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William L. Coffman

Special Counsel

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Bill’s legal work focuses on immigration and nationality law, as well as outbound emigration and related international law. He regularly represents clients in immigration matters before the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Labor, as well as before US and foreign consulates.

During law school, he served on the editorial board of the Houston Journal of International Law.

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USCIS Releases Final Guidance on H-1B Job Site Changes

July 22, 2015 | Alert | By William Coffman

On Tuesday July 21, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released final guidance on a recent Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) decision requiring amended or new H-1B petitions for workers who change job sites.
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Restoration of Visa Issuance at Some Posts

June 24, 2015 | Alert | By William Coffman

The US Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs reports that the database responsible for handling biometric clearances has been restored and is undergoing testing.  As of today, June 24, 2015, 39 posts are back online and issuing visas.  These posts represent more than two-thirds of the visa issuing posts worldwide.
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Premium Processing of H-1B Extensions Suspended as of May 26

May 20, 2015 | Alert | By William Coffman

Late yesterday afternoon, in anticipation of the increased workload to be created by the filing of applications for Employment Authorization Documents (“EADs”) by H-4 spouses of certain H-1B employees beginning May 26, 2015, USCIS announced that as of May 26, it “…will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B Extension of Stay petitions until July 27, 2015.”
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Immigration Policy by Lottery?

April 7, 2015 | Blog | By William Coffman

The diversity visa green card lottery has been an important part of U.S. immigration law for the last 20 years. It allows 55,000 foreign nationals to immigrate each year and was implemented to fulfill the worthy goal of increasing the diversity of immigrants in the United States.
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DHS Funded for One More Week; Shutdown Temporarily Averted

February 27, 2015 | Blog | By William Coffman

Republican leaders and both branches of Congress failed Friday to come to a long-term agreement to provide fiscal year funding for the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and provide confidence that a DHS shutdown will be avoided. A one-week funding extension was passed, and now DHS is poised to run out of money at midnight on March 6th.
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It’s Time to Prepare H-1B Visa Petitions for Fiscal Year 2016

January 5, 2015 | Alert | By Susan Cohen, William Coffman

This alert is a reminder of the rapidly approaching April 1, 2015 deadline for the filing of H-1B visa petitions for Fiscal Year 2016. Petitions for the new fiscal year, which starts on October 1, 2015, will be accepted by the government beginning April 1, 2015.
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Taking 221(g) Administrative Processing Too Far?

October 6, 2014 | Blog | By William Coffman

The Obama administration has touted a number of new initiatives aimed at encouraging immigrant entrepreneurship and retention of high-tech workers in the U.S. These are commendable and this author applauds these efforts.
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News & Press

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BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.

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Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

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Events & Speaking

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2021
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Oct
29
2020

Navigating the New H-1B Regulations

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Dec
6
2018

Immigration Compliance & Risk Management Webinar Series

Part II: Creating Compliance Policies for a New Era

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Oct
25
2018

Immigration Compliance & Risk Management Webinar Series

Part I: Keeping DHS in Your Sights: Site Visits & Record Keeping

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Aug
10
2018

2018 AILA Employer Compliance and Worksite Enforcement CLE Conference

Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton St., Boston, MA

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Dec
16
2015

Immigration Law: MCLE BasicsPlus!

MCLE New England

Boston, MA

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9
2015
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Recognition & Awards

  • Best Lawyers in America: Immigration Law (2013 – 2027); Lawyer of the Year (2025)

  • Chambers USA: Massachusetts – Immigration (2021 – 2026)

  • Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Labor & Employment: Immigration (2014, 2020 – 2025)

  • International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers (2016 – 2019)

  • Top Author in the semiconductor industry, JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards (2016)

  • Boston Magazine: Top Lawyers – Immigration (2021)

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Involvement

  • Panelist, AILA's Employment-Based Green Card Applications: Considerations and Strategies webinar
  • Member, Boston Bar Association
  • Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
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