Position: Attorney

Jeffrey D. Lobach

Jeff Lobach is a partner at the firm. He concentrates his law practice in the planning, negotiation and execution of business and real estate transactions, formation and governance of business and non-profit entities, industrial, commercial and residential real estate development, land use and zoning, business and real estate financing, and resolution of business disputes. In addition, Jeff counsels family-owned and closely-held businesses on issues unique to such enterprises. He also advises institutions of higher education on issues of finance, governance, risk management and other areas.

Two stints as chief law clerk for justices on Pennsylvania’s highest court and litigation experience in state and federal courts and before state and federal agencies have informed Jeff’s judgment as to the value of concise, carefully-drafted and unambiguous documentation and strategically sound negotiation of business transactions. During more than 25 years of practice, he has organized hundreds of business and non-profit entities and implemented dozens of business parks, retails centers and residential communities. He also has successfully litigated numerous zoning and land development cases in court and before governmental agencies. Jeff regularly serves as an arbitrator, mediator or negotiator of disputes between businesses, their owners and other constituencies.

Jeff has been very active in the Central Pennsylvania community, serving as a board member, officer, or general counsel to various charitable organizations. He was a founding director of York Health Foundation, Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center, York VNA Home Care, and The Golden Vision Foundation. While President of the York County Bar Association, Jeff initiated a nationally recognized pro bono immigration project on behalf of a group of about 300 Chinese refugees aboard the freighter Golden Venture which evolved into a four-year court battle before the refugees were paroled by the President. The asylum case Jeff successfully litigated for his own client, a Tiananmen Square era pro-democracy activist, was profiled in the national media, including the CBS news magazine “America Tonight” and National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.”

RECOGNITIONS
  • York Distinguished Citizen, New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, “Lawyer of the Year,” Corporate Law (2021)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), Real Estate Law (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Select Lawyer, Polk-Lepson Research Group; Business and Commercial Law
  • Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Eagle Scout Award
  • Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts of America
  • Williams Essay Prize (Lehigh University)
  • Andrew E. Murray Peacemaking Award, Synod of the Trinity, Presbyterian Church (USA)
  • Service Above Self Award, Rotary Club of York
  • Crystal Stair Award of the University of Pennsylvania (Inaugural Recipient with Marian Wright Edelman and others)
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Pennsylvania Builders Association, member
  • York County Builders Association, member
  • American Institute of Banking, instructor
  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, course planner and lecturer
  • American Bar Association
  • National Association of College and University Attorneys
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, House of Delegates
  • York County Bar Association, former president and chair, Long Range Planning Committee; chair, By-Laws Committee
PRESENTATIONS
  • Reopening the Hospitality Industry: Current Guidelines, Possible Risks and Future Scenarios”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (June 2020)
  • Featured speaker, “Golden Venture Saga” (May 2018)
  • “Buying, Leasing and Owning: What is Best for Your Business?”, Barley Snyder Business Seminar (October 2014)
  • “Title Insurance for Lenders: Before, During and After Settlement”, Barley Snyder LendiCon Seminar (May 2014)
  • “Leadership Development within the Legal Department”, ACC Seminar: What Keeps You up at Night? (September 2012)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • York College of Pennsylvania; general counsel
  • Partnership for Economic Development of York County; general counsel
  • Licensed Title Insurance Agent, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, Stewart Title Insurance Company
  • Lyndon Baines Johnson Congressional Intern

Scott F. Landis

Scott Landis is a member of the firm’s Creditors’ Rights and Intellectual Property groups. Scott devotes a substantial portion of his practice to creditors’ rights and bankruptcy, advising lenders and other creditors in loan and credit recoveries involving millions of dollars. He represents creditors in collections, foreclosures, repossessions, levies, garnishments, mechanics liens, municipal claims and other commercial litigation. He counsels clients on the attachment, perfection and enforcement of security interests and other liens, and represents landlords in evictions and the collection of rents. He also represents banks and other creditors in all forms of bankruptcy matters, including cash collateral issues, relief from the automatic stay, defending preference and other avoidance actions, and the filing of claims and objections.

