Practice Focus

Employment-Based Immigrant Visas, Non-Immigrant Professional Visas

Experience

Robin joined the firm in 1993 after serving as Special Assistant and Immigration Specialist for former U.S. Senator Warren Rudman from 1980 though 1992. She works with Orr & Reno's employment and business lawyers on a variety of immigration matters. Her goal is to assist employers and foreign nationals through the complex immigration process. Robin's experience includes:

• Securing employment-based visas and “green cards” for professionals particularly in the health care industry
• Addressing issues relating to the ability of a foreign national to live and work legally in the United States
• Obtaining immigrant and temporary work visas for engineers, researchers, doctors, teachers, religious workers, entrepreneurs, musicians, dancers, speech language pathologists, physical and occupational therapists and other professionals

Practice Areas

• Health Care
• Immigration

Professional Activities

• Frequent speaker on immigration topics at Dartmouth College, Franklin Pierce Law Center, the University of New Hampshire, Southern New Hampshire University, Middlebury College, and human resource and health care associations
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators

Community Involvement

Volunteer, Concord Hospital Office of Philanthropy

Education

University of New Hampshire, cum laude, 1975

Publications

"Most Common Visa Options for Students", 2010

"VisaScreen Certification For Health Care Workers" January, 2005.

“Immigration and Health Care,” in The 2003 New Hampshire Law Handbook, Business NH Magazine, February 2003.

“Immigration and Travel After September 11,” Business NH Magazine, February 2002.

“New Legislation Benefits Professional Workers on Visas,” NH Entrepreneur, January 26, 2001.

Presentations

Immigration Overview – Hiring Foreign Physicians, co-presenter with Attorney Steven Winer, New Hampshire/Vermont Associations of Medical Staff Services, Annual Education Conference, Burlington, VT, April 16, 2010

Basic DOL Requirements for Filing an H-1B Petition, Panel Chair & Presenter, 2009 NAFSA Bi-Regional Conference, Springfield, MA, Nov 5, 2009

How to Decipher and Complete Form I-129 for H-1Bs, Panel Chair & Presenter, NAFSA Region XI Spring Immigration Workshop, Babson College, March 16, 2009 and NAFSA Region XI Conference, New Haven, CT, Nov. 6, 2008

Immigration Overview – Hiring Foreign Physicians & Allied Health Professionals, Program Presenter, Vermont/New Hampshire Hospital Human Resources Association Joint Meeting, Lebanon, NH, June 20, 2008

Demystifying Permanent Residence (Green Cards) Presenter, NAFSA Region XI Conference, Boston, MA, November 17, 2004.

Immigration Law: Basic Issues & New Developments Presentation to University System of New Hampshire w/Steve Winer December 18, 2003.

DOL for DSOs: The “Other Federal Agency” Panel Presenter, NAFSA Region XI Conference, Hartford, CT, December 3, 2003.

Immigration Overview Presentation to Upper Valley Human Resources Association w/Steve Winer November 21, 2003.

Work Visas and The Immigration Visa Process UNH International Women's Club, April 11, 2003.

Visa Workshop Presentation to Healthcare Human Resource Association of NH w/Steve Winer March 15, 2002.