First Admitted: 2009, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://www.gands.com/en-us/team/jonathan-grode/

Bar/Professional Activity:

ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Immigration Committee, Member: 2009 – 2015
National High School Mock Trial Association. Case Writing Committee: 2013 – Present
National High School Mock Trial Association. Case Writing Committee: 2013 – Present
Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition. Executive Board Member: July 2009 – Present
AILA Philadelphia Chapter New Member Divisions, Co-Chair: 2010 – 2014
ABA Leadership Development Program, Participant: July 2014
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Host Committees, Annual Mock Trial Philadelphia Regional Tournament: 2014 – Present
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Human Trafficking Task Force, Working Group Leader for Database of Anti-Human Trafficking Resource Material: 2014 – present
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Human Trafficking Task Force, Assisted in vetting Corporate Self-Governance Policies for Labor Human Trafficking: 2013
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Human Trafficking Task Force, Assisted in drafting State Model Law on Employer Liability for Human Trafficking on behalf of Uniform Law Commission: 2013
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Human Trafficking Task Force, Member: 2013 – 2015
AILA Philadelphia Chapter CBP Committee, Co-Chair: 2015 – Present
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Immigration and Human Trafficking Administrative Committee, Management Co-Chair: 2015 – Present, Annual Conference Track Coordinator: 2016, Liaison to ABA Business Section: 2015 – Present
AILA National Chapter Student Outreach Committee, 2015 Annual Conference – Philadelphia: 2014 – 2015
Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition, Executive Board Member, 2009-present
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Immigration Committee, Annual Conference Track Coordinator: 2011 – 2015
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Human Trafficking Task Force, Liaison to ABA Business Section: 2014 – 2015
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Marketing Committee, 2011, 2012
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Host Committees, 2014 – 2015
AILA Philadelphia Chapter New Member Divisions, Chair Emeritus: 2014 –2015
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Immigration and Human Trafficking Administrative Committee, Liaison to ABA Business Section: 2015 – Present
ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Immigration Committee, Co-Chair: 2011 – 2015
Board Member French American Chamber of Commerce (Philadelphia Chapter): 2014 – Present
Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition, Executive Board Member: July 2009 – Present
National High School Mock Trial Association, Case Writing Committee: 2013 – Present
AIJA (International Young Lawyers) President, Immigration Commission, 2011, 2012
ABA Labor and Employment Law Sec. Marketing Committee, 2011, 2012
AILA Philadelphia Chapter – Annual March CLE Co-Chair: 2012
AILA NMD National – NMD Nominating Committee: 2011, 2012, 2013
AILA Philadelphia Chapter – Nominating Committee: 2013, 2016

Honors/Awards:

2012- 2018 SuperLawyer’s Rising Star: for Immigration Law in Pennsylvania
Named in the 2020 and 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Recipient of Lexology’s Client Choice Award in 2019
Founder: College Scholars Program at Case Western Reserve University.
Nominated for the Temple University Law School Student Choice Award for Student Leader 2007.
Board Member. Good Shepard Mediation Center. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2006 – 2008.
Temple University Law School Hilary Holloway Scholarship for the 2005/2006 academic year, “Outstanding Academic Achievement”. October 2005. Temple University.
Temple University Law School Louis Matkoff Scholarship for the 2007/2008 academic year, “Outstanding Academic Achievement”. October 2007. Temple University.
Temple Law, Education and Participation Project (LEAP) Huey R. Burkett Service Award – March 8, 2008. Temple University
Greg R. Wiegand ’98 Memorial Fund Award: awarded to a graduating senior who has overcome adversity and demonstrated perseverance and excellence while participating in the John S. Bradway Mock Trial Program – May 22, 2008. Temple University.
The Nat N. Wolfson Memorial Award in Real Property: given to the 2008 graduating senior who earned outstanding grades in the field of real property law – May 22, 2008. Temple University.
The David Adamany Award: given to the 2008 graduating senior who excelled in the study of constitutional law – May 22, 2008. Temple University.
Albert J. Bricklin Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholastic Performance: given to the 2008 graduating senior with the highest cumulative average in the Evening Division – May 22, 2008. Temple University.
Graduation Speaker (Evening Division): Temple School of Law Commencement – May 22, 2008
Pennsylvania Bar Association Accommodation: for pro bono efforts related the high school mock trial competition. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. March 31, 2012.
2014 Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award for “dedication and commitment to the high school mock trial competition”. May 16, 2014.
2015 USCIS Naturalization Ceremony at Abington Senior High School – Guest Speaker
Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award for “dedication and commitment to the high school mock trial competition”. May 16, 2014
Albert J. Bricklin Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholastic Performance, 2008
The Nat N. Wolfson Memorial Award in Real Property, Temple University Beasley School of Law, May 22, 2008
Greg R. Wiegand ’98 Memorial Fund Award, Temple University Beasley School of Law, May 22, 2008
Temple Law, Education and Participation Project (LEAP) Huey R. Burkett Service Award, Temple University Beasley School of Law, March 8, 2008
Law360 “A New and Promising Immigration Tool for Entrepreneurs"
The David Adamany Award, 2008
Temple University Law School Hilary Holloway Scholarship for the 2005/2006 academic year, “Outstanding Academic Achievement”
Temple University Law School Honor Code Representative: 2005 - 2008
Winner “2002 I Love New York,” Song Writing Contest
Temple University Law School Louis Matkoff Scholarship for the 2007/2008 academic year, “Outstanding Academic Achievement”

Educational Background:

Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, Magna Cum Laude, 1999

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Non-immigrant and Immigrant Investor Options for Foreign Nationals. American Immigration Lawyers Association Philadelphia Chapter. October, 2015
Adjunct Faculty at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law where he teaches Business Immigration Law, Advising Global Corporations, and Law Practice Management
Civil Labor Enforcement, Private Claims and Supply Chain Accountability: What You Can Do to Help Fight Trafficking in Persons. ABA 9th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November, 2015
Mergers and Acquisitions: The Assets and Liabilities of Foreign Workers. ABA 8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. Los Angeles, California. November, 2014
Recent Changes in Immigration Law for Labor Lawyers. Colorado Bar Association Annual Ski and CLE. Vail, Colorado. January, 2016
Best Practices in Workplace Training in the Prevention of Human Trafficking. ABA 8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. Los Angeles, California. November, 2014
Visas for Entrepreneurs (France). French Chamber for Commerce and Industry. Paris, France. January, 2016
LGBT Immigration Post-DOMA. Philly Gay Lawyers. Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. October, 2014
Ethical Issues in Immigration Law. Louisiana Bar Association Conclave on Diversity. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. March, 2016
Understanding the Employment and Immigration Implications of Terminating Expatriates: At the Journey's End. ABA Employer Rights and Responsibility Committee Midwinter Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. March, 2016
Legal and Tax Issues of Interest to the French and Expatriate Communities. Consular Agency of France in Philadelphia and Wilmington. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March/April, 2016
Lessons from the Hot Stove – Risk Management. Control Systems Integrators Association Executive Conference 2014 Annual Conference. San Diego, California. April, 2014
Regular Presenter at National and International American Bar Association conferences as well as at local American Immigration Lawyers Association seminars and meetings
U.S. Immigration Law Reform: What You Don’t Hear in the Press. ABA Employer Rights and Responsibility Committee Midwinter Meeting. Los Cabos, Mexico. March, 2014
A Narrated Mock Trial – The Asylum Defense. AILA Philadelphia Chapter New Members Division Meeting. March, 2014
Immigration Options for Engineering Entrepreneurs. Brown University PRIME Program. Providence, Rhode Island. February, 2014
Business Immigration Basics. Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January, 2014
Immigration Options for Upcoming Foreign National Graduates. Bryant University. Smithfield, Rhode Island. November, 2013
Immigration Action - The Civil Side of Employing Foreign Nationals (with Brian Green, Esq. & Alex Varghese, J.D.). ABA Labor and Employment Law Section 7th Annual Conference. November, 2013
Avoiding Stumbling Blocks in Acquiring TN Status (with Karen Jensen, Esq.) AILA New Member Division E-News. Vol. 5, Issue 2 - www.aila.org. May, 2013
Representing Corporate Clients: Managing Immigration Risk for "Compliant" Employers (with Jane W. Goldblum, Esq.). The Labor Lawyer: A Journal of Ideas and Developments in Labor and Employment Law. Spring, 2013
The Politics of Compliance - Control Systems Integrators Association Newsletter. www.csia.org - July, www.csia.org, 2014
O-1B: For More than Traditional Artists (with Alex Varghese). AILA New Member Division E-News. Vol. 6. Issue 3 – www.aila.org, July, 2014
Changing Immigration Regulations Raise Employment Issues. American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Newsletter. Vol. 42, Number 3. Spring, 2014
Co-author (with Wendy Cator Hess, Esq.), Representing Corporate Clients: A New Union between Labor, Immigration and Criminal Counsel, The Labor Lawyer: A Journal of Ideas and Developments in Labor and Employment Law, Vol. 24, Number 2, p.223 Fall 2008
David Stanton Manual on Labor Certification, 4th Ed. p.113. AILA 2008-2009. (with Employer Questionnaire Practice Aid p. 314), Co-author (with Wendy Castor Hess, Esq. & Maria P. Fritzinger, Esq.), Employer-Related Issues to Spot Before Commencing a PERM Case
David Stanton Manual on Labor Certification, 3rd Ed. AILA 2005, Co-author, CHART: Immigrant Visa Options for Scientists and Researchers
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Social Equity Conference. State College, Pennsylvania, October 2009, Co-presenter (with Jane. W. Goldblum, Esq. and Maria P. Fritzinger, Esq.), Immigration Laws and Diversity in the Workplace
Co-presenter (with Howard Cleveland, Esq.), What Every Labor/Employment Lawyer Needs to Know about Immigration Law: The Top 10., ABA, Labor and Employment Law Conference. Orlando, Florida (April 2009)
Co-presenter (with Jane. W. Goldblum, Esq.), PERM, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Philadelphia Chapter Annual Conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 2009
Presenter, I-9, E-Verify and Employer Compliance, Experience HR Webinar, January 2009
