Jacob T. Muklewicz

Mr. Muklewicz counsels and advises large multinational corporations, local businesses, individual investors and professionals in areas involving employment-based immigration law. Specifically, Mr. Muklewicz provides the following legal services to business clients:

• Advises companies and foreign nationals in connection E, H-1B, H-2B, H-3, L-1, TN, O, P, and R non-immigrant visa petitions.
• Assists foreign nationals seeking permanent residence (green cards).
• Consults with clients regarding the labor certification (PERM) process.
• Advises multinational managers, foreign nationals with extraordinary ability, and outstanding professors and researchers in connection with I-140 immigrant petitions.
• Counsels and advises immigrant investors with EB-5 cases.
• Represents foreign medical graduates with J-1 status seeking waivers of the two-year home residence requirement through state Conrad 30 programs as well as the Delta Regional Authority and Appalachian Regional Commission.
• Counsels foreign medical graduates seeking permanent residence through the National Interest Waiver process.
• Works with employers to develop, maintain and improve employment verification procedures in compliance with I-9 and E-Verify requirements and conducts internal I-9 audits to ensure compliance with federal and state laws.
• Provides training to managers and Human Resources staff regarding proper I-9 completion, re-verification, and compliance with E-Verify requirements.