Nicole C. Dillard, Attorney

Ms. Dillard, formerly owner and principal attorney of Dillard Law Group, P.C., focuses her practice primarily on business immigration and corporate visa matters related to businesses seeking to employ both skilled and unskilled workers who are either in the United States or are currently abroad. Specifically, she assists businesses and organizations seeking to sponsor employees for both non-immigrant and immigrant visa status and advises them of their responsibilities in the immigration process. She regularly advises human resources professionals in industries such as public, private and charter school systems, universities, the hospitality industry and the high-tech research organizations through various stages of international recruitment while they navigate through the immigration process.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Dillard was an English as a Second Language teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia. She has therefore segued her experience as an educator and allowed it to assist her as she serves many school districts as they recruit foreign national educators and other professional employees to staff their schools. Consequently, Ms. Dillard has presented on important immigration topics before human resources professionals of various organizations such as the American Association for School Personnel Administrators, the Virginia Association for School Personnel Administrators and individual public, private and charter school districts. Furthermore, Ms. Dillard is a regular contributor on immigration matters to VASPA VIEWS, a publication of the Virginia Association for School Personnel Administrators. As a result of her extensive role with elementary and secondary education, Ms. Dillard has developed an expertise in assisting teachers and educational professionals in obtaining the appropriate immigration status to allow them to work in the United States.

In addition to presenting to individuals in the education field, Ms. Dillard has also given immigration presentations before restaurant, hospital and hospitality management departments on immigration, I-9 compliance and advising them as they face the brand new world of workplace enforcement.

In addition to business immigration matters, Ms. Dillard has assisted many families in uniting them with their relatives living abroad, by successfully filing and litigating asylum applications and serving as a zealous advocate for individuals facing removal (deportation) from the United States.