E.G. Allen, III
E.G. Allen is Of Counsel at Roth Jackson. His practice focuses on corporate and business law, with an emphasis on advising closely held businesses, their owners, and employees in all manner of transactions, including business formations, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, and restructurings. Mr. Allen works with business owners in a variety of areas, including choice of entity, business structure, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and buy-sell agreements. He also advises businesses in their general operations, including financings, leases, employee agreements, and service agreements. Mr. Allen also advises individuals in their management capacity, including directors and officers of corporations and managers of limited liability companies. He serves in a general counsel capacity to multiple businesses, including manufacturing, consulting, professional services, non-profit associations, and others.
Education
Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1991) Washington & Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988)
Awards & Honors
Law Clerk, Honorable Richard B. Kellam, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1991-1992)
William & Mary Law Review, Student Articles Editor (1989-1991)
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
Law Office
Richmond Attorney
Contact Information
(804) 441-8702 (direct)
(804) 441-8440 (main)
(804) 441-8438 (fax)
eallen@rothjackson.com
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Joseph P. Bowser
In the courtroom, Mr. Bowser has litigated cases and counseled clients in a wide variety of complex disputes, including individual and class-action cases arising out of contract, tariff, commercial tort, consumer-protection, privacy laws, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in particular. Mr. Bowser has tried cases in federal and state court, and helped clients reach key victories through briefing at both the trial and appellate levels.
Outside the courtroom, Mr. Bowser advises numerous emerging telecommunications companies, helping them navigate regulatory hurdles from initial registration, to on-going compliance and regulatory advocacy, to complex dispute resolution. He also drafts and negotiates a wide variety of contracts, such as telecommunications/ISP service agreements, software/platform/infrastructure-as-a-service agreements, and reseller and marketing agent agreements.
In addition to defending clients in individual and class-action litigation throughout the country, he provides counseling to mitigate the litigation risk, including auditing marketing campaigns, developing compliant website and consent-based opt-ins, and preparing terms of service for direct-marketing campaigns that implicate the TCPA and related marketing and privacy laws. Having litigated many of these issues, Mr. Bowser knows where the proverbial mines are, and helps his clients sidestep them.
Education
University of Virginia School of Law (Editorial Board, Virginia Journal of Law and Technology) (J.D., 2003)
University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1999)
Awards & Honors
Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine, Top Rated Communications Attorney in Washington, D.C. – 2013
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
District of Columbia Bar
Maryland State Bar
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
Recent Speaking Engagements
• “Getting the Lead on Lead Generation Campaigns: What are the Best Practices to Stay Out of the Crosshairs of Regulators?”, PACE TCPA Washington Summit, Washington, D.C., September 2019
• “Data Privacy & Security for VoIP”, KAZOOcon, San Diego, June 2019
• “2019 TCPA Trends”, Webinar with DNC.com, March 2019
• “What Every Contact Center Manager, Owner, or Director Needs to Know About Compliance”, PACE Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2019
• “TCPA Think Tank”, PACE TCPA Washington Summit, Washington, D.C., September 2018
• Regularly released TCPA Case Studies with Tatango CEO, Derek Johnson, available on YouTube at https://bit.ly/2sAP1SS
• “The FCC, VoIP, and Unified Communications”, KAZOOcon, San Diego, April 2018
• “TCPA Takeaways from 2017”, Webinar with LiveVox, Inc., December 2017
• “Updates from the Bar: How the Courts are Affecting Customer-Contact Operations and Vice Versa”, PACE TCPA Washington Summit, Washington D.C., September 2017
• “Updates from the Bar: TCPA Defense Counsel Discuss the Latest Trends in the Courts”, PACE Webinar, July 2017
• “Privacy and Compliance Red Flags”, PACE Webinar, October 2016
• “The FCC’s Regulatory Framework for Unified Communications and VoIP,” KazooCon, San Francisco, October 2016
• “Privacy and Compliance Red Flags”, PACE TCPA Washington Summit, Washington D.C., September 2016
• “A Primer on Telecom Law for VoIP Providers”, KazooCon, San Francisco, November 2014
Law Offices
Richmond and Tyson’s Corner
Contact Information
(804) 441-8701 (Richmond Direct)
(804) 441-8440 (Richmond Main)
(703) 485-3528 (DC Direct)
(703) 485-3535 (DC Main)
(804) 441-8438 (fax)
jbowser@rothjackson.com
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Genevieve C. Bradley
Genevieve C. Bradley is a member at Roth Jackson, supporting the firm in all of its practice areas, including commercial litigation, employment law, creditors’ rights, finance, secured transactions, real estate, privacy issues, and direct marketing law.
