Fisher & Phillips LLP has hired an associate to work with the law firm’s growing immigration business practice. Jessica Cook has been practicing law for two years focusing on business immigration, labor and employment law, and general civil litigation with the firm Woods Rogers PLC in Roanoke, Virginia. Ms. Cook is a Virginia native.

Ms. Cook earned her law degree from William & Mary in 2004 and graduated summa cum laude from Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama.

Fisher & Phillips Partner David Whitlock, who heads the firm’s business immigration practice, said, “Jessica brings important business immigration law experience to the firm at a time when we are seeing a marked increase in the work our clients need. Our clients and the firm are fortunate to be able to attract someone who can immediately have an impact in a field of law that is increasingly important to business owners.”

The firm’s immigration business practice includes extensive visa work, handling both temporary and permanent visa cases, as well as advice regarding compliance with the I-9, discrimination, and document abuse provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The firm also handles litigation arising under that statute.

About Fisher & Phillips

Fisher & Phillips LLP (www.laborlawyers.com) is one of the largest national law firms in the field of labor and employment law, with 200 attorneys in 17 offices. Founded in 1943, it was one of the first U.S. law firms to concentrate its practice exclusively upon representation of employers in labor and employment matters. In addition to its Atlanta headquarters, the firm also has offices in Charlotte, Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Irvine, Kansas City, Las Vegas, New Jersey, New Orleans, Orlando, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, and Tampa.

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