In the News: 
Jeffrey M. Zimskind Appointed Chair of American Immigration Lawyers Association Committees
August 20, 2008

Lehigh Valley
610.997.5068
610.371.8417 fax
jmz@stevenslee.com

Jeff concentrates his practice exclusively in labor and employment law, with an emphasis on employment-based immigration law. In addition to counseling employers on complex labor relations and personnel issues, he represents a broad range of clients in securing U.S. work visas, including visas for foreign computer professionals, engineers, managers, health care workers and others. Jeff also regularly advises clients on I-9 compliance issues, and on I-9 and other immigration law issues in corporate mergers and acquisitions.

Jeff regularly conducts management training and addresses employer groups, seminars and continuing legal and business education classes on various aspects of employment and immigration law, including I-9 compliance, workplace harassment and employee leave issues. He has appeared on the television program Law Journal to discuss violence in the workplace, and recently was a guest on Business Matters to address business immigration reform.

In law school, Jeff served as an Editor of the Law Review.

Education:
Villanova University Law School, J.D., 1988
McGill University, B.A., 1984

Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania

Representative Publications:
1989-2000 Supplement to the BNA/ABA treatise, Employee Benefits Law. Contributing Author.

Representative Presentations:

• "Hot Topics in Immigration Law - How to Keep Your Business Clients from Getting 'ICEd.'" Bar Association of Lehigh County, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, October 2008.

• "Basics of Employment Law." Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar, August 2001. Speaker and Moderator.

Professional and Civic Affiliations:
American Immigration Lawyers Association, AILALink Committee, Chair; Philadelphia Chapter Advocacy Committee, Chair
Industrial Relations Research Association (Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter), Vice President, 1995-1997 and 1998-1999, President, 1997-1998
Allentown Symphony Association, Board of Directors, 2000-present, Executive Committee, 2001-present, Chair, HR Committee, 2001-present
Society for Human Resource Management
Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Volunteer
Temple Beth El, Board of Trustees, 1997-present, Vice President 2000-2001, Chair, Personnel Committee, 2001-present
Pat Toomey for Congress Committee, Treasurer, 1997-2003
Pat Toomey for Senate Committee, Treasurer, 2003-2004
Lehigh County Bar Association
Northampton County Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
American Bar Association