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Robert H. Cohen
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rcohen@porterwright.com
p: 614-227-2066 f: 614-227-2100
Huntington Center
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6194
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Mr. Cohen's primary area of practice is immigration and nationality law. He has extensive experience in all aspects of business and family immigration procedures. In addition to his legal experience, he is also an instructor for the Legal Assistant program at Capital University. Mr. Cohen was recently appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the American Immigration Council and served as Chapter Chair of the Ohio Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association from 2003 to 2005. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Immigration Law every year since 1995, and is recognized by the publishers of Law & Politics and Cincinnati Magazine as an Ohio Super Lawyer®.
Practice Areas
Immigration
Business immigration
Employment eligibility verification
Nonimmigrant visas
Permanent resident applications
Professional Associations
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Columbus Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Education
University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 1976
Miami University, A.B., 1973
Bar Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
State of Ohio
Presentations/Publications/CLE
Panelist, “Fundamentals: You Want Me to File a PERM Application? OK, Here Is What You Need to Know…” American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, June 2009
Author, Identifying the Employer’s Requirements for the Position Before Drafting an Approvable and Appropriate PERM Application, David Stanton Manual on Labor Certification 131 (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2008-09)
Co-author, Labor Certification du Jour: 2007-08 PERM Developments¸ Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook 117 (2008-09 ed.)
Panelist, "Navigating the New ETA-9089: Has the landscape changed?," American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 2008
Discussion leader, PERM Workshop and new DOL Regulations," American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Orlando, June 2007
Author, Help, My Adjustment Application Has Been Denied, Now What? Immigration Law Today, June 2007
Coauthor, Practice Pointers In Resolving PERM Conundrums: Job Requirements, Degree Equivalencies, Experience With Same Employer and Timelines, American Immigration Lawyers Association Handbook, June 2007
Speaker, "PERM Preparation and filing," Midwest Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, April 2007
Speaker, "PERM Preparation and filing," New York Chapter, American Immigration Lawyers Association, December 2006
Discussion Leader, "PERM Pre-filing," Annual American Immigration Lawyers Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 2006
Speaker, "Removal of Conditional Resident Status," Annual American Immigration Lawyers Association Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2005
Coauthor, Falling out of Love: Representing Conditional Residents when Life doesn't go as Planned and other I-751 Oddities, American Immigration Lawyers Association Handbook, (p.753), 2005-2006
Speaker, "Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Strategies in a New Era," Midwest Regional Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Chicago, February 2005
Coauthor, Labor Certification in the Academic Institution, Immigration Options for Academics and Researchers, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2005
Discussion Leader, "J-1 Issues and Waivers," American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, June 2004
Speaker,"Employment Based Immigration," American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, June 2003
Author, The Labor Certification Process, American Immigration Lawyers Association Handbook, Volume II, 2003-2004
Practice Roundtable, "Advanced Topics on Ethics in Immigration," American Immigration Lawyers Association, Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, June 2002
Coauthor, Ethics in Family Immigration, American Immigration Lawyers Association Handbook, Advanced Topics, 2000-2001
Speaker, "Overview of Permanent (Immigrant) Visas," Lorman Seminar, July 2001
Honors & Awards
Ohio Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association, Outstanding Contribution to the Practice of Immigration Law, November 2009
Presidential Award for service as Chair of the Chapter Litigation Guidelines and Chapter Affiliation Agreement Working Groups, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Community/Civic/Volunteer Work
American Immigration Council, Vice Chair
Community Refugee & Immigration Services, Board Member
Columbus Jewish Historical Society, Board Member
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