Elliott C Lichtman

Elliott C. Lichtman is a well-respected attorney with decades of experience in immigration law. His practice is wide-ranging covering employment-based and family-sponsored immigration as well as other discrete areas of immigration law. He strives to provide high-quality and personal service to each of his clients who include individuals, families, nonprofit organizations, and large corporations.

As a leading expert in business immigration, Mr. Lichtman has published extensively on issues related to H-1B and L-1 visas, labor certifications, and other topics. He has also taught and presented on immigration law in many contexts. Additionally, Mr. Lichtman has served in leadership positions in the American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA") including the Chair, Co-Chair, or Member of the following bodies: Administrative Regulations and Policy Committee, Committee on H-1 Visas, Task Force on Consular Review, Business Immigration, Liaison Committee with the U.S. Department of Labor, and Liaison Committee with INS. He was also a Member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the D.C. Bar.

Education

Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1964
Yale University, B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, 1961
Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
Mississippi (inactive)
Supreme Court of the United States
Numerous federal courts
Prior Professional Experience

Private practice of law, 1968 to the present
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Jackson, Mississippi, Staff attorney, 1967-68
National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court Branch, 1964-67
Teaching

Jointly presented annual six week DC bar immigration law course, 1991-2002
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, Adjunct Professor, 1974-76
Selected Publications

“Understanding the H-1B Visa,” Lexis Practice Note, Lexis Nexis (co-authored with Lilah Rosenblum in 2016)
AILA’s Guide to PERM Labor Certification, Associate Editor, American Immigration Lawyers Association (2011)
The David Stanton Manual on Labor Certification, Associate Editor, American Immigration Lawyers Association (4th Ed. 2008 and 3rd Ed. 2005)
"United States Immigration Law—Visa Requirements for Foreign Investors and Business Personnel," with J. Kranyak, Manual of Foreign Investment in the United States, Third Ed., Thomson/West (2004) and Supplement (2006 & 2007) with L. Rosenblum
"Myths and Realities of H-1Bs" with A. Chehrazi, D. Grunblatt, R.Oh, M. Patrick, B. Chesam, N. Dornbaum, C. Lenz-Calvo, 2004-05 Immigration & Nationality Handbook, Vo. 2, American Immigration Lawyers Association