Jennifer Archer obtains L-1A (intracompany transferee) approval for new Maine business. When the United States Embassy in Singapore incorrectly halted visa processing for her clients based upon its mistaken belief that L-1A visas are not available for newly-established offices, Jennifer Archer re-filed the L-1A petition with the Vermont Service Center and received a second approval…. Read more »

Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman is pleased to welcome Robert E. Crowley to the firm following his retirement as a Justice of the Maine Superior Court. Bob served the Maine Courts for 27 years as a Superior Court Justice (1993-2010), District Court Judge (1987-1993), and Probate Judge (1983-1987), presiding over a wide variety of civil and… Read more »

Jennifer Archer successfully terminates two removal proceedings based upon previously-approved derivative asylee petitions.

John McArdle will be giving a national seminar for attorneys in December on the topic of Better Depositions

On August 27, 2010, Lauri Boxer-Macomber will speak at a National Business Institute Family Law Seminar on the topic of alternative dispute resolution in family law and domestic partnership cases. As part of the seminar, Lauri will give an overview of the different alternative dispute resolution processes available to attorneys and their clients. In addition,… Read more »

In May 2010, Jennifer Archer prevailed on the appeal of an Application for Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) to the United States Department of Labor.

A Maine hospital hired an IT professional who had a noncompete agreement with a computer consulting firm. The consulting firm brought a claim in Superior Court against the IT professional for breach of the noncompete agreement, and against the hospital for tortious interference with the noncompete agreement. Attorney Duddy got the claims against the hospital… Read more »

Tim Norton, Barry Zimmerman, John Kelly and Terry Duddy have been named to the 2010 list of “New England Super Lawyers”. Only five percent of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont attorneys are chosen each year for this designation.

In a complex Medicaid reimbursement case against the Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Human Services and the Director of the Office of Vermont Health Access, defendants tried to compel Springfield Hospital to join an additional twelve hospitals as necessary parties. In response, Attorneys Duddy and Boxer-Macomber offered several compelling legal arguments for not joining… Read more »

A Maine hospital extended over $20,000 in educational benefits to a hospital employee to obtain a nursing degree, in exchange for a promise to work at the hospital for five years after obtaining the degree. The nurse left employment early, and refused to repay the unforgiven portion of her educational loan. The hospital brought an… Read more »