ATLANTA - Ford & Harrison LLP, a national labor & employment law firm, has been named one of the top immigration practices in the 2009 edition of Legal 500: US. In addition to the practice ranking, Legal 500 also selected Joycelyn L. Fleming as one of the top immigration attorneys in the U.S. based on her immigration expertise. The Legal 500 is a guide to commercial law firms in the United States and it conducts extensive research on lawyers it considers, including interviewing clients
Ford & Harrison focuses its immigration practice on employment-related immigration needs, especially hiring practices and document compliance. Clients interviewed by The Legal 500 praise the team's ability to work closely with them, saying lawyers are "active in learning our business" and "willing to explain over and over again the intricacies of the processes."
Joyce Fleming manages the Business Immigration department for Ford & Harrison's 18 office national labor and employment law practice. She meets the ongoing immigration needs of corporations located all over the United States and abroad that transfer or hire foreign employees, including temporary employment visas, labor certifications, permanent residency ("Green Cards") and outbound visas for other countries. She handles visa work for businesses relocating entire offices and clients with high volume immigration needs, as well as those with one-time hiring requirements.
In addition, Joyce has been named to The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2007 and The International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers 2007. She was selected as one of Georgia's 2009 Super Lawyers for Immigration by Atlanta Magazine. Of Mexican descent, she is fluent in Spanish.
The Legal 500 series of guides reviews the strengths and strategies of law firms in over 90 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North and South America, and the Caribbean. Researchers spoke to thousands of law firm clients each year in order to distinguish the best law firms and attorneys.