Ligorano's INs & OUTs of Immigration: About Author: Michael Ligorano

About Author: Michael Ligorano

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Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
New York
Florida
U.S. District Court
- District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals
- Third Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Tax Court

Education

Western New England College School of Law
- J.D., 1978
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- B.A., cum laude, 1975

Professional Affiliations

American Immigration Lawyers Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Florida Bar Association
Hunterdon County Bar Association
- Past President, 1993-94
Canon Law Society of America

Current News

Publications

“eDiscovery & Immigration? How eDiscovery Lurks in Nearly Every Case,” Interpreter Releases, October 19, 2009
“U.S. Immigration Laws Adversely Impact Our Ability to Participate in Global Markets ,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2006
“The Highlands Water Protection & Planning Act: Complicating Development in New Jersey ,” Real Estate Law Alert, October 2004
“Immigration: One Year Later ,” Immigration Law Alert, September 2002
“Employee Social Security Numbers Must Be Verified ” and “INS Institutes New Zero Tolerance Policy,” Immigration Law Alert, May 2002
“Foreign Au-Pairs,” Immigration Law Alert, May 2002

Presentations

“Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law 2009,” Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., Bridgewater, New Jersey, June 18, 2009
“Current Trends in Immigration ,” Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law 2006, Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Seminar, June 1, 2006, Bridgewater, NJ

Michael K. Ligorano, a member of the firm, focuses his practice on immigration and land use law. Mike is the head of the Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Immigration Law Group and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. The emphases of the Immigration Law Group are the needs of businesses, whether small or large, local or multi-national, to gain access to, and remain in, the USA. The Group assists investors who wish to either start businesses or establish a branch of an overseas business in the USA. Those seeking to use their investment in the USA as a vehicle to immigrate to the USA are also of special interest to Mike and the Immigration Law Group.In the area of real estate and land use, Mike assists developers, construction companies, major corporations, and small businesses in the evaluation of undeveloped land and all phases of the development process. Mike also handles zoning-related disputes, denial of land use permits, exclusionary zoning disputes, and other issues arising out of the planning and zoning processes. Mike has represented governmental entities at the municipal and count level having served as planning/zoning board and municipal attorney for over twenty years before limited his practice to the land use needs of the private sector.Mike has been actively involved in the local business community, most notably in the Hunterdon County area. He regularly speaks to local business organizations on a variety of immigration and land use topics. He has authored a number of articles on these topics as well.Mike was recently awarded the Diocese of Metuchen St. Thomas Moore Award for 2009. He was also acknowledged with a Professional Service Award for his individual contribution to Habitat for Humanity. Mike was selected by The Arc of New Jersey as the statewide winner of the Volunteer of the Year Award. He is listed in the current editions of Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Law.

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