Since joining the firm, she has assisted in successfully defending employers and businesses in federal and state courts against numerous claims, including defamation actions, race, age, sex, and disability claims, equal pay claims, contract actions, wage claims, wrongful termination and Bowman claims, as well as lawsuits brought under various consumer protection statutes, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the various federal regulations regarding the same.
Ms. Bradley has also gained significant experience in protecting businesses’ interests and enforcing creditors’ rights in court. To that end, she has assisted in bringing lawsuits to enforce contracts and payment obligations. Likewise, she has favorably conducted numerous commercial foreclosure actions, actions to recover specific personal property, and judgment enforcement actions such as garnishments and debtor interrogatories.
Lastly, Ms. Bradley also provides clients with guidance outside the courtroom. Specifically, Ms. Bradley has assisted clients in negotiating contacts, drafting manuals and handbooks, and developing internal company policies, including wage payment, employee classifications, and privacy policies.
Education
George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2011)
University of Dallas (M.A., 2008)
Trinity University (B.A., 2004)
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
Maryland State Bar
Law Office
Tysons Attorney
Contact Information
(703) 485-3531 (direct)
(703) 485-3535 (main)
(703) 485-3525 (fax)
gbradley@rothjackson.com
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Caroline E. Browder
Caroline E. Browder is a member at Roth Jackson. Her practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate, including strategic planning, finance, leasing, and construction. Ms. Browder represents landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions including ground leases, “build to suit” and national tenant leasing. She also represents lenders and borrowers in commercial financing. Ms. Browder has extensive experience in cellular communications leasing and development.
Before joining Roth Jackson, Ms. Browder served as senior vice president and in-house counsel for SunTrust Banks, Inc., where she handled all of the bank’s corporate real estate transactions in the Mid-Atlantic region. Representative transactions include: portfolio sale/leaseback of 447 branch banking facilities, sale/leaseback of 25 office buildings, 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange Projects, drafting and negotiating leases for all retail and office space leased by and from SunTrust Bank, AIA contracts, condemnation, and premise liability litigation.
Education
University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999)
University of Richmond (B.A., 1995)
Awards & Honors
Law clerk to the Supreme Court of Virginia
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
Law Office
Richmond Attorney
Contact Information
(804) 977-3372 (direct)
(804) 441-8440 (main)
(804) 441-8438 (fax)
cbrowder@rothjackson.com
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Gregory M. Caffas
Gregory M. Caffas is an associate at Roth Jackson. Mr. Caffas works in all of the firm’s practice areas to deliver the best possible outcome to clients. He focuses particularly on commercial litigation, creditor’s rights, labor and employment, and direct marketing law.
Mr. Caffas enjoys navigating all stages of litigation, including pre-litigation strategy, discovery, and claim construction. He has first-chair experience litigating cases in both state and federal courts. Mr. Caffas also strives to equitably resolve disputes outside of the courtroom whenever possible, and he has negotiated dozens of settlements for his clients.
Prior to joining Roth Jackson, Mr. Caffas was an associate at a small firm practicing civil and domestic litigation. While in law school, he was a legal intern for the Institute of International Banking Law and Practice where he worked primarily on trade-based financial crime compliance and served as student editor for multiple editions of their Annual Review of International Banking Law. Mr. Caffas also worked as a clerk for Violent Crimes and Narcotics Trafficking division of the District of Columbia U.S. Attorney’s Office, and as a summer clerk in the Shanghai office of AllBright Law Offices, where he assisted in EB-5 visa plan requirements for investors looking to immigrate to the United States.
