Kevin Lashus focuses his practice on corporate employment verification compliance and inbound business immigration. Kevin has experience in providing uniquely tailored advice to assist clients in developing comprehensive employment authorization and immigration-related compliance systems--including full-scale or localized E-Verify implementation protocols. Given his public-sector background and court-room experience, Kevin is able to prepare clients to minimize exposure during even the most complex regulatory, administrative, and civil litigation. He is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Areas of Concentration
· Business immigration & compliance
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, State Bar of Texas
- Immigration and Nationalization Section
· Member, Austin Bar Association
· Adjunct Professor, The University of Texas School of Law
· Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Verification Documentation Liaison Committee (2009-2010)
- Liaison to USCIS' E-Verify Verification Division (2008-2009)
· Appointed Member, The Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee - Supreme Court of Texas
Awards & Recognition
· Selected by Super Lawyers magazine and Texas Super Lawyers magazine - Rising Stars Edition, 2011
Previous Employment
· Assistant Chief Counsel, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 2003-2006
· Assistant District Counsel, DOJ - Immigration and Naturalization Service, 2002-2003
· Assistant Attorney General, State of Texas - Law Enforcement Defense Division, 1999-2002
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Author, "Advising Your Clients on the Selection of an Electronic I-9 Software Provider," The American Immigration Lawyers Association, January 2011
· Co-Author, "Verification Two-Step: One Step Forward, One Step Back - A Review of the GAO Report on the Progress Made to Improve E-Verify," National Law Review, January 2011
· Co-Author, "Clean SOX: Not Just for Accountants, Brokers, and Bankers - How the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Applies to the Development of Immigration Compliance Programs," California AILA Chapters Conference Handbook, 2009
· Co-Author, "E-Verify Bait & Switch: Data Mining Isn't What Employers Signed Up For," Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Vol. 6, No. 5, October 2009
· Co-Author, "Dangerous Self-Help: The Risks of Losing the Attorney-Client Privilege During Form I-9 Audits," The Immigration Compliance Handbook, Angelo Paparelli, et al., eds. 2009
· Co-Author, "We'd Like to Help: Continuing Obstacles to an Effective Partnership Between Employers and Federal Immigration Officials," AILA Annual Conference Handbook, 2009
· Co-Author, "Don't Toss Them in the Trash!: Constructive Knowledge and Social Security No-Match Letter," Advanced Immigration Law Course (TexasBarCLE, ed.) 2009
· Co-Author, "Building on Compliance: Recommendations to Save You From ICE Damage," Advanced Immigration Law Course (TexasBarCLE, ed.) 2009
· Co-Author, "Fear the ICE Man: Lessons From the Swift Raids to Warm You Up - The New Government Perspective on Employer Sanctions," 32 Nova L. Rev. 2 at 391, Spring 2008
Speeches
· Panelist, "The View from Austin Regarding Proposed Immigration Legislation," Texas Association of Business' 2011 Comprehensive Immigration Conference, March 31, 2011
· Speaker, "I-9 Compliance Workshop: Best Practices to Survive the New ICE Store," HR Specialist Webinar, February 3, 2011
· Panelist, "Worksite Compliance and the New ICE Storm," American Immigration Lawyer's California Chapter Conference, Monterey, California, November 13, 2010
· Panelist, "Criminal Consequences of Failure Employment Verification Practices," Federal Bar Association Immigration Compliance Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 9, 2010
· Discussion Leader, "DHS ICE IMAGE Best Practice," American Immigration Lawyer's Texas Chapter Conference, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, November 5, 2010
· Speaker, "Employment Verification E-Verify 3.0/3.5 -- Not the Brees We Were Looking For," National Association of Foreign Student Advisor's Region III Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 26, 2010
· Speaker, "Worksite Enforcement and Employer Sanctions," Federal Bar Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 23, 2010
· Speaker, "Worksite Enforcement and Employer Sanctions," Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Chicago, Illinois, September 14, 2010
· Discussion Leader, "Issues and Ethics in FDNS Investigations," American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, July 2010
(Also at Dallas and Houston Offices) (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)