Ms. Lori Patterson, Panelist for Legal Matters

Ms. Lori Patterson will be one of six attorney panelists for the Legal Matters course during the Florida Regional APA Conference in Jacksonville Beach. Visit www.floridaapa.org for Conference Registration.

Education:

Duke University, B.A., with honors, 1992
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1995

Main Biography

Ms. Patterson is a member of Rogers Towers’ Labor and Employment Department. Her practice is focused on the areas of labor and employment law and employment-based immigration law representing management. She handles the processing of non-immigrant visas, which include H-1B, B-1, L-1, J-1, F-1, E-2, O-1, P-1, R-1 and TN visas. She also handles permanent residency cases from labor certification, to the immigrant visa petition, to adjustment of status or consular processing. Ms. Patterson regularly counsels companies on a wide range of business immigration issues, including employment verification and I-9 compliance.

Ms. Patterson also handles a broad range of labor and employment law cases before federal and state courts and a variety of administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Wage and Hour Division and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. A large part of her practice consists of the day-to-day counseling of companies on employment issues prior to litigation or government agency involvement. Her expertise covers employment discrimination and harassment claims, retaliation claims, non-competition disputes, wage and hour issues and affirmative action plans.

Bar Association Memberships

• Jacksonville Bar Association
• The Florida Bar, Employment Law Section
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Courts, Northern District, Middle District and Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Courts, District of New Jersey

Awards & Distinctions

• Florida Super Lawyers, “Rising Star” (Employment & Labor), 2009
• Journal Member, Law and Policy in International Business

Professional & Community Involvement

• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member, Executive Women International
• Member, First Coast Manufacturers Association