Jim Alexander

Washington, D.C.

Maggio Kattar
1800 Massachusetts Ave NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036

Tel: 202.483.0053

Email: jalexander@maggio-kattar.com
Web: www.maggio-kattar.com

Professional Biography

James Alexander is a Managing Shareholder at Maggio + Kattar. Jim is committed to upholding the firm’s international reputation for creative thinking and legal excellence across a wide variety of disciplines within the practice of immigration law.

Jim is a nationally recognized expert in a wide variety of highly specialized areas within the immigration law field including corporate compliance, such as I-9 compliance and e-Verify, complex naturalization matters, gay and HIV positive issues, as well as many areas in between. Jim approaches each case with his breadth of expertise looking for the best possible solution to a client’s immigration challenges whether it is in employment or family based immigration, removal defense, asylum or beyond.

Jim assists institutional and individual clients across a wide range of industries. His clients range from large, multinational corporations with thousands of active matters to start-up enterprises that require innovative ideas in challenging situations. Jim’s corporate clients come from a diverse industry group and include companies within the finance, aviation, defense and technology fields.

Jim is a frequent lecturer at international, national and local events for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the District of Columbia Bar Association as well as other important industry organizations.

In addition to his extensive public speaking and teaching commitments, Jim has authored and been quoted in numerous important publications within the immigration law community. He was as an author of Employing International Workers, a Thomson Reuters book. He has also been quoted in numerous important national and local publications including Workforce Management, InfoTech and Telecom News, and The Legal Times and has done interviews on immigration matters for National Public Radio (NPR).

Jim has been selected as a top lawyer in the immigration law area by national and international publications such as Who’s Who Legal and Chambers USA.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University and his law degree from the American University‘s Washington College of Law. Jim is fluent in Spanish and conversant in French.

Immigration Law Specialization

  • employment-based immigration
  • global immigration
  • corporate compliance
  • I-9 and E-Verify compliance
  • complex naturalization matters
  • LBGT immigration issues

About Maggio Kattar

Maggio Kattar represents individuals, corporations, and other institutions from across the nation and around the world on all matters related to United States immigration and nationality law as well as in global visa matters. The firm’s attorneys provide expert guidance in employment-based cases for executives, engineers, technology professionals, scientists, physicians, artists, and other highly skilled foreign workers; waivers of the two-year foreign residence requirement for physicians and other exchange visitors. In addition, we defend employers from charges of knowingly employing unauthorized workers; corporate compliance matters and we provide training on a wide variety of immigration topics. The firm has specific expertise in asylum, waivers of inadmissibility and naturalization as well as in assisting LGBTQ non-citizens with the unique immigration challenges. We also handle both routine and complex litigation matters including removal and deportation, appeals and federal immigration litigation. Our attorneys are active members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and do extensive work with the local immigration community on a wide variety of topics.

Maggio Kattar was founded in in the 1980’s by immigration activist and visionary Michael Maggio and his wife Candace Kattar. Their commitment to providing extraordinary legal representation with the highest ethical standards as well as their passion for justice and the rule of law continues as the driving force for our Firm. In 2008, Michael selected attorneys Jim Alexander and John Nahajzer to carry on, and build upon, his vision as Managing Shareholders and owners of the Firm.

Natives of Kansas City, with law degrees from American University’s Washington College of Law in Washington DC, both John and Jim have been recognized by clients and peers for their expert ability in a wide variety of highly specialized areas within immigration law. John and Jim are joined by a leadership team of Elizabeth Quinn and Jan Pederson in the management of the Firm, each selected for their unique expertise, and extraordinary legal acumen that makes Maggio Kattar the firm that is recognized, not only among our clients, but also within the legal community, as the Firm that distinguishes itself through unparalleled legal strategies and solutions and our dedication to our clients. In 2016, we were selected as US News and World Report’s Best Lawyer’s “Best Law Firm of the Year” for Immigration Law.

Maggio Kattar’s unique capability to serve our clients and the legal community is achieved through intellectual curiosity, creativity and collaboration and we believe that a casual and collegial workplace that advocates “balance over billables” fosters these activities. To that end, we manage to results and client satisfaction rather than billable hours.