He also counsels business, institutional and individual clients on the acquisition, prosecution, use, protection, and enforcement of trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, and other intellectual and proprietary assets. Scott represents clients in the transfer and licensing of all forms of intellectual and creative property. He assists clients in obtaining clearance of copyrights and other rights for advertising, publishing, entertainment and other purposes. He also negotiates license, development and other agreements for software and technology, and advises his clients in all aspects of Internet and electronic commerce law. Scott also assists the firm’s intellectual property litigation team in state and federal litigation involving trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights. His intellectual property clients include individual artists, authors and entrepreneurs; small, medium and family-owned businesses; hospitals, universities and other institutions; and large national and multi-national corporations. Scott’s intellectual property practice also includes representing the firm’s food and agri-business clients in trademarks, branding, labeling and unfair competition issues.

RECOGNITION
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2022, 2023, 2024)
MEMBERSHIPS
  • International Trademark Association

  • American Bankruptcy Institute

  • Commercial Law League

  • Lancaster County Bar Association, Corporate, Business and Bankruptcy Section chair

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association

PRESENTATIONS
  • Bio-Engineered Labeling, Food and Ag Summit (February 2019)

  • Hot Topics in Commercial Loan Workouts and Restructuring, Lendicon 2017 (March 2017)

  • Legal Tech Talk for Your 21st Century Business, BIG U 2018 (May 2018)

  • Real Special Assets – Part Two, Barley Snyder LendiCon Seminar (March 2016)

  • Doing Business in the Digital World (and Cloud): An Overview of Risk, Applicable Laws and Policies Relating to Information Security, Barley Snyder Business Seminar (October 2015)

  • Deeds in Lieu, Short Sales and Deficiency Judgments, Barley Snyder LendiCon Seminar (March 2015)

  • Bankruptcy Update, Barley Snyder LendiCon Seminar (November 2013)

  • Doing Business in the Digital World, Barley Snyder Business Seminar (October 2013)

  • Bankruptcy Preference Claims and Their Defenses, ACC Seminar: What Keeps You up at Night? (September 2013)

  • Facing Land Development and Construction Issues, Barley Snyder LendiCon Seminar (November 2012)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Former adjunct professor; Lebanon Valley College, Digital Communications Department

Kevin S. Koscil

With tax legislation in a constant state of flux at the federal, state and local levels, Kevin is knowledgeable and proficient in all of the latest laws that can affect your business and your family. A member of the Trusts & Estates, Tax and Business practice groups, Kevin provides clients with comprehensive solutions for carrying out estate planning and business objectives, ranging from identifying and implementing tax-saving strategies to more general advice regarding end-of-life decisions and unique family circumstances. Kevin regularly advises business owners on succession issues and other individuals in need of sophisticated estate planning. His knowledge in estate planning led to him being quoted as a source in the Wall Street Journal, and he has presented for the National Business Institute and written for The Legal Intelligencer.

Kevin also advises individuals and businesses on a wide range of tax issues, providing advice to clients engaging in corporate transactions of all types, including mergers and acquisitions, sales and reorganizations. Businesses looking for counsel on federal income tax issues as well as various state and local taxes, such as realty transfer tax, turn to Kevin for his experience with intricate issues. Kevin also has worked extensively in the area of executive compensation and regularly advises clients on multifaceted tax matters involving deferred compensation arrangements and equity-based compensation, such as stock option plans and equity appreciation rights plans.

Kevin is heavily involved in pro bono work, resolving title issues through estate administration and handling cases involving tax controversies. Philadelphia VIP, a nonprofit organization matching attorneys with pro bono clients facing legal challenges in housing, family and income, named Kevin its December 2016 “Volunteer of the Month.”

Kevin has been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyer “Rising Star” list in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. 

