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Joyce Fleming is the partner who manages the Business Immigration Department for Ford & Harrison's 18 office national labor and employment law practice. She meets the ongoing immigration needs of corporations located all over the United States and abroad that transfer or hire foreign employees, including temporary employment visas, labor certifications, permanent residency ("Green Cards") and outbound visas for other countries. She handles visa work for businesses relocating entire offices and clients with high volume immigration needs, as well as those with one-time hiring requirements.
Joyce frequently consults with corporate and labor lawyers during due diligence regarding the immigration implications of mergers and acquisitions, and handles the necessary visa work for individuals affected by such changes. Her practice consists of national and international commercial, industrial and technology clients, but also focuses on immigration issues for allied healthcare workers such as nurses, physical therapists, and other shortage occupations. She regularly writes and speaks on business immigration topics and is a member of the Healthcare Professionals Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Joyce counsels clients on compliance with ever-changing employment laws regarding foreign workers, including I-9 training and audits and she has defended immigration-related government investigations related to the employment of undocumented workers.
Joyce has been named to The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2007 and The International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers 2007. She was selected as one of Georgia's 2008 Super Lawyers for Immigration by Atlanta Magazine. Of Mexican descent, she is fluent in Spanish.
Joyce is a graduate of University of Georgia Law School and Georgia State University. She is involved in leadership roles in numerous civic organizations including the Latin American Association and the Emory University Board of Visitors. She has served on the boards of directors of United Way of Metro Atlanta and Planned Parenthood of Georgia. She has also served as Chair of the International Section of the State Bar of Georgia.
Education
University of Georgia School of Law
J.D., 1978
Georgia State University
B.A., with honors, 1975
Bar Admissions
Georgia
Practice Areas
Business Immigration
Industries
Health Care.
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