Mr. Caffas was an active member of George Mason’s Trial Advocacy Association, serving as a member of its executive board and competing in multiple mock trial competitions around the country. He was also Associate Editor of George Mason’s Journal of International Commercial Law.
Education
George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2017)
Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 2012)
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
Law Office
Tysons Attorney
Contact Information
(703) 485-3533 (direct)
(703) 485-3535 (main)
(703) 485-3525 (fax)
gcaffas@rothjackson.com
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Andrew M. Condlin
Andrew M. Condlin is a member at Roth Jackson, focusing in commercial real estate and land use law. Mr. Condlin represents developers and landowners in every aspect of commercial real estate, particularly in matters relating to land use, zoning, economic development, transactional matters (purchase, sale, lease, financing), historic preservation and local government law issues. He also assists local governments, volunteer boards and private developers in amending and drafting local zoning ordinances and comprehensive plans. The extent of Mr. Condlin’s diverse land use practice places him in regular contact with local governing bodies, commissions and administrators as well as relevant developers and civic associations allowing him to establish and maintain relationships with these individuals and organizations.
Mr. Condlin is the recipient of the Henrico Business Council’s Award of Merit for 2005 and named the 2004 Virginia Bar Leader of the Year by the Virginia State Bar’s Conference of Local Bar Associations. In 1998, Mr. Condlin was named one of Richmond’s “Top 40 Under Forty” by Inside Business magazine. Mr. Condlin has been included in Virginia Business magazine’s list of the “Legal Elite” and was recognized by Chambers USA as a leading real estate attorney in Virginia, each since 2004. Mr. Condlin has been named a “Super Lawyer” for Land Use/Zoning by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, each since 2004. Mr. Condlin was selected in 2004 as a member of the VCU Real Estate Circle of Excellence.
Mr. Condlin has taught various real property courses at Virginia Commonwealth University and William & Mary School of Law. Mr. Condlin is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™.
Education
Marshall Wythe School of Law at William & Mary (J.D., 1991)
State University of New York at Potsdam (B.A., 1988)
Awards & Honors
Chambers USA – Real Estate – since 2005
Henrico Business Council – Henrico Award of Merit – 2005
Inside Business magazine – Richmond’s “Top 40 Under Forty” – 1998
The Best Lawyers in America – Land Use & Zoning Law, Land Use & Zoning Litigation, Real Estate Law
Virginia Business magazine – “Legal Elite” – since 2004
Virginia CLE – Moderator & Author, Land Use Law in Virginia – 2001-2004
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Real Estate Circle of Excellence – since 2004
Virginia State Bar Conference of Local Bar Associations – Bar Leader of the Year Award – 2004
Virginia Super Lawyers magazine – Land Use/Zoning – since 2004
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
Virginia Bar Association
Henrico County Bar Association
Richmond Bar Association
Law Office
Richmond Attorney
Contact Information
(804) 977-3373 (direct)
(804) 441-8440 (main)
(804) 441-8438 (fax)
acondlin@rothjackson.com
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Sean M. Gibbons
Mr. Gibbons is the founding member of the Richmond office of Roth Jackson. He defends employers in administrative and litigation matters arising out of claims of race, sex, age, religion and disability discrimination, as well as claims filed under the FLSA, the FMLA and ERISA. Mr. Gibbons also represents clients in covenant not to compete and trade secret cases.
In addition to litigation, Mr. Gibbons advises clients on numerous employment related issues in order to develop and implement practical employment policies and procedures for his clients. Mr. Gibbons also provides compliance training to employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including anti-harassment training, workplace complaints and investigations, hiring and interviewing, wage and hour, and discipline and discharge. Additionally, Mr. Gibbons also conducts workplace investigations stemming from internal or external complaints.
Mr. Gibbons also provides guidance to clients involved in business acquisitions. In connection with these transactions, he reviews and drafts employment and restrictive covenant agreements and assists clients with various employment issues which may arise during such transactions.
