertainment & Arts, Athletics, Telecommunications, Import/Export, Finance, Consulting, Manufacturing, Advertising, and Marketing.

    Mr. Kabik has completed four consecutive terms as Chair of the Immigration Section of the Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland and in 2001 was a recipient of the Outstanding Section Chair of the Year Award. He is also active in other national and local bar associations. Mr. Kabik has been very involved in the American Bar Association, Section of International Law and Practice, holding several leadership positions including Vice Chair of the International Law and Practice Section's Immigration and Nationality Committee. He is active in the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, having served as Co-Chair of its Young Lawyers Division and Co-Chair of its Immigration Ethics Committee. Mr. Kabik is also a member of the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association and served on its Board of Directors from 1995 through 2008. 

    Mr. Kabik regularly mentors and teaches other lawyers in the field of Immigration Law. He recently directed the highly acclaimed MICPEL Maryland Continuing Legal Education courses "The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Practice Series". He is also a regular speaker to non legal audiences on a variety of immigration related topics. Mr. Kabik is sought after in the local media as an authority on Immigration Law. He has appeared as a featured legal guest on radio and internet broadcasts including Washington Post Radio and Washington Business Radio as well as on television commenting on a broad range of immigration issues affecting the business and immigrant communities. Mr. Kabik has authored and edited numerous published articles. He has also been qualified and has testified as an Expert Witness on Immigration and Nationality Law before the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission as well as the Circuit Court of Maryland for Montgomery County.

    Admitted to practice Immigration and Nationality Law throughout the United States, Mr. Kabik regularly represents domestic and foreign corporations, educational institutions, non profit organizations, individuals, and families before the Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service), the Department of Labor, the Department of State, and the U.S. Immigration Courts across the Nation, as well as before U.S. Embassies and Consulates abroad.

    Current Employment Position(s):
    Chairman, Immigration, Nationality and Consular Practice Group

    Areas of Practice:
    Immigration
    Biotechnology
    International Practice
    Israel Practice
    Bar Admissions:
    Maryland
    District of Columbia
    New Jersey
    Pennsylvania
    Education:
    The George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia, 1991
    L.L.M. in International and Comparative Law

    Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1990
    J.D.

    University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1986
    B.A.
    Major: International Relations

    Published Works:
    The Nuts & Bolts of Immigration Practice Series, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2007

    The Nuts & Bolts of Family Immigration and Naturalization, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2007

    The Nuts & Bolts of Business and Employment Immigration, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2007

    The Nuts & Bolts of Deportation and Removal, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2007

    The Nuts & Bolts of Immigration Practice Series, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2005

    The Nuts & Bolts of Family Immigration and Naturalization, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2005

    The Nuts & Bolts of Business Immigration, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2005

    The Nuts & Bolts of Deportation and Removal, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2005

    Employment of Foreign Scientific Personnel in the Biotechnology Industry, Business Gazette, October 4, 2002

    The Nuts & Bolts of Immigration Practice, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2002

    The Impact of Domestic Violence on Immigration Status, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Domestic Violence Training Manual, 2001

    The 'Nuts and Bolts' of Labor Certification, ABA, Center for Continuing Legal Education and Section of International Law and Practice, 1998

    The Dilemma of 'Dumping' from Nonmarket Economy Countries, Emory University School of Law, 6 Emory International Law Review 339, 1992

    Through the Looking-Glass: International Trade in the 'Wonderland' of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, 9 Internat'l Tax & Business Lawyer 408, 1992

    Classes/Seminars Taught:
    The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Practice Series, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL)

    Featured Guest, on legal programs including Washington Post Radio, Washington Business Radio and local television

    Immigration Law: Critical Issues for the Family Lawyer, Various Audiences

    Strategic Immigration Planning for Bioscience Organizations, Bio/Pharma HR Network

    Immigration Solutions for Foreign Workers: Temporary Work Visas and Permanent Residence Options, Various Audiences

    SEVIS Workshop: NSEERS Special Registration, NAFSA - Association of International Educators, Embassy Dialogue Committee (Embassy of Kuwait, Washington, DC)

    SEVIS Workshop: Spouses and Children of Students/Exchange Visitors, NAFSA - Association of International Educators, Embassy Dialogue Committee (Embassy of Kuwait, Washington, DC)

    Navigating the Immigration Maze: Employment of Foreign Scientific Personnel - Visa Options for the Bio Tech and High Tech Sectors, Various Audiences

    The Impact of Domestic Violence on Immigration Status, Various Audiences

    Honors and Awards:
    Outstanding Section Chair of the Year Award, Montgomery County Bar Association, 2000 - 2001

    Attorney General's Honors Program, Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. Immigration Court, Baltimore, Maryland, 1991 - 1992

    Rotary International Graduate Fellowship, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, 1986 - 1987

    Fulbright Fellowship, American University in Cairo, 1984

    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    Bar Association of Montgomery County, Immigration Section, 1997 - 2001
    Chair

    Bar Association of Montgomery County, Immigration Section, 1996 - 1997
    Vice-Chair

    Maryland State Bar Association

    American Bar Association, International Law and Practice Section, 1997 - 1998
    Vice-Chair, Immigration and Nationality Committee

    American Immigration Lawyers Association
    Washington, D.C. Chapter

    Maryland Hispanic Bar Association, 1995 - 2008
    Member, Board of Directors

    Maryland Hispanic Bar Association, 1995 - Present
    Member

    Society for Human Resource Management
    Montgomery County, Maryland Chapter

    NAFSA: Association of International Educators

    West Practice Categories:
    Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Asylum, Deportation, Immigration, Naturalization & Citizenship, Visas, Science & Technology Law, Biotechnology
    Profile Last Updated:
    11/21/2008

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