Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that April Bentley has joined the firm’s Immigration Law practice in its Tallahassee office.
Bentley brings nearly two decades of experience advising businesses and corporate immigration clients on administrative law matters and compliance with the government’s I-9 verification requirements and the E-Verify process. She provides defense of workplace enforcement actions and facilitates the admission of foreign nationals into the United States for employment purposes in a variety of non-immigrant classifications, such as E-1/E-2 treaty traders/investors, H-1B specialty occupations, H-2A agricultural and H-2B seasonal workers, L-1 intra-company transferees, O-1 extraordinary ability aliens, P-1 international athletes and TN NAFTA professional workers.
“April’s knowledge and expertise in handling complex business immigration law matters are the perfect complements to our existing team of skilled immigration attorneys,” said Bill Perry, managing shareholder of Gunster. “We’re thrilled her immigration guidance and insight will now be an accessible resource to our growing team.”
Bentley’s practice also involves assisting employers with the sponsoring of foreign national employees for legal permanent residence status, including extraordinary ability petitions, outstanding researchers and professors, multinational executives and managers, foreign nationals with advanced degrees and the labor certification process. Additionally, she advises clients on immigration options available for foreign physicians, including J-1 waivers for foreign medical graduates, national interest waivers and family-based immigration options.
Bentley was recently elected as Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) Central Florida chapter and will serve on AILA National’s Board of Governors for the June 2021 – June 2022 term. She is also an active member of the Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) Taskforce and the National Association of International Educators.
Bentley earned her J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and a Bachelor of Science from Florida State University.
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About Gunster
Gunster, Florida’s law firm for business, provides full-service legal counsel to leading organizations and individuals from its 11 offices statewide. Established in 1925, the firm has expanded, diversified and evolved, but always with a singular focus: Florida and its clients’ stake in it. A magnet for business-savvy attorneys who embrace collaboration for the greatest advantage of clients, Gunster’s growth has not been at the expense of personalized service but because of it. The firm serves clients from its offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, Vero Beach, and its headquarters in West Palm Beach. With over 200 attorneys and 200 committed support staff, Gunster is ranked among the National Law Journal’s list of the 500 largest law firms and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Diverse Law Firms by Law360. More information about its practice areas, offices and insider’s view newsletters is available at www.gunster.com.
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