Mr. Gibbons is consistently recognized as one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business magazine and as a “Super Lawyer” by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine. In 2012 and 2013, Mr. Gibbons was recognized as one of the “Top 100 Lawyers In Virginia” and in 2012 as one of the “Top 50 Lawyers in Richmond” by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine. He is also listed in Best Lawyers in America for Labor & Employment Law.
Education
St. John’s University School of Law (J.D., 1994)
Fairfield University (B.A., 1991)
Awards & Honors
Virginia Super Lawyers magazine – Top 100 Lawyers in Virginia – 2012, 2013 and Top 50 Lawyers in Richmond – 2012
Virginia Super Lawyers magazine – Super Lawyer – 2009-2019
Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine – Rising Star – 2007 and 2008
Virginia Business magazine – Legal Elite – 2000-2020
Best Lawyers in America for Labor & Employment – 2010-2020
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
District of Columbia Bar
New York State Bar
Law Office
Richmond Attorney
Contact Information
(804) 441-8442 (direct)
(804) 441-8440 (main)
(804) 441-8438 (fax)
sgibbons@rothjackson.com
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Ashley B. Kyle
Ashley B. Kyle is an associate at Roth Jackson. Ms. Kyle focuses on commercial litigation, direct marketing and regulatory compliance, and commercial real estate.
Prior to joining Roth Jackson, Ms. Kyle worked on a diverse set of commercial real estate matters including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development and financing. She has experience representing developers on various matters related to large residential community projects. Ms. Kyle also has experience drafting organizational, conveyance, and loan documents, as well as conducting due diligence reviews for various other real estate transactions.
Ms. Kyle is also an adjunct professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School (formerly George Mason University School of Law). She has taught Legal Research and Writing classes in both the JD and JM programs.
Education
George Mason University School of Law (J.D., Cum Laude, 2008)
University of Virginia (B.A., 2002)
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
Law Office
Tysons Attorney
Contact Information
akyle@rothjackson.com
(703) 485-3520 (direct)
(703) 485-3535 (main)
(703) 485-3525 (fax)
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Joseph F. Jackson
Joe Jackson is a founding member of Roth Jackson who concentrates on finance, restructuring and real estate matters. Mr. Jackson began his legal career as a commercial litigation attorney and now regularly represents lenders and business entities in commercial financings, asset and stock sales and other asset dispositions. Additionally, he represents creditors in workout-related litigation and bankruptcy matters in state and federal courts in Virginia and Maryland. Mr. Jackson also serves as outside counsel to businesses throughout the region regarding entity formation, governance and transaction-related issues. Mr. Jackson has a Top Secret security clearance from Defense Investigative Security Clearance Office.
He is a member of the Virginia and Maryland bars and is admitted to practice before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Jackson is an active member of the Fairfax and Loudoun County chambers of commerce and the Circuit Court Committee of the Fairfax Bar Association. He has been recognized as one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business magazine.
Education
George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1990)
College of William & Mary (B.A., 1986)
Professional Affiliations
Fairfax County Bar Association
Loudoun County Bar Association
Northern Virginia Technology Council
Awards & Honors
Virginia Business magazine – Legal Elite
Bar Admissions
Maryland State Bar
Virginia State Bar
Law Office
Tysons Attorney
Contact Information:
(703) 485-3538 (direct)
(703) 485-3535 (main)
(703) 485-3525 (fax)
jjackson@rothjackson.com
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Mark J. Kronenthal
Mark Kronenthal is a member at Roth Jackson, practicing in all areas of commercial real estate transactions. Since his return to private practice after serving as the Mayor of Richmond’s Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor, Mark assists clients in land use/zoning matters, commercial leasing, lending, and business/government strategies.
Mark represents banks and borrowers in a wide variety of lending scenarios, including commercial/multi-family acquisitions, construction loans, permanent financing, historic tax credit matters, and leasehold financing. Mark also negotiates complex ground and space leases, municipal ordinances, easements, use restrictions, declarations, restrictive covenants, and land use/zoning matters for all types of commercial clients. He advises clients on general corporate matters, on local, state and federal government relations, and on administrative and enforcement issues.
Mark’s background also includes national bank branch leasing and bank-owned property dispositions.
