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Attorney at Law Magazine Acknowledges GYH Collaboration with Dr. Ted Bromund

Attorney at Law Magazine announced the new collaboration between GYH's International Protection Practice and Interpol authority Dr. Ted R. Bromund of Bromund Expert Witness Services.

International Protection Practice advises clients from around the world whose human rights are being threatened by corrupt or authoritarian political regimes, misuse of the Interpol system, or other abuses of power.

Becki Young recognized as Top Business Immigration Lawyer by Business Today

Co-Managing Partner, Becki Young, was recognized by Business Today as one of the "Top 10 Most Influential Immigration Business Lawyers in the USA, 2023." The publication specifically acknowledges Becki's work with the hospitality industry and nonprofit sector.

Latte with a Lawyer features Becki Young

Latte with a Lawyer podcast speaks to GYH Partner Becki Young about all things immigration law! What are an immigration lawyer’s thoughts on immigration reform? What is it like to be an immigration lawyer? How does the political arena impact daily practice? Listen in to learn what has been most surprising and rewarding throughout Becki’s 30 legal year career.

Listen here:

https://anchor.fm/lattewithalawyer/episodes/Becki-Young--Founding-Partner-Grossman--Young--Hammond--Season-3-Episode-10-e1tt67q

All GYH Partners included in the 2022 Washingtonian Top Lawyers list!

We are elated to ring in the new year with the exciting news that all four GYH Partners were recognized again in Washingtonian Magazine’s Top Lawyers list for Immigration! We are proud to claim the most listed partners of any firm in the immigration category. Washingtonian’s prestigious “Washington DC’s Top Lawyers” directory is released every two years and includes Washington’s top legal talent, as voted by area lawyers.

Congratulations Becki Young, Sandra Grossman, Meg Hobbins and Patrick Taurel for this meaningful recognition!

De Ware Tijd interviews Meg Hobbins about Gilmore Hoefdraad

Surinamese Newspaper De Ware Tijd interviewed Partner Meg Hobbins regarding the due process rights of her client, former Minister of Finance in Suriname, Gilmore Hoefdraad.

"If Mr Hoefdraad does not get access to the courts in his own country, he will be entitled and well positioned to pursue his claims internationally," says Hobbins.

Meg Hobbins advocates for clients denied due process in their home countries. She creatively assesses the most effective avenues for clients to access justice, regularly representing clients before Interpol, The United Nations Higher Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), and the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.

Ocean Drive highlights Sandra Grossman

This Hispanic Heritage Month, GYH celebrates and honors its work with attorneys and clients in Miami, a city enriched by its 70% Hispanic population. GYH attorneys also share a personal connection to the Hispanic population and immigrant community at large.
In the latest issue of Miami publiction Ocean Drive, GYH Partner Sandra Grossman is spotlighted for her work in international human rights. She writes, “I’m an immigrant to the United States myself. My parents were political refugees from the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile and were forced to immigrate. I arrived in the U.S. when I was 8 and later became a U.S. citizen. My background as an immigrant allows me to understand first-hand the importance of competent and compassionate legal advice. At the same time, I’m keenly aware of the contributions immigrants make and the challenges that they face. I believe everyone deserves a chance at a better life.”

DC Magazine Spotlights GYH Partners as Dynamic Women

GYH Co-Managing Partners, Becki Young and Sandra Grossman, were featured in DC Magazine's Dynamic Women spotlight this week. We are honored to be recognized alongside such remarkable women.

View the feature here.

New Attorneys at Grossman Young - Media Coverage

Major local and legal publications published articles covering the exciting expansion at GYH.

