Elizabeth L.A. Garvish, is a Partner in the Atlanta based law firm of Marchman & Kasraie, LLC. She manages the nationwide immigration practice and has successfully handled all types of employment based and family immigration matters. She focuses a large part of her practice on the provision of legal counsel and assistance to foreign medical graduates obtaining waivers of the J-1 two year foreign residence requirement, H-1B and O-1 visas and extensions as well as permanent residence through various vehicles including PERM labor certification and the National Interest Waiver for physicians. Ms. Garvish works closely with hospitals and medical institutions to obtain nonimmigrant visas and permanent residence for their physicians, nurses and other foreign medical personnel, and prides herself on the superior client service she provides and her clients have to come to expect. Moreover, she understands the obstacles facing today's foreign workers, their families and their employers, and she is committed to using creative immigration strategies to solve problems and achieve the desired results.
Ms. is fluent in Spanish, well-versed in French and has written informative articles on immigration issues for publication in Spanish-language magazine and other publications and journals. She appeared as a legal expert on a Spanish Language television program on Georgia Public Television called "Leyes Cotidianas" or "Everyday Law." She frequently presents lectures instructing employers and human resources personnel on immigration topics.
Prior to joining the Marchman & Kasraie, LLC in 2005, Ms. Garvish practiced employment based immigration law with the national labor and employment law firm, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart P.C. She also worked for a firm in Guadalajara, Mexico, where she acquired considerable knowledge of the civil law system and procedures used in Latin American countries, sociocultural protocol, and the business mindset related to Latin American commerce. Ms. Garvish has also devoted substantial time and pro bono hours to assisting Central American refugees in obtaining their permanent residence in the United States. She continues to dedicate a portion of her time to assisting needy or indigent clients with immigration matters.
Ms. Garvish is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and Tulane University School of Law and is admitted to practice in Texas, South Carolina and Georgia. Ms. Garvish is active in the Atlanta chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She served as the Pro Bono Committee Chair during 2006-2007. She also served as the Project Chairperson of the AILA Citizenship Day Naturalization Drive held in March 2007. She is organizing the second annual Citizenship Day Naturalization Drive this year as well, to be held April 19, 2008. Locally, Ms. Garvish has served on the State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division Executive Council from 2005 to the present.