Law Firm Overview

Founded and directed by JAMES O'KEEFE, a Harvard Law School graduate with over a decade of experience in the field of immigration law, ILG is devoted to helping clients navigate the tangled web that is US immigration law, with threads emanating from federal and state statutes, and a myriad of complex and sometimes conflicting regulations and procedures.

ILG works as a partner with employers and individuals, tailoring first-rate legal services to the special needs and unique requirements of each client. Because US immigration laws are federal in nature, ILG is able to provide reasonably-priced legal services to clients anywhere in the United States, generally on a FLAT-FEE BASIS. Our national immigration law practice includes companies and individuals located across the US and around the globe.

We prepare and file cases with all regional offices of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS, formerly known as the INS), state and federal labor agencies, and consulates and embassies abroad. We monitor closely developments in immigration law and utilize state-of-the-art technology for research, client communications and case management (AILAlink).

Our areas of expertise include:

• Temporary employment visas for professionals, executives, intracompany transferees and other workers -- such as H-1B, L-1, TN, E, O & P visas.
• Green card sponsorship, including labor certification, other employment-based avenues to permanent residence, family sponsorship and visa lottery applications.
• Agency investigations and internal audits concerning I-9 and other obligations of employers, anti-discrimination practices and related employer-sanction issues.
• All other immigration legal services, such as J-1 visa guidance, consular liaison services, fiance visas, K and V visas, etc.

Areas of Practice

• Immigration & Naturalization Law
• Immigration Law
• Employment-Based Corporate Matters
• NonImmigrant Visas for Foreign Workers
• Labor Certification Process
• Department of Labor and USCIS (INS)

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Immigration Issues, National Publications
• Adjunct Professor, University of Maine School of Law

West Practice Categories

Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Immigration, Labor Law