Mr. Hendrick practices in all areas of immigration. He focuses on employment-based immigration and he counsels individuals and corporations on all types of immigration matters. He assists all types of organizations with visas and permanent residence for employees, and specializes in assisting healthcare organizations, energy companies, technology companies, emerging organizations and entrepreneurs. This includes counseling and assistance with F-1, H-1B, L-1, J-1, O-1 visas and other visas that allow work, study, or training in the United States. He also assists employees and families with obtaining permanent residence, assisting with PERM labor certifications, multinational manager petitions, outstanding professor and researcher cases, extraordinary and exceptional ability petitions, national interest waivers and family relative petitions. He also assists individuals with obtaining citizenship, and counsels on immigration compliance and visa options for U.S. citizens looking to work and live outside of the United States.
In addition to assisting with visas and permanent residence, Mr. Hendrick counsels employers on a variety of immigration and employment compliance issues. He represents employers in OCAHO proceedings related to I-9 violations, and counsels and trains employers on best practices for immigration compliance. This includes training staff on I-9 completion, performing and overseeing I-9 audits, and counseling on state compliance processes.