RECOGNITIONS
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • Philadelphia VIP, “Volunteer of the Month” (December 2016)
MEMBERSHIP
  • Philadelphia Estate Planning Council
PUBLICATIONS
  • “Estate Planning Tools to Put to Work in a Higher-Interest Rate Environment”, The Legal Intelligencer (February 2019)
  • “Estate Planning Opportunities as Interest Rates Rise (and While They’re Still Low)”, Philadelphia Estate Planning Council Newsletter (May 2015)
PRESENTATIONS
  • “Business Succession and Wealth Transfer: Considerations for Death, Taxes and Achieving Family Harmony,” PA Fairs & Showmen Convention (January 2023)
  • “The Probate Process from Start to Finish,” National Business Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. (August 2013)
  • “Top Estate Planning Techniques,” National Business Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. (December 2012)

Kevin M. Scott

Kevin concentrates his practice in federal tax planning and tax litigation for corporations, pass-through entities, individuals and tax-exempt organizations for the firm’s Business and Trusts & Estates practice groups.

In addition to his federal tax focus, Kevin has represented numerous multi-state and Pennsylvania entities before the state’s administrative tax boards and courts in tax controversies regarding various taxes including:

  • Corporate net income tax
  • Capital stock/franchise tax
  • Insurance premiums tax
  • Gross receipts tax
  • Motor carrier and liquid fuels taxes
  • Sales and use tax
  • Realty transfer tax
  • Public utility realty tax
  • Local business privilege, amusement and real estate tax
  • Escheat matters

In addition to his tax planning and controversy work, Kevin practices in the areas of estate planning and administration. He also serves as counsel to several family-held businesses and provides advice regarding transactional matters.

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Tax Section
  • York Estate Planning Council, member
  • Estate Planning Council of Central Pennsylvania, past president and former board member
PUBLICATION
  • Governor Corbett Signs House Bill 1950 into Law
RECOGNITION
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Tax Law (2024)

Scott L. Kelley

Scott Kelley is a member of Barley Snyder’s Business, Real Estate and Trusts & Estates groups. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the York County Bar Association. He is a past president of Adams-Hanover Counseling Services, Inc.; a past board member of the Visiting Nurse Association; a past board member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church; a benefactor life member of the National Rifle Association; a life member of the National Skeet Shooting Association; and a past board member of the Pennsylvania State Shooting Foundation.

Scott has been an instructor for the Pennsylvania State University in economics and business entrepreneurship for twenty years.

MEMBERSHIPS
  • York County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Kevin C. Myhre

As a patent attorney in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, Kevin brings unique perspective to his work for clients at various stages. Kevin is involved in patent application preparation and prosecution, trademark matters, and litigation support across all areas of intellectual property law, including research and strategy development.

Kevin’s distinct background as a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent examiner – where his field of examination focused on driverless or autonomous vehicle technology in the transportation industry – is complemented by his real-world experience working in the engineering community. As an aerospace engineering major at the University of Virginia, he gained professional experience in the research and development department of a Philadelphia-area airline safety manufacturer. Further rounding out his unique experience, several years into his career as a patent attorney, Kevin immersed himself in the European patent process for four weeks by participating in a work-exchange arrangement with a Munich-based intellectual property law firm.

Because many of the applications Kevin examined on behalf of the USPTO were related to driverless or autonomous vehicle technology, Kevin has a unique capability to assist clients with the optimal strategies and potential pitfalls in prosecuting patent applications focused on these technologies. Nevertheless, whether an invention involves mechanical, electrical, or software-based technology, the dual nature of Kevin’s experience has given him an intricate, inside knowledge of how the patent process works, what a patent examiner is looking for in a patent application, and the best course to chart for representing a client throughout a range of patent-related matters.

Outside of his work with clients, Kevin has committed himself to improving the quality of life in suburban Philadelphia and the business world abroad through volunteering with both local and international organizations including the Boy Scouts, his local economic development council and the American Intellectual Property Law Association. In his free time, Kevin enjoys running in 5K races along with his family throughout suburban Philadelphia to aid charitable causes, especially those that support access to legal assistance for those in need.

