Name: Sowmiya Sikal, Esq. Title: Attorney at Law Address: 5755 North Point Pkwy, Suite 24 Alpharetta GA 30022 Phone: (770) 619-2884 x 9307 Fax: (678) 551-7450 Email: sowmiya@sikal.com Bar Admission: Tennessee, 1998 Tamil Nadu, India 1992 Education: University of Georgia, LL.M. (1995) Johnson & Wales University, M.B.A (1994) Coimbatore Law College, (India), B.A., B.L. (1992) Sowmiya has been practicing immigration law since 1998 and has assisted clients in a wide range of complex business and family based immigrant and nonimmigrant matters. As an immigrant to the U.S. herself, Sowmiya takes a personal interest in all the cases that she handles and offers practical advice based on the latest changes and developments in the US immigration law. Over the last thirteen years she has worked extensively with clients in the fields of Information Technology, Medicine, Teaching, Sciences, Religious Arena and Performing Arts. She is an expert in representing U.S. and international companies in obtaining work visas (H-1B, L-1, TN, J-1) to the U.S., green cards and other general immigration matters. She also uses her immigration attorney expertise to assist U.S. companies with I-9 and immigration compliance. Sowmiya has served on AILA's DOL and USCIS liaison committees. Sowmiya is the founder of Sikal & Associates, LLC. In 1998, she established her law practice, Sikal & Associates (Tennessee) prior to the formation of Sikal & Associates (Georgia). Born in Coimbatore, India, Sowmiya hails from a family of attorneys, where her interest in the field of law was kindled by her father, a successful attorney who was instrumental in guiding Sowmiya in her legal career during her formative years. Sowmiya worked as a legal assistant prior to being admitted to the bar in Tennessee. Sowmiya is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Sowmiya is a Member of the Tennessee Bar, American Bar Association (ABA), the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and Bar Council of Tamil Nadu, India. Name: Sandeep Adhipathi, Esq. Title: Attorney at Law Address: 5755 North Point Pkwy, Suite 24 Alpharetta GA 30022 Phone: (770) 619-2884 x 9306 Fax: (678) 551-7450 Email: sandeep@sikal.com Bar Admission: Tennessee, 2004 Tamil Nadu, India 2000 Education: University of Georgia School of Law, LL.M. (2003) University of Madras, Dr. Ambedkar Law College (India), B.A., B.L. (2000) Sandeep practices all aspects of immigration law with special focus on corporate US immigration. He provides counsel for employers and beneficiaries to successfully negotiate complex rules and regulations involved in filing employment based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions. He strives to provide legal solutions to meet the unique immigration needs of each client. Sandeep's focus area is employment based immigration including PERM Labor Certification Applications, Immigrant Petitions (Extra-ordinary Ability, Outstanding Researchers), Adjustment of Status Applications (I-485) and AC21 filings. He has wide range of experience in assisting clients in employment based Non-Immigrant petitions (H1B, L1), Naturalization applications, Family based Immigrant Petitions (I-130) and Naturalization/Green Card Interviews. Sandeep joined Sikal & Associates in 2002 as an Immigration Paralegal and after his admittance to the Bar in 2004 he has continued his U.S. immigration law practice with Sikal & Associates as an Attorney. In addition to his expertise in US Immigration Law, Sandeep has knowledge and experience in various Indian corporate and civil litigation matters. Sandeep is a Member of the Tennessee Bar, American Bar Association (ABA), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the International Bar Association. Name: Ramesh Sikal, Esq. Title: Attorney at Law Address: 5755 North Point Pkwy, Suite 24 Alpharetta GA 30022 Phone: (770) 619-2884 x 9302 Fax: (678) 551-7450 Email: ramesh@sikal.com Bar Admission: Georgia, 2007 Education: Georgia State University School of Law, J.D. (2006) The University of Arizona, M.B.A (1993) The University of Texas at El Paso, M.S. (1993) Coimbatore Institute of Technology (India), B.E. (1988) Ramesh provides counsel on all aspects of corporate U.S. immigration, including nonimmigrant visas, permanent residence, citizenship, compliance, department of labor and consular processing. He has worked extensively both with startup organizations as well as multi-national clients across industries. Ramesh counsels corporate clients in setting up best practices/governance structure to comply with the ever-changing USCIS and Department of Labor laws and regulations. Ramesh is a founding member of Sikal & Associates. Prior to forming Sikal & Associates (Georgia) he worked as a client liaison at Sikal and Associates (Tennessee) from 2000 to 2007. Before establishing a career in law, he worked as a management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. During his time with Coopers & Lybrand and later PricewaterhouseCoopers he consulted with senior management of Fortune 500 companies in aviation, insurance & telecommunication industries. He also was involved in several critical engagements with various state governments. Ramesh is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and American Bar Association. Ramesh is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court Northern District of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, and Georgia Superior Courts. Name: Tina Rowles, Esq. Title: Attorney at Law Address: 5755 North Point Pkwy, Suite 24 Alpharetta GA 30022 Phone: (770) 619-2884 x 9301 Fax: (678) 551-7450 Email: tina@sikal.com Bar Admission: Georgia, 2007 Education: Georgia State University School of Law, J.D. Cum Laude (2007) The University of Florida, B.A. in Criminal Justice (1983) Tina provides legal advice to clients on issues related to U.S. immigration and naturalization laws, regulations, requirements, and processing procedures. Tina provides advice to corporate clients in regards to courses of action and requirements for potential and existing nonimmigrant employees, Green Card sponsorship, and employer compliance issues as well as individual clients seeking immigration advice regarding current and future family members. Tina joined Sikal & Associates, LLC in 1999 as an immigration paralegal before pursuing her Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Georgia State University. For over eight years as an immigration paralegal Tina assisted with nonimmigrant and immigrant, employment and family based case management including client intake, information gathering and database entry, petition preparation, USCIS inquiries, RFE tracking, and case approval notification. Prior to joining Sikal & Associates, Tina worked as a Tax Professional with H&R Block where she advised clients on tax theory, tax requirements and changes to tax law to assist clients reach optimal outcomes based on their individual financial situation. Tina is a Member of the State Bar of Georgia, American Bar Association (ABA), and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She is admitted to practice before the United States District Court Northern District of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, and Georgia Superior Courts.
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