Kristin A. Crone
Nebraska
Fraser Stryker PC LLO
500 Energy Plaza
409 South 17th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Tel: 402-978-5344
Email:
kcrone@fraserstryker.com
Web:
www.fraserstryker.com
Ms. Crone has handled immigration matters for Fraser Stryker since 2004, focusing on business-related immigration issues, including immigrant and nonimmigrant employment-based visa petitions both for-profit and not-for-profit employers in many different fields, including architecture, engineering, information technology, scientific research, and accounting, among others. Ms. Crone has carried out I-9 audits and regularly reviews I-9 identity and employment eligibility documentation for clients, as well as addresses concerns regarding the I-9 and E-Verify processes and compliance procedures, and has presented to human resources professionals on I-9, E-Verify, and immigration matters.
While Ms. Crone’s practice now focuses on business immigration, she has practiced in the area of health care including Medicare and Medicaid issues, such as addressing physician prohibition of self-referral (Stark) and anti-kickback statutes, of licensing, peer review, and HIPAA compliance, as well as in business & corporate law including corporate formation, corporate compliance and governance issues, and drafting various types of agreements for both small and large and profit and non-profit entities.
Ms. Crone earned a Juris Doctor, with high distinction, from the University of Nebraska in 2003 and was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif. While at the University of Nebraska, she was an Executive Editor of the Nebraska Law Review. Ms. Crone received her Bachelor of Arts in English, magna cum laude, from Boston College in 1994. During her time at Boston College, Ms. Crone was awarded membership in the Order of the Cross and Crown in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and distinguished service. Ms. Crone was also a four-year member of BC’s Division I Women’s Swim Team and was selected to the Big East All-Academic Team for swimming her senior year.
- Order of the Cross and Crown
- Big East All-Academic Team for Swimming, 1994
- Order of the Coif – Member
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in several law school classes including Legal Research and Writing & Contracts
- Selected to Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars (Immigration and Employment & Labor), 2013
- American Bar Association
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- Omaha Bar Association
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
Fraser Stryker’s immigration practice focuses on employment-based immigration, providing comprehensive services to assist employers and their employees in obtaining temporary work authorization and lawful permanent residency, as well as services focused on employment eligibility verification and compliance and immigration-related employment discrimination matters.
Fraser Stryker specializes in H-1B nonimmigrant petitions and employment-based permanent residency petitions requiring labor certification applications (PERM) in the second and third preference categories (EB-2 and EB-3). Fraser Stryker also has extensive experience in TN petitions, as well as employment-based permanent residency petitions not requiring labor certification in the first preference category (EB-1) and Form I-9 compliance.
H-1B Nonimmigrant Services
Fraser Stryker provides H-1B services to employers ranging from large international companies with thousands of employees throughout the world, to small, local companies with 10 or fewer employees, including both for-profit companies and not-for-profit organizations, and including both cap-subject and cap-exempt employers.
TN Non-immigrant Services
Fraser Stryker also provides TN services to both large and small employers for employees eligible for TN status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Fraser Stryker’s TN experience includes services for both Canadian and Mexican citizens, and includes filing change of status and extension of stay petitions for individuals already present in the US, as well as services for Canadian citizens making application for TN status at a Port of Entry.
Other Nonimmigrant Services
Fraser Stryker has advised clients on several other types of nonimmigrant visas, including B-1/B-2 (Business/Visitor) visas, L (Intra-Company Transfers) visas, and E-3 (Australian Specialty Occupation) visas, and can provide these services as needed.
Permanent Residency Services
Fraser Stryker provides employment-based permanent residency services for individuals in the first, second, and third employment-based preference categories (EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3), seeing individuals through from development of the job description and labor certification application to adjudication of the I-485 adjustment of status application. Fraser Stryker is also experienced in advising both employees and employers when a foreign national is seeking to change employers during the permanent residency process.
Fraser Stryker has filed EB-1 petitions for functional managers, as well as EB-2 and EB-3 petitions requiring PERM certification for large international companies, for companies with several locations nationwide, and for small, local companies.
Employment Eligibility Verification/Work Authorization Compliance
Fraser Stryker has advised employers on the legal requirements for employment authorization within the United States, including not only advice on employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visas, but also obligations under state and federal law to verify identity and document employment eligibility authorization. We have conducted Form I-9 audits required pursuant to contractual obligations, aided in employer self-audits, and regularly advise employers regarding Form I-9 procedures and documents, as well as E-Verify participation and requirements.
As we’ve grown, clients from across the country have discovered that Fraser Stryker attorneys possess the knowledge and experience to handle complex legal issues. Fraser Stryker has a strong national reputation for helping companies and multinational corporations protect their assets while pursuing the best opportunities. Our breadth of expertise in practice areas affecting our business clients has allowed us to serve clients from a variety of industries.
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