DALLAS, Texas (June 9, 2009) – Jackson Lewis LLP -- one of the country’s largest and fastest growing workplace law firms – announced that Harry J. Joe has joined the firm’s Dallas office as Partner and Rebecca R. Massiatte has joined as an Associate. Mr. Joe is a former shareholder and Immigration and Nationality law expert at Winstead PC and Jenkens & Gilchrist PC in Dallas. Ms. Massiatte comes to Jackson Lewis from the Dallas law firm Winstead PC , and prior thereto, Jenkens & Gilchrist PC in Dallas.
One of the region’s most accomplished immigration law advisors, Mr. Joe has written and presented extensively on the topic. His primary practice includes securing non-immigrant and immigrant visas for permanent resident status, alien labor employment certifications, waivers of removal and inadmissibility, permits to reenter the United States, Citizenship and Nationality , and other related immigration and nationality legal matters for alien individuals , alien professionals, managers and executives of domestic and international companies and nonprofit organizations, foreign investors and traders ; compliance counseling and representing employers in Worksite Enforcement proceedings under IRCA , and in litigation in the United States Immigration Courts, Board of Immigration Appeals , and Federal District Courts and Court of Appeals . In addition, he appears before the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs and at U.S. Consuls around the world, and the United States Department of Labor and its Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals. He has been a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law since 1980.
He has served as Chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission for the City of Dallas, and as City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem in Irving, Texas.
Dallas office Managing Partner Christopher Antone says, “Immigration law is an increasingly complex area of employment law and Jackson Lewis constantly strives to provide our clients the very best counsel available. Having Harry on board in Dallas ensures that we deliver that promise. The members of our immigration practice group are eager to begin working with him.”
Mr. Joe is a member of the American Bar Association; Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Asian American Bar Association (President, 1999); National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Trailblazer Award, 2003); American Immigration Lawyers Association; and serves on the planning committee of the University of Texas School of Law Annual Symposium on Immigration and Nationality Law. He is also a former adjunct faculty member of the SMU School of Law.
He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas and is a graduate of the Washington University School of Law.
Ms. Massiatte also practices exclusively in the areas of immigration and nationality law, with particular emphasis assisting private, corporate and non-profit organizations and individuals obtain visas, and assist with immediate relative processing and naturalization proceedings. She is skilled at advising clients about the foreign labor certification process and the implementation of effective immigration policies with regard to laws governing the employment of foreign nationals in the U.S.
Prior to her last job, Ms. Massiatte worked with Mr. Joe as an immigration associate attorney at a Jenkens & Gilchrist, and prior to that as judicial law clerk for the San Antonio and Harlingen Immigration Courts (EOIR) through the U.S. Department of Justice, Attorney General’s Honors Program. Her bar admissions include the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and Texas (2002). She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, and a fellow of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.
Ms. Massiatte is an appointed member on the State Bar of Texas Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality Committee (2008-2011), a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service-Texas Service Center Liaison Committee (2009-2010), and recently recognized as a Texas Rising Star in the field of Immigration by Texas Monthly magazine.
Ms. Massiatte is an honors graduate of Texas State University; she has a master’s degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis and a juris doctorate from Washington University School of Law, where she was a founding member of the Global Studies Law Review and was named Public Service Law Student of the Year.
About Jackson Lewis Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis is dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law with 565 attorneys practicing in 41 cities nationwide. Jackson Lewis has a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Diversity Planning; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation, Workplace Privacy and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Trade Secrets, Non-Competes and Workplace Technology; Wage and Hour Compliance; and Workplace Safety Compliance. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; and Government Relations.
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