Mark has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Real Estate, and is a past Executive Committee Member and past Programs Co-Chair of the Richmond district of the Urban Land Institute, 2011-2012.
Education
T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond (J.D. 2003)
James Madison University (B.A. 1998)
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
Law Office
Richmond Attorney
Contact Information
(804) 441-8603 (direct)
(804) 441-8440 (main)
(804) 441-8438 (fax)
mkronenthal@rothjackson.com
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Kim Lacy
Kim Lacy is of counsel at Roth Jackson focusing in commercial real estate, corporate, and banking and finance law. She represents borrowers and lenders on various types of commercial loans including construction loans and historic tax credit financings. She regularly drafts and negotiates contracts for both corporate and real estate matters including commercial leases. Ms. Lacy has experience with transactions involving stock and asset sales, membership interest transfers, corporate and limited liability company formation and private placements, and 1031 exchanges. She also has extensive experience representing a publicly traded water and wastewater utility company in the acquisition of new facilities.
Education
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2005)
Vanderbilt University (B.S. Magna Cum Laude, 2001)
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
Law Office
Richmond Attorney
Contact Information
(804) 210-7225 Ext. 104 (direct)
(804) 441-8440 (main)
(804) 441-8438 (fax)
klacy@rothjackson.com
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Jennifer D. Mullen
Jennifer D. Mullen is a member at Roth Jackson focusing in commercial real estate and land use law. Ms. Mullen represents developers and landowners in the acquisition, disposition, development and financing of residential subdivisions and planned unit developments, office and residential condominiums, office buildings, multi-family housing projects and shopping centers. She routinely represents clients in obtaining zoning, permitting and development approvals, as well as negotiating economic development agreements. Ms. Mullen has also represented a variety of owners in the acquisition, development and construction of multi-family housing intended to qualify for federal low-income housing tax credits.
Ms. Mullen has been named a “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business magazine and a “Rising Star” by Virginia Superlawyers magazine and is in The Best Lawyers in America- Women in the Law. In 2021, she was selected as a member of the VCU Real Estate Circle of Excellence.
Education
Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary (J.D., 2005)
Miami University of Ohio (B.A., 2000)
Awards & Honors
The Best Lawyers in America – Lawyer of the Year (Real Estate/Land Use and Zoning) – 2020
Virginia Super Lawyers magazine – Legal Elite – 2011- present
Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine – 2011- present
Virginia Business magazine – Legal Elite (Real Estate/Land Use) – 2016
The Best Lawyers in America – Women in the Law – 2016
Virginia Bar Association CLE- Moderator & Author – Land Use Law in Mixed
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Real Estate Circle of Excellence – since 2021
Use Development, Construction Disputes in Commercial and Mixed Use Condominium Projects
U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Green Associate
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
Law Office
Richmond Attorney
Contact Information
(804) 977-3374 (direct)
(804) 441-8440 (main)
(804) 441-8438 (fax)
jmullen@rothjackson.com
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Mitchell N. Roth
Mitchell N. Roth is a founding member at Roth Jackson and serves as the Firm’s Chief Executive Officer. He is nationally recognized for his experience with state and federal direct marketing laws. He counsels clients on developing effective marketing strategies to ensure compliance with telemarketing, email, fax, direct mail and internet marketing laws. He also has significant experience in defending clients in nation-wide class action lawsuits arising out of alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act as well as enforcement actions initiated by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general alleging violations of marketing laws. Mr. Roth works closely with several national trade associations in advising them and their members on compliance with marketing and privacy laws and is a frequent lecturer on legal issues affecting the direct marketing industry.
Mr. Roth has also gained experience in counseling private colleges and universities on compliance with the Department of Education’s Program Integrity regulations, specifically those pertaining to Gainful Employment, Placement Verification, Prohibited Misrepresentations and Incentive Compensation. Mr. Roth also oversees the Firm’s Business Immigration practice group where he advises clients in connection with their business immigration matters. He is experienced in assisting his clients with obtaining nonimmigrant visas, such as H-1Bs, L-1s, E-2s, etc., as well as assisting his clients in obtaining U.S. permanent residence through employment.
