Can I apply for a visa to live/work in Canada if I am still in the US on a L1-a visa or do I need to return to my home country ?

I'm moving this to Immigration because it presents no issue of International Law.

What

A litigator or an appellate litigator. Search "Litigation" and the jurisdiction.

Who Makes the decision? Local office or TSC?

It is unethical for a lawyer to communicate with a represented client except to tell him to talk to his lawyer. Talk to your lawyer.

I’m an American citizen through naturalisation. I am now living back in UK and have changed my name by deed poll.

I’m not sure I know what a deed poll is, but the State Department has procedures for changing a name on a passport. It happens all the time in...

Can I send my father's social security checks overseas?

I don't practice Social Security law, so you are probably best off waiting for an answer from a lawyer who does that or calling the Social Security...

STudent visa from Venezuela that doesn't expire for a year. He does not want to return to his country. What options does he have

I’m moving your question to Immigration since it presents no International Law questions.

Is there a legal standard, or legal precedent, that determines how long a contract can go unpaid before a court will consider ?

The standard is what you wrote in the contract. If you ignored all standards and all consideration of how you would be paid, the court is unlikely...

I’ve moved your question to Immigration since it presents no International Law questions, but I think you might be looking up the wrong visa type.

Any RICO attorney please suggest.

RICO is notoriously difficult in the DC Circuit. Rather than reading some advocacy web site from folks who just don't know, have you considered...

I live abroad, once I have served the 10 year bar in my home country, does that mean that by US immigration law, the consu....

I’m moving your question to Immigration since it presents no International Law questions.