James McLaughlin is an Attorney and Member of the Murthy Law Firm, the nation’s leading immigration practice. With nearly twenty-years of legal immigration experience, James has built a national reputation for innovative, client-focused solutions in complex immigration matters – including labor certification, immigrant petitions (employment-based and family-based), adjustment of status and consular processing, H1B, H2A, H2B, naturalization, audits, motions, requests for reconsideration, and global mobility. James represents small-and medium-sized business as well as individual clients throughout Maryland, the United States and across the globe.
Prior to joining Murthy Law Firm, James practiced immigration law in Boston, Massachusetts, representing large multinational organizations and universities on employment-based immigration matters.
Types of Cases Worked on by Attorney James McLaughlin
Mandatory and Discretionary Bases for Denying Forms I-485 and N-400
Murthy Success: Securing a Green Card for a Surviving Spouse
EB2 or EB3: Understanding the Difference
Education and Admissions
- J.D., Franklin Pierce School of Law
- B.S., Financial Management cum laude, Franklin Pierce University
- Bar Admissions: Massachusetts
Publications and Presentations
- I-751 Joint Waiver Petition – The Story Matters, ILW.com (12.Jan.2016)
- I-751 Joint Waiver Petition: The Story Matters, Co-Author, AILA Insight, AILA Doc. No. 16100305, (03.Oct.2016)
- Advanced Issues in Getting Labor Certifications Approved for Roving / Telecommuting Employees, Author, Maryland State Bar Association 2016 Spring Conference Materials (19.May.2016)
- Advanced Business – Relevant Issues in PERM, Maryland State Bar Association 2016 Spring Conference (19.May.2016)
- Steps to Secure Your Future Through U.S. Citizenship, murthy.com (25.Mar.2025)
- PERM: Good Faith Recruitment, murthy.com (11.Nov.2024)
- Special Handling for University and College Professors / Teachers, murthy.com (12.Aug.2024)
- Overview of H2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program, murthy.com (14.Mar.2024)
Foreign Languages
- German