RECOGNITIONS
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star (2023, 2024)
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Chester County Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
PRESENTATION
  • Optimizing Patent Protection on Vehicle Technology, Automotive Tech Week (November 2021)
  • Panel discussion, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Business of Automated Mobility Forum (June 2021)
  • Protecting Your Idea: Intellectual Property Law Basics, Great Valley LaunchBox (June 2021)
  • Panel discussion, ASCEND conference by American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (November 2020)
  • Panel discussion, Pennsylvania Automated Vehicle Summit (September 2019)

Sean B. Frederick

Sean B. Frederick is the Chair of the firm’s municipal finance practice, as well as a member of the Business Practice and Senior Living Industry Group, where he assists financial institutions, governmental entities and other clients in the areas of commercial finance, public finance, tax, securities law and general business.

Sean provides counsel, guidance and advice to clients on a wide variety of financing transactions including those involving new markets tax credits, low-income housing tax credits and historic tax credits as both investor counsel, tax counsel and developer counsel. Additionally, as Chair of Barley’s municipal finance group, he has particular experience in both governmental bonds, conduit financings and related tax issues involving manufacturing entities and 501(c)(3) corporations. Sean serves as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, issuer’s counsel, letter of credit and liquidity provider’s counsel and also works closely with other lawyers as co-counsel, local and regional counsel. Sean also has extensive experience within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania working with PIDA, Pennvest, PennWorks, MELF and other loan programs.

Representative examples of Sean’s experience include:

– Representing regional and national commercial lending institutions on financing transactions ranging in size from $200,000 to $50,000,000 involving industries such as manufacturing, professional services, agri-business, hospitality, entertainment, food and beverage, and real estate, housing and construction.

– Counseling municipal clients regarding the issuance of tax-exempt bonds with an aggregate principal amount of over $200 million for such diverse purposes as water and sewer facilities, parking garages, fire departments, schools and other educational facilities.

– Representing manufacturing and not-for profit clients regarding the issuance of tax-exempt, small issue bonds, 501(c)(3) bonds and taxable bonds, including extensive experience in structuring transactions within the confines of the Internal Revenue Code in order to maximize the tax benefit to clients.

– Represented Fulton Bank, N.A., as construction lender and equity investor, in connection with the multifamily rental housing developments located at 4203 Chamberlayne Avenue and 4210 Old Brook Road in Richmond, Virginia known as Bellevue Apartments (the “Project”) and related construction loan in the original principal amount of $10,000,000 purchased by Fulton, subject to a forward purchase commitment of Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, LLC at conversion pursuant to a Freddie Mac Multifamily purchase commitment.

– Represented Fulton Bank, N.A., as construction lender and equity investor, in connection with the multifamily rental housing development located at 617-621 Adams Drive and 698 Dresden Drive, Newport News, VA known as Ivy Farms Apartments (the “Project”) and related construction loan issued by the Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority in the original principal amount of $16,000,000 purchased by Fulton, subject to a forward purchase commitment of Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust Company.

– Represented Fulton Bank, N.A., as initial purchaser of the $6,255,000 Reading Housing Authority (Pennsylvania) GNMA Collateralized Multi-Family Housing Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Goggle Works Apartments Project).

– Counsel to Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia with respect to its $9,760,000 New Markets Tax Credit Qualified Low-Income Community Investment Transaction completed in February 2020

As a member of the Senor Living Industry Group, Sean has been part of numerous financings of senior living facilities.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the University of Florida, magna cum laude, Sean is currently serving as president of the Literacy Council of Lancaster-Lebanon, vice president of Lancaster Housing Opportunities Partnership which is focused on providing affordable housing opportunities in the county of Lancaster, and is active with the Pennsylvania and the National Associations of Bond Lawyers.

