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Johnstone Adams, LLC is pleased to announce that attorney Emily A. Crow was recently selected to Executive Committee for the Young Lawyers’ Section of the Alabama State Bar.

On August 1, 2015 Celia Collins attended the National Conference of Womens Bar Association Womens Leadership Summit and annual meeting in Chicago.  Celia was elected Secretary of the NCWBA Board of Directors.

Johnstone Adams, LLC attorney Jessica L. Welch was recently selected for the inaugural class of the Connect Mobile Young Professionals Program. Connect Mobile is a leadership development program that provides up-and-coming leaders the opportunity to develop new skills and acquire the resources necessary to engage in their community. Sponsored by Mobile United and similar to the existing…

H-1B Season is upon us once again! If you are an employer who intends to sponsor a first-time H-1B worker during the next federal fiscal year (i.e., starting October 1, 2015), we would strongly recommend filing your application on the very first day that the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) begins accepting them – April 1,…

On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, a federal district judge in Texas issued a temporary injunction of expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of US Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAP). The injunction temporarily prevents the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from accepting applications for the DACA expansion and…

USCIS is finally ready to begin accepting applications for the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was announced by President Obama last year. Applications can be submitted starting this Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Under expanded DACA, the age cap has been removed and the continuous presence date has been advanced to January…