Omaha Partner Amy Peck Elected to Serve on AILA's Board of Governors
OMAHA, NE (July 5, 2012) - Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, congratulates Omaha Partner Amy L. Peck for being one of 21 directors elected to serve on the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA’s) Board of Governors. Ms. Peck, recently named the Best Lawyers’ 2012 Omaha Immigration Law Lawyer of the Year, dedicates her practice exclusively to immigration law.
As an Elected Director of the AILA, a national association of over 11,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law, Ms. Peck will help set the general policies of the Association, which includes providing financial oversight, setting annual goals and monitoring Association accomplishments. This is Ms. Peck’s second term on the Board of Governors and only one of her many positions in the AILA. She has served as Chair of the AILA Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICS) Committee, on the AILA Interagency Committee, the Annual Conference Committee as well as chairs the AILA FOIA Liaison Committee and the AILA Comprehensive Reform Committee.
Ms. Peck is a frequently requested speaker and has been quoted in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. She regularly travels across the U.S. conducting training and internal I-9 audits, and consulting on compliance issues such as correct I-9 completion techniques and E-verify practices.
“Amy’s election to the AILA Board of Directors is well-deserved, as her expertise in the areas of immigration employment and enforcement issues is superlative,” said Sean Hanagan, Co-Head of Jackson Lewis’ immigration practice group.” “We congratulate her on this fantastic accomplishment, which reflects her reputation as one of the leading immigration attorneys in the country.”
Ms. Peck, who has been AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2010, is currently listed in the legal directory’s Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers. In 2008, she received the President’s Award for Worksite Compliance. In addition, she has been listed in the U.S. News “Best Lawyers” report since 2010, was named a “Top Lawyer” in Omaha Magazine in 2010 and 2011 and was selected by her peers as the “Best Lawyer for 2011” in the Annual Guide to Immigration Law featured in The American Lawyer.
Ms. Peck is currently admitted to practice law in the States of Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska as well as in the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1984, Ms. Peck received her B.A. from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She earned her J.D. from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1987.
Jackson Lewis’ Omaha office can be reached by calling (402) 391-1991.
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Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis, dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law, is one of the fastest growing workplace law firms in the U.S., with over 700 attorneys practicing in 49 locations nationwide. We have a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Non-Competes and Protection Against Unfair Competition; Wage and Hour Compliance; Workplace Safety Compliance and Corporate Diversity Counseling. 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 Employment Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations; Collegiate and Professional Sports; and Privacy, Social Media and Information Management.
For the 11th consecutive year, Jackson Lewis has been recognized for delivering client service excellence to the world’s largest corporations, once again earning a spot on the BTI Client Service A-Team. Jackson Lewis has also been recognized by in-house counsel of Fortune 1000 companies after a comprehensive survey, as “the single highest-ranked firm clients want by their side in employment battles.” In addition, Jackson Lewis is ranked in the First Tier nationally in the category of Labor and Employment Litigation, as well as in both Employment Law and Labor Law on behalf of Management in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms,” and is recognized by Chambers and Legal 500. As an “AmLaw 100” firm, Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of over 5000 litigations and approximately 300 class actions. And finally, Jackson Lewis is a charter member of L & E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide, an alliance currently of 14 workplace law firms in 14 countries.
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