Dave is a Member in Frost Brown Todd’s Columbus office and practices immigration law within the firm’s labor and employment practice group. He advises employers in an array of industries on complex immigration issues and assists them in securing temporary work visas and permanent residence for their foreign national employees. He works closely with foreign national employees, human resources personnel, business units, and offices of general counsel to coordinate both individual case matters and global immigration strategies.
Before rejoining the firm, Dave served as lead immigration counsel for American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and oversaw insourced and outsourced immigration visa activities for several of Hondaโs U.S. operations; developed strategies to navigate reorganizations, global travel issues, administrative changes, and a rapidly changing industry; supported outbound visa activities; counseled on I-9 and E-Verify compliance; and advised Hondaโs international operations on U.S. immigration matters. Dave also has extensive law firm immigration experience.
Tulane University Law School, J.D., 2010
Tulane University, B.A., Latin American Studies, 2006, summa cum laude
Ohio, 2014
Louisiana, 2010 (Inactive)
Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Starsยฎ, 2018
Leadership Columbus Graduate, Class of 2017
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Online Course Review Committee, Member 2022-2023
Ohio State Bar Association
Leadership Columbus
Remote Work, 2022 Ohio AILA Conference, October 28, 2022
The Alphabet Soup of Nonimmigrant Visas: Part II, 2022 AILA Annual Conference, June 15, 2022
Steady the Wheel: Navigating PERM, 2022 Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Conference, May 14, 2022
The Impact of COVID-19: Form I-9 Updates and Whatโs to Come, Human Resources Association of Central Ohio, April 27, 2022
The Impact of COVID-19: Form I-9 Updates and Whatโs to Come, FBT Labor & Employment Webinar, February 23, 2022
Hot Topics in Immigration, 2021 Honda-Vorys Employment Law Review
COVID-19 and Immigration Impact, 2020 Honda-Vorys Employment Law Review
Hot Topics in Immigration, 2019 Honda-Vorys Employment Law Review
Navigating the New Form I-9, Louisville Society for Human Resource Management, 2017 Legal Update
January 25, 2023
December 21, 2022
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