Mr. Roth is a member of Virginia State Bar, the Maryland Bar Association, the Fairfax County Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has been recognized as one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business magazine and named one of the top up-and-coming lawyers in the state by Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine.
Education
George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1993)
State University of New York at Albany (B.A., phi beta kappa, summa cum laude, 1990)
Awards & Honors
Virginia Super Lawyers magazine – Super Laywer – 2012
Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine – Rising Star – 2007
Virginia Business magazine – Legal Elite
Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Maryland Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
District of Colorado
Law Office
Tysons Attorney
Contact Information
(703) 485-3536 (direct)
(703) 485-3535 (main)
(703) 485-3525 (fax)
mroth@rothjackson.com
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Allyson Martin Sladic
Allyson Martin Sladic is of counsel at Roth Jackson. She began her practice exclusively in immigration law in 1994. Her practice focuses on employment-based, temporary and permanent visas for business professionals. She assists companies with the hiring and transfer of international employees. Her primary areas of focus include H-1B Visas for high-tech and professional personnel and L-1 Visas for multinational managers, executives and specialized knowledge employees; labor certifications; I-140 immigrant petitions; and I-485 adjustment of status applications.
Ms. Sladic also has experience advising and representing clients on family-based immigration matters and citizenship applications before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Education
Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 1993), European Legal Practice Certificate
Georgetown University (B.S., cum laude, 1990)
Bar Admissions
Louisiana State Bar
Pennsylvania State Bar
Virginia State Bar
Law Office
Richmond Attorney
Contact Information
(804) 441-8445 (direct)
(804) 441-8440 (main)
(804) 441-8438 (fax)
asladic@rothjackson.com
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Jennifer S. Varughese
Jennifer S. Varughese is a member at Roth Jackson. Her practice focuses exclusively on U.S. immigration and nationality law, specifically in the areas of family-based immigration, naturalization, asylum, and litigation. Ms. Varughese has represented individuals and families from over 130 countries and throughout the United States. She regularly appears on behalf of clients before the U.S. Department of State (DOS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and other federal courts.
Ms. Varughese has expertise in the effect of criminal convictions on immigration benefits. She is an aggressive litigator who is familiar with all forms of relief before the nation’s immigration courts: Asylum/Withholding of Removal/CAT, Adjustment of Status, Cancellation of Removal, Removal of Conditions, and Waivers related to criminal, fraud/misrepresentation, and other grounds of inadmissibility and removability.
Ms. Varughese also has an extensive practice devoted to writing briefs, motions, and responses to notice of intent to deny letters and requests for evidence. This has resulted in scores of approvals for clients seeking: I-601A provisional waivers, I-601/I-212 waivers, I-130 petitions following allegations of marriage fraud, I-130 petitions subject to the Adam Walsh Act, and Motions to Reopen/Reconsider.
Ms. Varughese has been quoted on immigration law topics in local and national publications including The Washington Post and Bloomberg BNA. She has testified as an expert witness on immigration law in state and federal courts. She is a sought after speaker for continuing education courses, schools, religious organizations, and community groups. She is a committed advocate both for her clients and various pro bono causes.
Education
Regent University School of Law (J.D., 2005)
Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 2001)
Awards & Honors
Virginia and D.C. Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine – 2015 to 2018
Fairfax Bar Association Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year – 2010
Fairfax County Election Officer – 2016 to present
Instructor, “Neighborhood Outreach Training for Volunteer Lawyers,” The Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center – 2012, 2016, 2021
Panelist, “Current Trends & Challenges in Immigration,” The South Asian Bar Association of Washington, D.C. (SABA-DC) – 2020
Panelist, “Family-Based Immigration 101,” American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference on Immigration Law – 2020
Instructor, “Immigration Law Basics for the Non-Immigration Attorney,” Fairfax Bar Association (FBA) – 2019
Instructor, “Caring for the Undocumented Immigrant,” Christian Legal Society (CLS) – 2018
Instructor, “Immigration Law,” Fredericksburg Bar Association – 2016
Instructor, “Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions,” George Mason University School of Law – 2011
Bar Admissions
Virginia State Bar
District of Columbia Bar
Fairfax Bar Association
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Notable Cases
Sharma v. Taylor, 1:14cv240 (E.D. Va. Sep. 26, 2014) (whether a governor’s nunc pro tunc sentence commutation established good moral character for naturalization purposes);
Commonwealth v. Morris, 281 Va. 70 (Va. 2011) (whether an immigration-related ineffective assistance of counsel claim can be remedied by a Virginia writ of error coram nobis);
Markovski v. Gonzales, 486 F.3d 108 (4th Cir. 2007) (whether U.S. entry on a K-1 visa precluded employment-based adjustment of status under Section 245(i) of the Act);
Hussain v. Gonzales, 477 F.3d 153 (4th Cir. 2007) (whether the BIA erred in failing to address a motion to remand before denying a motion to reopen).
