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The Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2010

Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law, The Florida Bar

Chambers USA, 2006-2009; listed as a leading Immigration lawyer in Florida

Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2005, 2009; ranked in the top 2% of practicing Florida Bar Members

Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2009

Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, 2006 and 2007 Editions; one of 11 Florida lawyers named in the Corporate Immigration Category

William J. Flynn, III is the Practice Leader of the International Practice Group.  His practice includes a large immigration practice representing foreign nationals and U.S. corporations that employ foreign nationals. In this capacity, he represents clients before the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of State.

MEMBER: Firm Board of Directors

Presentations

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (Central Florida Chapter)
      "Consular Processing Considerations," 2009
      "Employer Enforcement," 2008
      "Consular Processing Considerations," 2006
      "Child Status Protection Act," 2003
      Advanced Seminar on Employment Visas, 1999
      Advanced Seminar on Labor and Employment Immigration Issues, 1998 
      Advanced Seminar on IIRAIRA, 1997
      Advanced Seminar on Preparing Winning Cases, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1995
      Advanced Seminar on Investment Visas, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, 1993
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
      Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, 1997
      Midyear Conference, Maui, HI, 1997
      Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1994   
      Annual Conference, Toronto, 1993
      Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, 1992
      Labor & Employment Conference, Austin, TX, 1992
      Seminar on Immigrant Investors, Orlando, FL, 1991
• American Sports Builders Association: "Using Foreign Workers," 2005
• Consular College National Meeting: "What is Really Going on with Immigration," Tampa, 2008    
• Florida Association of International Educators, Tampa District: "Immigration Overview for College and University Professionals," 2007
• Florida Restaurant Association: "Immigration Effects on Your Bottom Line," Orlando, 2008 
• Fowler White Boggs Banker Employment Law Seminar: Tampa; Fort Myers; Jacksonville; 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 
• Greater Tampa Association of Realtors: "Not All Aliens Are From Outer Space - What Your International Client Wants," 2007
• Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Workforce Program, Tampa, 2006, 2008 
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
      "Immigration Law and Related Legal Issues," 2007
       International Law Seminar; 1990, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2005
• HR Pinellas: "Employing Documented Foreign Workers," 2004
• HR Plant City: "Immigration Enforcement Considerations for Employers," 2007
• International Business Summit: "Immigration Update," 2007, 2008 
• Keats, Connelly & Associates Cross-Border Living Workshops: "Immigration Considerations for Canadians," 1996, 2002
• Leadership Florida: Planning Session on Immigration for Class of 2008, Miami, 2008 
• Legal Network International, Helsinki: "Trends in U.S. Immigration Law," 2007
• Lorman Seminars - Tampa: "Business Immigration and Employment Law," 2007
• National Business Institute: "Immigration Considerations for Employers," 2008 
• National Institute of Physician Recruiters: "Immigration Law Update," 2008
• Polk County Work Force 2020: "Hiring Immigrants Legally," 2006
• President's Forum - Naples, Florida: "Immigration Update for Employers," 2005
• Rotary Club of Tampa: "Immigration - What's All the Fuss About?" 2006; "Immigration Law Update," 2008 
• Scandinavian and Baltic Trade Association: "Immigration Update," 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007 
• Schiller International University - Largo: "Employment Visas for Graduating Students," 2007 
• St. Joseph's Hospital: "Immigration Considerations for Healthcare Workers," 2002
• St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce Florida Economic and Job Summit: "Immigration's Effect on the Economy: What Businesses Need to Know," 2007 
• Sterling Education Services
      "Immigration and Employment Law Update," 2001
       "Fundamentals of Immigration Law for Employers," 2002 
• Tampa - Hillsborough Human Rights Commission: "Immigration Law Challenges," 2006
• University of South Florida
      International Business Summit: "Immigration Law," 2007
      Work Force Conference, 2006 
      Asian Alliance: "Immigration Issues of Interest for Faculty Members,"
      2007, 2008
      Asian Alliance: "What is New in Immigration Law?" 2006   
      Stavros Center Immigration Center for Professional Educators, 2003
      International Business Board: "Unfolding Developments
      in China," 2002
      International Business Board: "International and Immigration Law"
• University of Tampa: "Employment Visas for Graduating Students," 2007 
• Webber College: "Immigration Implications for Students," 2001, 2003
• West Central Florida Healthcare Recruiters: "Immigration Considerations for Foreign Healthcare Workers," 2004

Publications

• "Foreign Investors: Immigration and Nonimmigration Considerations," Co-Authored with Richard A. Jacobson, The Florida Bar Journal, Vol. LXVI, No.5, May 1992
• "Basic Immigration Considerations, Doing Business in the United States," Author, Privately Published, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
• "The United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement," Author, The Florida Bar Journal, Vol. LXIII, No.3, March 1989
• "Immigration Considerations for Pre-Residency Tax Planning: Estate Planning for the International Client," Co-Authored with Richard A. Jacobson, The Florida Bar Journal, 1993
• "Dual Representation: Employers, Employees and Ethics," Co-Authored with Dilip Patel, Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, 1994-95, Vol. II, Advanced Practice, American Immigration Lawyers Association 
• "Labor and Employment in Florida," Co-Authored with Jacqueline Corcoran, Stetson University College of Law, 1990