Kevin J. Fitzgerald
Kevin Fitzgerald serves as head of Foley Hoag’s Immigration Practice Group. He has more than 25 years of experience in the field of immigration law, and concentrates on business immigration issues. Kevin represents employers on immigration matters in a wide range of industries, ranging from advanced technology (information technology, telecommunications, biotechnology) to services and professions (management consulting, education, hospitality) to traditional manufacturing.
His immigration law counsel for employers includes both facilitating the temporary employment of skilled foreign nationals in the U.S., and securing employment-based permanent residence status. Kevin also handles family-related visa filings. In these and other immigration matters he is fully experienced in all aspects of the necessary filings and compliance steps.
In addition to his immigration counsel, Kevin also has extensive experience advising employers on all aspects of employment law.
Bars and Court Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Representative Experience
The following is a brief summary of Kevin's experience and accomplishments:
- Assists clients with all aspects of employment-based permanent residence processing, including:
- Labor Certification applications
- Standard Preference petitions
- Outstanding Researcher filings
- National Interest waiver filings
- Immigrant Investor petitions
- Adjustment of Status applications
- Consular Processing for immigrant visas
- Handles all aspects of immigration law related to the temporary employment of skilled foreign nationals in the United States, including:
- H-1B visas for skilled employees
- L-1 visas for intracompany transferees
- TN-1 visas for Canadian nationals
- visas for outstanding workers
- E visas for treaty trader/treaty investor
- F student visa employment
- J exchange visitor visas
professional / civic involvement
- American Immigration Lawyers Association, Member
- Lex Mundi Immigration Committee, Chair
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
- Boston Bar Association, Member
- Volunteer Lawyer’s Project
- Boston English High School Mock Trial Team, Attorney Coach
publications
- Chapter 4 - Specialty Occupation Professionals, BUSINESS IMMIGRATION LAW, STRATEGIES FOR EMPLOYING FOREIGN NATIONALS