Current Employment Position(s)

Founder

Languages

• English
• Arabic

Lawyer Overview

The American Bar Association has recognized Mr. Asaad for his achievement "as one of the nation's leading litigators" in the field of immigration law. Achieving a high level of distinction in the field for his demonstrated legal ability and ethical standards, the firm's managing member, Peter F. Asaad, has also been awarded a national Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell based upon extensive confidential peer review from members of the Bar. Mr. Asaad also serves as an Adjunct Professor at American University, Washington College of Law, where he teaches and develops an advanced course on business immigration law. Advancing the the practice of immigration law, Mr. Asaad is Co-Chair of the Immigration Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association and has served as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Immigration & Human Rights Committee of the District of Columbia Bar. Elected by his peers to further education for immigration lawyers, he currently serves as an Executive Committee Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association for the District of Columbia.

An authority on complex issues in U.S. immigration law, Mr. Asaad has been a guest speaker on behalf of Washington Post Radio, the District of Columbia Bar, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, as well as for other institutional bodies and news media groups. Previously, Mr. Asaad served as Lead Counsel for WJLA ABC News Legal Resource Center.

Currently as the Managing Member of Immigration Solutions Group, PLLC , Mr. Asaad represents U.S. companies and multinational corporations to help manage effective streamlined immigration programs. He advises clients on all business-related and employment-based visa matters including various I-9 compliance issues on a day-to-day basis. On the forefront of immigration law and policy, Mr. Asaad is Chairman of the National Council for Innovation as well as the Senior Immigration Policy Advisor to Global Science Partnerships for the 21st Century (GSP21), a U.S. Department of State endorsed non-profit organization founded by the former Science and Technology Advisor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell. Additionally, Mr. Asaad serves on a DC Bar Steering Committee and is an appointee of the U.S. attorney defense panel of the District of Columbia - selected to the position by judges of the Court.

Born in Chicago as a first generation American to Egyptian immigrants, Mr. Asaad brings first-hand understanding to foreign nationals from various countries and cultures.

Professional Memberships and Scholarly Activities

• Guest on Washington Post Radio, 107.7 FM and 1500 AM
• Guest Radio Immigration Attorney, 100.3 FM and 980 AM

Selected Representative Matters

• Immigration counsel to the leading global broadband satellite communications provider for business, governments, and consumers on various business related and employment-based visa matters and I-9 compliance issues.
• Chief Legal Officer to an international consulting company that specializes in consulting services to governments and private clients in the areas of international business and political/cultural networking.
• Counsel to International Environmental Organization on various business and employment matters.
• Counsel to a U.S. government defense employee in obtaining a fiancee visa in a short period of time.
• Counsel to mother in detention and obtained national exposure to garner congressional intervention for her release.
• Counsel to foreign national in legal malpractice action against attorney obtaining judgment based on fraud and negligence.
• Counsel to an Inter-American Health Organization employee's wife in her removal proceeding protecting her from the 3/10 year bar in a very short period of time.
• Consultant and counsel in VAWA case to non-citizen victim of extreme cruelty by U.S. citizen ex-spouse.
• Consultant and counsel to criminal defendant in avoiding immigration consequences of charged crimes and in obtaining U.S. citizenship.

Civic and Charitable Activities

• Prevent Child Abuse, Metropolitan D.C.
• Tinley Park Mental Health Center, Adult Education

Other Selected Experiences

• Judicial Law Clerk for the Senior Judges of the Superior Court of the Distrit of Columbia with special assignment to the Honorable Leonard Braman. In the course of his clerkship, Mr. Asaad gathered the advice and cooperation of various agencies and judges to ultimately devise and implement an approach for addressing petitions for writ of habeas corpus with greater care and efficiency.
• Member of Michel E. Tigar's Impact Litigation Team. Mr. Asaad assisted in international human rights cases against Henry Kissinger and others filed before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
• Member of the International Human Rights Law Clinic, Washington College of Law.

