Roger Tsai, Attorney

Roger Tsai is a member of the Employment Law department. He concentrates his practice on employment and family-based immigration and worksite enforcement. Mr. Tsai regularly advises companies and universities on how to secure temporary and permanent visas for foreign national employees including H-1B visas and permanent resident status. He has also assisted companies in performing internal audits of their employment eligibility documents (I-9's) and successfully negotiated settlements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Mr. Tsai has spoken before the Utah State Legislature and numerous industry groups on immigration worksite enforcement. His articles on immigration worksite enforcement have been published by the American Bar Association, the Utah Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

Mr. Tsai received his B.A. degree in political science and economics from the University of Michigan and his law degree from the University of Houston Law School. He currently serves on the boards of the Utah AILA Chapter, the Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce and the Salt Lake Chamber Immigration Taskforce.

Related Activities and Skills:

• Young Lawyer of the Year, Utah State Bar - Young Lawyers Division
• Past President, Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce
• Board member, Zion's Bank Multi-Cultural Advisory Board
• American Immigration Lawyers Association - Utah Chapter Chair
• American Immigration Lawyers Association - Business Immigration Committee
• Events Chair, Utah State Bar - Young Lawyers Division
• Events Co-Chair, Society of Human Resource Managers - Salt Lake Chapter

Published Works:

• The IRCA - Twenty Years Later , Immigration Law Weekly, April, 2007
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement Turns Up Heat on Employers , The Enterprise, Volume 36, Number 22, December 2006
• What the Senates Immigration Reform Bill Will Mean for You , The Enterprise, Volume 36, Number 49, June, 2007

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• "A New Perspective on BALCA-PERM Denials," AILA National CLE, May 20, 2010
• Presenter, "Workplace Enforcement & Immigration," conference sponsored by the Federal Bar Association, Loyola University School of Law, November 9, 2009
• "Protecting our Border," Westminster College, Salt Lake City, February 21, 2008
• "ICE Turns Up the Heat on Employers" I-9 and Immigration Worksite Enforcement
  • Utah State Bar, Employment Law Division, December 5, 2007
  • Associated Builders & Contractors, January 24, 2007
  • Parsons Behle & Latimer Breakfast Briefing, January 26 and February 2, 2007
  • Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, January 31, 2007
  • Utah State Legislature Committee, February 8, 2007
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, February, 28, 2007
  • Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, March 9, 2007
  • Small Business Development Center, March 14, 2007
  • Society for Human Resource Management, April 10, 2007
  • LDS Business College, April 10, 2007
  • Associated General Contractors, May 24, 2007
  • Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, August 14, 2007
  • Utah Mining Association Annual Conference, August 22, 2007
  • Utah Society of Human Resource Managers State Conference, September 12
  • Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, September 13
  • Utah Restaurant Association, October 3, 2007
  • Immigration Symposium-University of Utah Honors Program, Salt Lake City Film Center, League of Women Voters, October 26, 2007.