Sean writes on a variety of topics. Some recent articles include:

– A Summary of Tax Changes from the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

– Variable Rate Demand Bonds – Liquidity Issues

– Why Even Perfect Terms May Not Guarantee a Legal Victory in Battle of the Forms

RECOGNITION
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
MEMBERSHIPS
  • National Association of Bond Lawyer

  • Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyer

PRESENTATION
  • Understanding; Utilizing Tax Credit Financing, Barley Snyder LendiCon Seminar, (May 2014)

Keith Mooney

Keith concentrates his practice in municipal, real estate and labor and employment law. As a municipal law counselor, Keith advises and represents local municipal governments and municipal authorities in matters involving the Sunshine Law and Open Records Act, condemnations, administrative matters, labor and workforce issues, civil service issues, zoning and land planning matters, public bidding and contract negotiations. Keith has also represented municipalities before the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regarding alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law. Keith represents both municipal and development clients in matters involving requests for variances, special exceptions, conditional uses, zoning appeals and other land use issues. He has drafted amendments to zoning ordinances and guided municipalities through the amendment process mandated by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, and assists municipalities and developers in guiding real estate development projects through the subdivision and land development process.

Keith currently serves as solicitor for the Boroughs of Kutztown and Shoemakersville, West Cocalico Township, Bern Township and has served as special counsel for Spring Township involving land use issues. Keith also serves as solicitor and legal counsel for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Reading and has assisted the Redevelopment Authority in such areas as redevelopment projects, brownsfields issues and condemnations. Recently Keith successfully represented Spring Township in a matter in which a national retailer attempted to locate a shopping center within its borders. Recent projects in which Keith has assisted the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Reading include the Goggleworks Center for the Arts, the City of Reading Sovereign Center and the R/C Theatres project, which involved the development of an eleven-screen multiplex including an IMAX theatre.

As a labor and employment counselor, Keith represents employers in grievance arbitration and in the resolution, settlement and/or adjudication of unfair labor practice complaints before the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. Keith has negotiated public sector collective bargaining agreements between municipalities and AFSCME, the FOP, the Teamsters and the IAFF. In negotiating public sector collective bargaining agreements, Keith has participated in fact finding mediation.

Prior to joining the firm, Keith served as solicitor for the City of Reading, Pennsylvania.

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Constitutional Review Commission

  • DMC Reduction Steering Committee

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association

PRESENTATIONS
  • Condos in the City, Wake up with Barley: A Morning on Real Estate (June 2019)

  • Consumer Credit: Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Update, Barley Snyder LendiCon Seminar (May 2014)

  • Residential Foreclosure Issues, Barley Snyder LendiCon Seminar (November 2012)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Former City Solicitor, City of Reading, PA

Katherine Betz Kravitz

Kathy is a partner at Barley Snyder, the chair of its Health Care Industry Group and a member of the Litigation Practice group. In her more than 30 years of practice with Barley Snyder, Kathy has served as counselor and problem-solver for health care providers throughout central Pennsylvania, including hospitals and physicians, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospices, home health and home care agencies.  She regularly defends health care providers in significant malpractice litigation and before the licensure boards.

Kathy uses her broad based expertise to guide providers through both every day problems and more serious issues, always with an eye toward future prevention. Experience has honed Kathy’s ability to find practical solutions to difficult problems without running afoul of regulations. Kathy has also worked with providers to create event evaluation processes which preserve relevant privileges to the greatest extent possible.

Kathy assists clients through all phases of policy making, including preparation, review and implementation in virtually all areas of health care practice. Kathy understands the importance of clarity and simplicity in policy making, and the need to incorporate what the review bodies need into a process which is functional for the provider.

Kathy has been defending health care providers in litigation across Central Pennsylvania throughout her entire career, including the most serious of cases involving adult brain injury and birth injuries. Her diverse health care practice gives her insight essential to effective representation of the providers in litigation and in the courtroom. Kathy also understands the stress these proceedings bring to the providers involved, and she is skilled at soothing nerves and bolstering confidence in the process of trial or deposition preparation. She puts these same skills to effective use when fostering licensed providers through a Department of State investigation and/or complaint.