Fees

There is a fee for an attorney to analyze your case. This consultation fee gets credited to future case fees if the attorney agrees to proceed with your case. Most cases are handled on a flat fee basis rather than an hourly fee.

Areas of Practice

• Immigration & Naturalization Law

West Practice Categories

Immigration & Naturalization Law

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia, 2003
• Maryland
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Immigration Lawyers Association, District of Columbia, 2007 - 2009 (Executive Board Member)
• ABC News Legal Resource Center (WJLA) , 2004 - 2006 (Former Lead Counsel)
• Alhurra Middle East Television Network, The "Ask an Alhurra" Program (Guest U.S. Immigration Attorney)
• DC Bar Immigration & Human Rights Committee, 2007 - 2008 (Chair)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, District of Columbia Chapter YLD, 2005 - 2007 (Chair)
• District of Columbia Bar, 2004 - 2005 (Former Chair, Interactive Communications Committee)
• District of Columbia Bar Law Practice Management, 2005 - 2006 (Co-Chair, Technology Subcommittee)
• The Indigent Fund (Chairman, Board and Chief Legal Officer)
• Criminal Defense U.S. Panel, District of Columbia Superior Court (Judicial Appointed Member)
• The Maryland Tech Council (Steering Committee Member)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (Member)
• American Bar Association (ABA) (Member)
• American Immigration Lawyers Foundation (Member)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association D.C. Chapter (Member, Congressional Committee)
• Corporation, Finance and Securities Law, District of Columbia Bar (Member)
• District of Columbia Bar (Member, Corporate Counsel Subcommittee)
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Former Member)
• National Legal Defense Fund (Member)
• The National Council for Innovation (NCI) (Chair of the Board)
• Global Science Partnerships for the 21st Century (Board Member (GSP21))
• The Indigent Fund (Chair, Board and President)
• International Human Rights Law Clinic, Washington College of Law (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Steering Committee Member, District of Columbia Bar Law Practice Management '2006 Best Section of the Year

Classes and Seminars

• "Employing Foreign Nationals in Today's Immigration Environment,", Society for Human Resources Management, District of Columbia
• "Immigration Reform and What It Means to Technology Companies,", Montgomery County Maryland, Department of Economic Development
• "Employing Foreign Nationals in Today's Immigration Environment,", Montgomery County Maryland, Department of Economic Development
• "Global Immigration Matters: Employment of Foreign Nationals in Today's Immigration Environment,", Maryland Tech Council
• "What All Lawyers Should Know About Immigration Law,", D.C. Bar
• "Ask Al-Hurra,", Alhurra, Middle East Television Network International Broadcast

Pro Bono Activities

• Counsel, International Environmental Organization
• Counsel, U.S. Government Defense Employee
• Counsel, Inter-American Health Organization
• Consultant and Counsel, VAWA
• Prevent Child Abuse, Metropolitan D.C.
• Tinley Park Mental Health Center, Adult Education

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Leonard Braman, Senior Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Judicial Law Clerk

Education

• American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Honors
• University of Rochester
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Honors

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• "Reaching the H-1B Numerical Limit and Your Alternatives,", ABC News, Legal Resource Center
• "Guidance for Entry for B-1 Business Visitors,", ABC News, Legal Resource Center
• "New Employment Visa Reform Passes: Additional H-1B Numbers; One Year Experience Requirement for L-1 Blanket Entrants; Fees and H-1B Dependent Attestations Reinstituted,", ABC News, Legal Resource Center
• "Guidance for HR Executives and Employers: New PERM Regulations Issued,", ABC News, Legal Resource Center
• "Multinational Managers and Executives,", ABC News, Legal Resource Center

Address

919 18 th Street N.W.
10th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-5503

Phones

(202) 234-0899

Faxes

(202) 478-0442

Emails

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Websites

http://www.immigration.us.com/