AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

The Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2008

Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law, The Florida Bar

Chambers USA, 2006-2007; listed as a leading Immigration lawyer in Florida

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

Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2007

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 Group.  His practice includes a large immigration practice representing foreign nationals and U.S. corporations that employ foreign nationals. In this capacity, we represent clients before the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of State.

MEMBER: Board of Directors

Presentations

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (Central Florida Chapter)
      "Consular Processing Considerations," 2006
      "Child Status Protection Act," 2003
• American Sports Builders Association: "Using Foreign Workers," 2005
• Florida Association of International Educators, Tampa District: "Immigration Overview for College and University Professionals," 2007 
• Fowler White Boggs Banker Employment Law Seminar; Tampa, Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006
• Greater Tampa Association of Realtors, "Not All Aliens Are From Outer Space - What Your International Client Wants," 2007
• 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
• Keats, Connelly & Associates Cross-Border Living Workshops; "Immigration Considerations for Canadians," 1996, 2002
• Legal Network International, Helsinki; "Trends in U.S. Immigration Law," 2007
• Lorman Seminars - Tampa; "Business Immigration and Employment Law," 2007
• 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
• 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," 200)
       "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
      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