CONCENTRATION
Amy is a shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm in the Immigration Division. Her practice encompasses Immigration Law, with a focus on Business Immigration.
SUMMARY
Her work includes counseling both employers and foreign nationals in obtaining temporary employment authorization, permanent residency, and citizenship. She specializes in technology and healthcare industries, but has experience with a variety of clientele, from families and start-up companies to Fortune 500 companies.
Her prior experience includes preparation of non-immigrant petitions for B-1/B-2, E-3, H-1B, H-2B, H-3, K-1, L-1, O-1, P-1, R-1, and TN; immigrant petitions, including family based, labor certifications, outstanding professors and researchers, national interest waivers, and multinational executives and managers; consequences of corporate reorganizations and mergers, and name changes; immigrant and non-immigrant consular processing; I-9 counseling; Visa Screen issues for healthcare workers; and J-1 waivers, including Physicians under the Conrad 30 program. Amy also specializes in international adoptions.
PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, AND SEMINARS
Amy authored the chapter "The Labor Certification Process: A Step-by Step Guide" in the book "Inside the Minds: Navigating the Department of Labor's Certification Requirements" (2009).
Speaker at IAICE/CCPI Annual Conference (College Career Professionals of Iowa and Iowa Association for Internships and Cooperative Education): Session on "Understanding International Students: OPT".
ACADEMICS
Amy graduated cum laude from the University of Central Florida, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1996. She attended the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, graduating cum laude in 2001. While at U of L, she was a member of both the Brandeis Law Journal and the Journal of Law and Education, and active member of the Immigration Clinic.
PERSONAL
Amy currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Hadiya Development and Rehabilitation Network (HDRN), a non-profit organization that provides services, financial resources, and educational opportunities to disadvantaged individuals and families in Ethiopia. She also serves as a Board Member for Cornerstone of Hope Orphanage, an Iowa based 501(c)(3) organization that supports orphaned children in the Nigerian community of Benin City. From 2002 until 2007, Amy served as an Executive Board Member for the Lupus Foundation of America, Iowa Chapter.
Her interests also include international travel and spending time with her husband, Jeremy, and their children, Adrik and Amara.
RECENT WORK
RESOURCES
TPS DESIGNATION FOR SYRIA
03/30/2012
SYRIA DESIGNATION FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS)
03/26/2012
VISA NUMBERS FOR EB-2 INDIA AND CHINA EXPECTED TO RETROGRESS IN MAY 2012
03/26/2012
NEW STUDY FINDS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED RATES OF DENIALS AND "REQUESTS FOR EVIDENCE" FOR H-1B PROFESSIONALS, L-1 INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES, AND O-1 EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY NONIMMIGRANTS
03/15/2012
H-1B PROFESSIONAL VISA - IT'S FILING SEASON
03/09/2012
AMY M. LANDWEHR CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF SERVICE
08/22/2011
NEW ELECTRONIC H-1B REGISTRATION PROPOSED BY USCIS
05/13/2011
FEW H-1B PETITIONS SUBMITTED TO USCIS FOR FY2012 PROCESSING
05/02/2011
USCIS RESTORES H-1B CAP EXEMPTION TO SOME NONPROFIT ENTITIES AFFILIATED WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
04/25/2011
WILL SAME-SEX MARRIED COUPLES SOON RECEIVE IMMIGRATION BENEFITS? NOT FOR NOW...
04/20/2011
CONNECTICUT COURT PROTECTS H-1B EMPLOYEE FROM WRONGFUL ARREST: STATES THAT REGULATION EXTENDING WORK AUTHORIZATION BASED ON TIMELY FILED EXTENSION IMPLICITLY EXTENDS AUTHORIZATION TO REMAIN IN U.S.
04/19/2011
AMY LANDWEHR SPEAKS AT IAICE/CCPI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
07/12/2010
AMY LANDWEHR CO-AUTHORS CHAPTER IN "INSIDE THE MINDS"
04/15/2009
MEMBERSHIPS
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
POLK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
POLK COUNTY WOMEN ATTORNEYS