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Recognized by The Washington Post as one of "seven leading lawyers" in Washington, D.C., Ms. Pederson has been dedicated to the practice of immigration and nationality law for over thirty years. Ms.Pederson has successfully represented thousands of clients - including renowned physicians, Fortune 500 companies, television networks, entertainers, and healthcare providers of all sizes - and is masterful at resolving complex immigration issues. Ms. Pederson is a leading advocate for the rights of J-1 Physicians in the United States and has been key to the passage of legislation to their benefit. She is also the publisher of J-1 Physician News and lectures nationally and internationally to foreign physicians. She seeks solutions for her clients beyond the immigration laws and does not hesitate to seek assistance from the White House and Congress if necessary. She has been a key advocate on the restoration of the National Interest Waivers for J-1 Physicians and in increasing the Conrad State 20 J-1 Waiver Program within the Conrad State 30 Program. Ms. Pederson served as president of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and as an elected director of the national Board of Governors of AILA for 18 years. She has served as a chairperson of the Physicians Task Force of AILA for many years and has also served as chairperson of the AILA Visa Office Liaison Committee and Refugee Committee. In 1997, she received the Edith Lowenstein Award for excellence in the advancement of the practice of immigration law. The national media has recognized Ms. Pederson's expertise in immigration law and called upon her to comment on important issues and legislation. Ms. Pederson has been interviewed by CNN, ABC News, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Washington Times and The Legal Times of Washington, D.C., to name a few.

Ms. Grossman is the founder and managing partner of Grossman Young & Hammond, LLC. She specializes in handling complex immigration cases before the Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and the federal courts. Ms. Grossman has extensive experience and expertise in asylum and refugee law, representing clients from Venezuela, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, El Salvador, Pakistan, and Iran, among many other countries. She also represents clients in complex family-based matters and regularly works with criminal defense attorneys to analyze the immigration consequences of a criminal conviction.. Prior to founding Grossman Law, LLC in 2008, which would later become Grossman Young & Hammond through a 2018 merger, Ms. Grossman was a member of the litigation team at Maggio & Kattar, P.C. She is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Tufts University. Ms. Grossman is fluent in English and Spanish and conversant in French.

Mr. Syed graduated cum laude from the University of Rochester (1997) and obtained his law degree from the George Washington University Law School (2000).  In 2007 he completed the Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers (mediation workshop).. Mr. Syed founded The Syed Law Firm, PLLC in 2011 and has developed a thriving immigration, litigation and international business practice.  His past experience includes several years in the antitrust and business disputes section of the law firm of King & Ballow with offices in Nashville, TN and La Jolla, CA.  Mr. Syed previously practiced litigation at Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP in Washington, D.C. with offices and active cases nationwide focusing on tort and complex civil disputes.  He has also worked for the Civil Litigation Branch of the District of Columbia Office of Attorney General (formerly D.C. Office of Corporation Counsel), as well as Rizvi, Isa, Afridi and Angell, a leading corporate law firm in Karachi, Pakistan.

Meg Hobbins is a Partner at Grossman Young & Hammond focusing on complex U.S. immigration matters and Interpol defense. Meg has fifteen years of experience in U.S. immigration and international human rights law. She has represented clients seeking permanent residence, the full spectrum of humanitarian immigration benefits, and relief from removal proceedings. During and after law school, Meg served as a judicial law clerk and attorney advisor at the Houston, Baltimore, and York Immigration Courts, through the Department of Justice Attorney General’s Honors Program. Having worked with over a dozen immigration judges, she applies a broader perspective and astute analysis to her client matters, succeeding in the most intractable cases. Meg is endlessly energized by her clients’ resilience and is a tenacious, impassioned advocate.

I am an attorney focused on helping clients who want to immigrate to the USA. I accept business and family-based immigration clients. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you and your family.

As a founding member of the firm, Adam Frank deals with all firm related business. Adam received his Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore. Adam has been invited to speak with the Graduate Research, Education, and Training (GREAT) Group (part of AAMC), the Annual Meeting of the NPA, the Principal Investigators Association, NAFSA, as well as conducting legal seminars at numerous Universities and institutions. Adam has additionally co-authored numerous articles related to postdoctoral issues for the Post Docket (quarterly newsletter of the NPA).

A native of Northern Ireland, I have resided in the Washington DC area since February 1999.. The law firm Frank and Delaney Immigration Law LLC is based in Bethesda, MD and set at the intersection of science and business, the firm focuses on the representation of foreign born nationals with their temporary and permanent visa applications on a company, individual, and institutional basis. This includes an emphasis on Extraordinary Ability and National Interest Waiver applications, EB-1B and PERM, as well as E-Visas for Investors, L-Visas for Intracompany transfers, O & P Visas and J-Waivers. We also assist individuals with family based and naturalization cases. Prevously, as a partner with the law firm of Leavy, Frank & Delaney, LLC I had the opportunity to work with individuals, companies and organizations from all areas of the United States to assist them with their immigration concerns. While we work with our clients on all aspects of US immigration law, our concentration is on assisting scientists and researchers with their visa matters.. During my time in practice I have had the opportunity to offer educational Legal Seminars in conjunction with the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) aimed at International Postdocs and Research Scientists, where we discuss temporary and permanent visa options with an emphasis on Extraordinary Ability and National Interest Waiver applications.. In 2010 I was honored to receive an invitation from the NPA to serve on their Advisory Council and currently continue to hold this position. We also publish quarterly articles in the NPA newsletter, the POSTDOCket, related to issues relevant to international postdocs, scientists and researchers.. For more information, please visit our website .

Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in Bethesda and surrounding areas.

Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in Bethesda and surrounding areas.

Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in Bethesda and surrounding areas.

Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in Bethesda and surrounding areas.

Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in Bethesda and surrounding areas.