Kathy counsels clients on a variety of health care issues, including:

  • HITECH and HIPAA
  • Red Flag Rules/Identity Theft Prevention
  • Mental Health Laws and Procedures
  • POAs, Advance Directives, and Guardianship
  • EMTALA
  • FDA Internal Review Board Regulations
  • Abortion Control Act Compliance
  • Policy Making
  • Corporate Liability
  • Informed Consent
  • Risk Management
  • Credentialing
  • State Board Licensing and Investigations
  • DOH Regulations
  • JCAHO credentialing
  • Event Reporting and Patient Safety
  • Defense of Malpractice Claims
  • Secondary Payor Reporting
  • Criminal Background Checks
  • Child Abuse Reporting
  • Protective Services Act
  • Allied Health Provider Law and Regulations

Kathy was named to Central Penn Business Journal’s 2024 Women of Influence List based on her professional experience, community involvement and commitment to mentoring.

MEMBERSHIPS
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • American, Pennsylvania and Lancaster Bar Associations
PRESENTATIONS
  • Advance care planning seminar, panelist (April 2019)
  • Advance care planning seminar, panelist (April 2018)
  • “End-of-Life Decisions. What do you want?”, National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 2015)

Silas M. Ruiz-Steele

Silas Ruiz-Steele chairs Barley Snyder’s Immigration group. She has focused her practice exclusively on immigration and nationality law for more than twelve years, regularly counseling and assisting employers and their employees as well as private individuals in their immigration needs, including those skilled and highly trained in:

  • The Sciences 
  • Engineering
  • Education
  • Health Care
  • Business
  • The Arts

As a corporate immigration law counselor, Silas assists employers in a variety of industries including agri-business, manufacturing, and gaming and hospitality, among others, in devising successful immigration programs to meet their needs. She represents employers in securing non-immigrant work visas for new hires and permanent residence for permanent personnel; multi-national companies in transferring their executives, managers or individuals with specialized knowledge; universities with foreign-born faculty, researchers, and graduates; and entrepreneurs forming start-up companies or re-locating to the U.S. in securing treaty-based visas.

A frequent speaker and author on business immigration topics, Silas regularly hosts seminars on visa-related topics, immigration compliance and strategic planning. She provides guidance and training to corporate clients of all sizes, human resources professionals, supervisors and managers on worksite enforcement issues, IRCA compliance, I-9 employment verification matters, Social Security mismatch issues, and developing and implementing system-wide immigration policies and protocols.

In addition to her employment-based immigration work, Silas provides assistance in naturalization and family-based immigration matters including both immigrant visas (green cards) and non-immigrant visas (K1 fiancé(e)).

Silas is able to represent immigration clients in every jurisdiction of the U.S., handling matters before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Labor and consulates worldwide.

Prior to joining the firm, Silas maintained her own immigration law practice, where she represented clients in matters involving Immigrant Visas through Adjustment of Status or Consular Processing, Temporary Work Visas such as those involving Treaty Traders and Investors, business visas such as B’s, F’s, H’s, L’s, O’s, and P’s, and naturalization. In addition, she provided guidance and training on employment verification procedures and immigration-related discrimination practices.

Having immigrated to the United States herself, Silas has personal experience with the complexities of the immigration process. With this experience in mind, she obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. She frequently presents at seminars and has served as an invited guest speaker for professional associations and organizations on topics such as I-9 compliance and employer sanctions, immigration risk management for employers, and nonimmigrant and immigrant visa options and strategies for businesses and individuals. Silas is a member of the Florida State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Society for Human Resources Management. Silas is fluent in Spanish and French.

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Florida State Bar Association
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • American Bar Association
PRESENTATIONS
  • “Immigration Compliance in the COVID-19 Era,” 37th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
  • “Preventative I-9 Audits – Better To Be Safe Than Sorry,” Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
  • “Hot Topics in Employment, Labor & Immigration,” Food & Ag Summit (February 2019)
  • “Immigration Enforcement in the Trump Era,” 35th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2018)
  • “Immigration Under the New Administration,” 2017 Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (April 2017)
  • Employment Verification and the Form I-9, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2016)
  • “Workplace Enforcement – Avoiding I-9 Issues & Pitfalls,” Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (April 2015)
  • “Immigration Law: Where Things Stand and Where Things Might Be Going?” Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2014)
  • “Immigration Update,” Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2013)
  • “Worksite Enforcement of Immigration Laws,” Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2012)

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