Presenter, First Amendment and Cyberspace, Women for Greater Philadelphia: Constitution Day 2007. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 2007.
Business Immigration Basics. Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January, 2013
Developments in Enforcement - Watch Out for ICE. Colorado Bar Association Annual Ski & CLE. Vail, Colorado. January, 2014
Author, "Employer Compliance - How to Mitigate and How to Litigate", AILA Philadelphia Chapter New Members Division Meeting, 2013
Moderator, "Comprehensive Immigration Reform: What has been Proposed and What to do Now?", ABA 7th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference (New Orleans, LA), 2013
Author, "Developments in Canadian/U.S. Immigration Law", National Association of Software and Service Companies NASSCOM (Mumbai/Bangalore, India), 2013
Author, "How Comprehensive Immigration Reform will Affect Business in the United States", German-American Chamber of Commerce (Philadelphia, PA), 2013
Author, "Trends in Business Immigration Law", Russian-Speaking Professionals Network of Greater Philadelphia [RSPN] (Philadelphia, PA), 2013
Author, "Immigration Reform: The Employment Perspective", ABA Webinar Series, 2013
Author, "The Six Most Important Aspects of Immigration Law Now Impacting Labor and Employment Lawyers", ABA Employer Rights and Responsibility Committee Midwinter Meeting (Miami, FL), 2013
Author, "Developments in Enforcement", Colorado Bar Association Annual Ski and CLE (Snowmass, CO), 2013
Author, "Are You Compliant With Immigration Laws???", Labor and Employment Relations Association Philadelphia Chapter (Philadelphia, PA), 2012
Author, "Basics of Immigration Law", AILA Philadelphia Chapter New Members Division Meeting, 2012
Representing Corporate Clients: Managing Immigration Risk for “Compliant” Employers (with Jane W. Goldblum), ABA Labor Law Journal, Summer 2012.
Opening Pandora’s Box: Immigration Issues Affecting Labor Lawyers (with Wendy Castor Hess, Esq.) Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 18th Annual Employment Law Institute. April 2012.
Opening Pandora’s Box – Immigration Law and Enforcement (with Wendy Castor Hess, Esq.), Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Spring 2012.
Employer-Related Issues to Spot Before Commencing a PERM Case (with Wendy Castor Hess, Esq. & Maria P. Fritzinger, Esq.), AILA’s PERM Labor Cert Guide. AILA December 2011.
Practice Pointers for Employment-based Green Card Sponsorship AILA New Member Division E-News. Vol 3. Issue 4 – www.aila.org, December 2011.
Organizing CLE Events for Your NMD (with Jennifer Hermansky, Esq.) AILA New Member Division E-News. Vol 3. Issue 1 – www.aila.org, February 2011.
Everything You Didn’t Know you Needed to Know About Performing Due Diligence Regarding Immigration Status in Corporate Acquisitions / Mergers (But Were Afraid to Ask) (with Wendy Castor Hess, Esq.), New York State Bar Annual Conference Publication. April 2010
Moderator, The Real Cost of Human Trafficking, ABA National Conference on Equal Opportunity Law. San Francisco, California, March 2012
Moderator, On a Collision Course – State Immigration Enforcement Laws Running into Federal Jurisdiction. ABA National Conference on Equal Opportunity Law. San Francisco, California, March 2012
The 10 Most Important Aspects of Immigration Law Now Impacting Labor and Employment Lawyers. ABA National Conference on Equal Opportunity Law. San Francisco, California. March 2012.
'Immigration for Corporate Counsel.' Goldblum & Hess, Annual CLE. Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 2012.
Business Immigration Law – A 2 Part Series. Philadelphia Community College – January 2012.
Moderator, ICEman Cometh, Immigration Enforcement in the Workplace. ABA 5th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. Seattle, Washington, November 2011
Temporary Protective Status and Ebola (with Andrew Rodgers) AILA Law Student Newsletter. December, 2014
Managing Unintended Consequences of Immigration Reform. American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Newsletter. Vol. 43, Number 3. Spring, 2015
In the Eye of the Visa Holder. American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Newsletter. Vol. 44, Number 2. Winter, 2016
Developments in Enforcement - I-9s. Colorado Bar Association Annual Ski and CLE. Vail, Colorado. January, 2015
How to Make Immigration Law Part of Your Existing Practice. ABA Employer Rights and Responsibility Committee Midwinter Meeting. Naples, Florida. March, 2015

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Quoted in: The P-1 Visa And Suk-Min Yoon: How the Pitcher Will Get His Visa. Global Sports Integration Blog. February 16.2014. http://globalsportingintegration.com/p-1-visa-suk-min-yoon/, 2014
Quoted in: Immigrant Investor Program Gets Watchful Eye. Legal Intelligencer [5/21/13], 2013
Quoted in: H-1B Visas are Hot Again, for Philly Firms too. Newsworks. WHYY [5/8/13], 2013
Quoted in: Egg Harbor Township officials see foreign investment as solution for West Atlantic City. Press of Atlantic City [8/12/2011] - http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com, 2011
Immigation Expert Witness - Robinson v. Grande (Berks County C.C.P., Docket No. 10-15643), Reported in the Legal Intelligencer , 2013

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Jonathan A. Grode