Professional Affiliations
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center
Capital Area Immigration Rights (CAIR) Coalition
Law Office
Tysons
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Jennifer L. West
Jennifer L. West is a member at Roth Jackson. She has practiced exclusively in the field of U.S. immigration and nationality law since 2002, and she is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
She represents companies, individuals, and families before U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, the Department of Labor, the National Visa Center, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Administrative Appeals Office, and the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals.
She assists employers of various sizes in finding immigration solutions across a variety of industries and disciplines, including universities and other educational institutions, IT, software development, finance, restaurant and hospitality, faith communities, landscaping, laboratories, construction, and others. She handles H-1B visa petitions for specialty occupations as well as L-1A and L-1B petitions for employees coming from overseas as multinational executives, managers, and specialized knowledge employees. She also handles labor certification and I-140 petitions, along with applications for adjustment of status.
She has experience in I-9 and employer compliance issues and has given presentations on this topic.
Additionally, Ms. West has extensive experience with family-based adjustment of status and consular processing cases; E-2 investor visa cases; petitions for removal of conditions; naturalization applications; re-entry permits; changes of non-immigrant visa status; and waivers of inadmissibility, including I-601A provisional waivers.
She possesses experience in removal defense and has also enjoyed handling a variety of humanitarian cases, such as DACA, Temporary Protected Status, U and T visas, VAWA, and asylum, as well as R-1 and I-360 cases for religious workers.
Ms. West has presented at CLEs on immigration law and has presented on immigration topics to various academic, community, religious, and cultural groups, and she has served as a volunteer and co-coordinator for the Richmond location of AILA’s Citizenship Day. She currently serves on AILA National’s Online Course Review Committee and on the AILA / USCIS Norfolk liaison committee. She has also served on the AILA DC chapter conference planning committee and the national committee for AILA’s 2020 Annual Conference.
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2002)
Meredith College (B.A., magna cum laude, Honors Scholar, 1999)
Bar Admissions
North Carolina State Bar
Court Admissions
North Carolina Supreme Court
Recent Speaking Engagements / Publications
- “PERM Recruitment Trends and Strategies in a COVID World” – AILA National Webinar Speaker – April 2021
- Not Your Typical NIV: Employment-Based Strategies for Employees with Unique Immigration Status, 25 Bender’s Immigration Bulletin 1387 (2020)
- “DACA and TPS Under Attack: Using Employment-Based Strategies to Obtain a More Secure Status” – AILA National Webinar – September 2020
- AILA DC Chapter Town Hall on Local USCIS Practices – August 2020
- Invited Speaker for 2020 National Annual Conference for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- “When ICE Knocks: Employers’ Issues and Duties for Immigration and Compliance in Today’s Environment“ – Virginia State Bar’s Construction Law and Public Contracts Section Annual Conference, Charlottesville, VA – November 2019
- “PERM in 2019: Key Take-Aways” AILA Central Florida Chapter Annual Conference – St. Petersburg, FL – October 2019
- “Immigration Compliance: Issues, Trends, and Best Practices” national franchisee convention, Chicago, IL – July 2019
- “Immigration Law Basics for the Non-Immigration Attorney”, Fairfax Bar Association – Fairfax, VA – June 2019
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