Attorneys owe absolute duties of loyalty and confidentiality to their clients. Problems arise, however, when there is a conflict of interest. Such conflicts arise when attorneys have separate clients with conflicting interests. This situation very commonly arises when an attorney represents both an employer and employee.

In most situations, having a single attorney represent both the employer an ...

Foreign nationals have two paths to lawful permanent residency, or ”green card” status: adjustment of status and overseas consular processing. Approximately 85% of all employment based immigrants elect the adjustment of status path. This involves filing an application for immigrant status while remaining entirely within the United States. These applications are processed entirely by the U.S. Citiz ...

A certificate of birth is required for all individuals applying for classification as a lawful permanent resident or seeking to file a relative petition. In some instances, applicants and petitioners do not have official birth records. This could be due to several reasons. For example, the record could have been destroyed in a fire or civil disturbance. It is also possible that the applicant or pe ...

DEPARTMENT OF STATE FAQ: EXPLANATION OF THE NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND CUT-DATE PROJECTIONS The following... ...