Attorney at Law Magazie: https://attorneyatlawmagazine.com/grossman-young-hammond-expands-growth-with-additon-of-three-attorneys

Maryland Daily Record: https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/05/09/patrick-taurel-david-morris-and-sheryl-winarick-grossman-young/

CityBiz: https://www.citybiz.co/article/259639/grossman-young-hammond-welcomes-top-federal-litigator-nationally-recognized-eb-5-attorney-and-thought-leader-on-extraordinary-immigrants/

Law360 (subscription required): https://www.law360.com/pulse/articles/1491569/grossman-young-adds-aclu-atty-to-fed-litigation-practice

Internationally recognized immigration law firm Grossman Young & Hammond expanded in critical practice areas with the addition of new partner Patrick Taurel, as head of the firm’s Federal Litigation practice, and of counsel attorneys David Morris and Sheryl Winarick.

Taurel focuses on litigating complex immigration cases in federal and immigration court and advising criminal defense counsel on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions. He brings more than a decade of experience as an advocate for immigrants, having worked for impactful non-profit immigrant rights organizations and leading immigration practices, including, most recently, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Immigration Council, and Clark Hill PLC.

Taurel received his Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School and his Bachelor of Arts from Brown University.

For the past 20 years, Morris has represented foreign investors and regional centers in all aspects of the EB-5 investor visa program and has served as an expert witness on EB-5 legal issues in state and federal court. He is continually recognized as one of the “Top 25 Attorneys in the EB-5 Industry” by EB5 Investor Magazine.

Morris also created and co-owns the DC Regional Center LLC, a regional center entity designated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in 2011, through which Morris has raised and deployed more than $400 million of EB-5 funds from 800 investors to help finance large commercial real estate development projects in the Washington region.

Morris is a regular speaker at major EB-5 industry conferences and is widely published, including as the senior editor of the leading EB-5 legal book in the field, “AILA Immigration Options for Investors & Entrepreneurs.” Morris received his Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in political science from the University of New York College at Buffalo.

Winarick joins GYH as an attorney and a facilitator of meaningful discourse and connection. For more than 20 years, she has creatively helped individuals, families, businesses and organizations maximize their potential in the United States. She represents and advises clients on a wide range of immigration matters, including employment and family-based cases, consular processing, J1 waivers and naturalization.

As a TED resident, Winarick spent three months in 2016 at the TED office in New York incubating a project to elevate and inform the conversation about migrants and refugees. Since then, she has collaborated with TEDx organizers and other community leaders around the world to build bridges and deepen connection in their local communities through personal story-sharing.

Winarick received her J.D. from the George Washington University Law School and her Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University.

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Interpol’s New Leadership Demonstrates Lack of Will for Reform

by, Sandra Grossman and Ted Bromund

In their recent article in The National Interest, Sandra Grossman and Ted Bromund discuss the troubling election of new INTERPOL president Ahmed Naser al-Raisi, a UAE general facing credible accusations of torture. INTERPOL is frequently criticized by human rights activists for its propensity to be manipulated and abused by dictatorial and autocratic nations. The election of al-Raisi has done little qwell those concerns. Grossman and Bromund also explore the obligation of the U.S. to be a leader in maintaining the integrity of INTERPOL, starting with the TRAP Act.

LA Times Quotes Sandra Grossman on INTERPOL Abuse Case

The Los Angeles Times published an article last week detailing the case of a Guatemalan pastor, Hugo Gomez, who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since 2019 based on an unsubstantiated Red Notice. The article uses this case to shed light on the little-known but troubling situation of INTERPOL Abuse. Unfortunately, situations like Gomez' are all too common. Autocratic, corrupt or unstable governments sometimes use INTERPOL's system to issue Red Notices for people they see as in conflict with their regimes, such as political dissidents, activists, business tycoons, etc. In the U.S. ICE often treats these Red Notices as arrest warrants, even though INTERPOL clearly states in its constitution that a Red Notice alone is not grounds for an arrest. Partner, Sandra Grossman, was quoted by the LA Times stating,

"Using red notices for predominantly political, military, racial or religious reasons is against Interpol’s constitution. But some countries, including Russia, Venezuela and China, are known for deploying red notices against political opponents who flee persecution,"... “ICE does their bidding for them by putting these individuals into deportation proceedings."