CONCENTRATION
Amy is a shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm in the Immigration Division. Her practice encompasses Immigration Law, with a focus on Business Immigration.
SUMMARY
Her work includes counseling both employers and foreign nationals in obtaining temporary employment authorization, permanent residency, and citizenship. She specializes in technology and healthcare industries, but has experience with a variety of clientele, from families and start-up companies to Fortune 500 companies.
Her prior experience includes preparation of non-immigrant petitions for B-1/B-2, E-3, H-1B, H-2B, H-3, K-1, L-1, O-1, P-1, R-1, and TN; immigrant petitions, including family based, labor certifications, outstanding professors and researchers, national interest waivers, and multinational executives and managers; consequences of corporate reorganizations and mergers, and name changes; immigrant and non-immigrant consular processing; I-9 counseling; Visa Screen issues for healthcare workers; and J-1 waivers, including Physicians under the Conrad 30 program. Amy also specializes in international adoptions.
PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, AND SEMINARS
Amy authored the chapter "The Labor Certification Process: A Step-by Step Guide" in the book "Inside the Minds: Navigating the Department of Labor's Certification Requirements" (2009).
Speaker at IAICE/CCPI Annual Conference (College Career Professionals of Iowa and Iowa Association for Internships and Cooperative Education): Session on "Understanding International Students: OPT".
ACADEMICS
Amy graduated cum laude from the University of Central Florida, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1996. She attended the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, graduating cum laude in 2001. While at U of L, she was a member of both the Brandeis Law Journal and the Journal of Law and Education, and active member of the Immigration Clinic.
PERSONAL
Amy currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Hadiya Development and Rehabilitation Network (HDRN), a non-profit organization that provides services, financial resources, and educational opportunities to disadvantaged individuals and families in Ethiopia. She also serves as a Board Member for Cornerstone of Hope Orphanage, an Iowa based 501(c)(3) organization that supports orphaned children in the Nigerian community of Benin City. From 2002 until 2007, Amy served as an Executive Board Member for the Lupus Foundation of America, Iowa Chapter.
Her interests also include international travel and spending time with her husband, Jeremy, and their children, Adrik and Amara.
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Recent Work
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Expansion of Nonimmigrant Visa Interview Waiver Program: Russia (Moscow), New Delhi, and Bucharest
04/26/2012 - Early this year, the Department of State (DOS) announced a pilot program, being implemented on an ...Guidance for Certain Foreign Students Applying for H-1B Status
04/17/2012 - Individuals who are in the United States in F-1 (student) status should be aware of special rules ...TPS Designation for Syria
03/30/2012 - Today the USCIS released details on Temporary Protective Status (TPS) application procedures for ...Syria Designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
03/26/2012 - The USCIS announced that Syria will be designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an ...Visa Numbers for EB-2 India and China Expected to Retrogress in May 2012
03/26/2012 - According to Charlie Oppenheim, Chief, Immigrant Visa Control & Reporting in the State ...New Study Finds Dramatically Increased Rates of Denials and “Requests for Evidence” for H-1B Professionals, L-1 Intracompany Transferees, and O-1 Extraordinary Ability Nonimmigrants
03/15/2012 - With its analysis of new data from the government, the nonprofit, nonpartisan National Foundation ...H-1B Professional Visa – It’s Filing Season
03/09/2012 - On April 1, employers will be able to file H-1B petitions for their employees who require a ...Amy M. Landwehr Celebrates 10 Years of Service
08/22/2011 - The Davis Brown Law Firm congratulates Amy M. Landwehr for 10 years of service. Amy is a ...New Electronic H-1B Registration Proposed by USCIS
05/13/2011 - In an effort to administer the H-1B program more fairly and efficiently, DHS has proposed a ...Few H-1B Petitions Submitted to USCIS for FY2012 Processing
05/02/2011 - On April 1st, employers began filing H-1B petitions for potential employees who require initial ...USCIS Restores H-1B Cap Exemption to Some Nonprofit Entities Affiliated with Institutions of Higher Education
04/25/2011 - On March 16th, the day before residency match positions were announced within the medical ...Will Same-Sex Married Couples Soon Receive Immigration Benefits? Not for Now…
04/20/2011 - In February, President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder announced that they would not ...Connecticut Court Protects H-1B Employee from Wrongful Arrest: States that Regulation Extending Work Authorization based on Timely Filed Extension Implicitly Extends Authorization to Remain in U.S.
04/19/2011 - A federal district court in Connecticut ruled that the government may not arrest an H-1B ...Amy Landwehr speaks at IAICE/CCPI Annual Conference
07/12/2010 - Amy Landwehr will be a speaker at IAICE/CCPI Annual Conference (Iowa Association for ...Amy Landwehr Co-Authors Chapter in "Inside the Minds"
04/15/2009 - Davis Brown attorney Amy M. Landwehr was a co-author of "Inside the Minds: Navigating the ...
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