Pat Mack

Pat practices in the area of corporate immigration law.  He assists employers with immigration compliance plans, policies and procedures, I-9 audits, E-Verify compliance, and immigration related defense from ICE worksite enforcement investigations. Pat assists his clients with visas for international personnel, investors, and executives, including E-1, E-2, L-1, H-1B, P, O visas, and employment-based green cards.

 

Pat received his Juris Doctor degree the Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska. While at Creighton, Pat clerked for the Executive Office for Immigration Review for the Immigration Judges James Fujimoto, Jack Anderson, and Daniel Morris. Pat participated in a seminar taught by United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Pat served as the president of Creighton’s Business Law Society. He was also a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.
 

Pat received his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. While at Washburn, Pat served as the president of both the Pre-Law Association and Pi Sigma Alpha. He was also a member of Washburn’s football team.

 

Bar Admissions

Missouri, 2010

Kansas, 2011

 

Education

Creighton University School of Law, J.D., 2010

Washburn University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2006

 

Professional Memberships

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Johnson County Bar Association

Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City (AWL)

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA)

American Bar Association (ABA)

Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Missouri Bar Association

Kansas Bar Association (KBA)

 

Professional Leadership Positions

KCMBA, Membership Committee

KBA Immigration Law Committee, Secretary-Treasurer

 

Articles

Employer Prosecutions Triggered by Allegations of Immigration Law Violations: Legitimate Law Enforcement or A Misguided Policy Tool?, 79 UMKC L. Rev. (2011).

 

Continuing Legal Education Faculty

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's "We Are Going After Employer's" Strategy and What Lawyers Should Tell Their Small and Big Business Clients About It, Kansas Bar Association Annual Conference, Topeka, Kansas, June 10, 2011.

 

Corporate Immigration Compliance: From the Back Burner to Too Hot to Handle, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Corporate Counsel Institute, Overland Park, Kansas, June 22, 2011.

 

Immigration Law Update: What's Hot and What's Not, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law 2011 Kansas 8 + 4 Review of the Law, Overland Park, Kansas, June 23, 2011.

 

Corporate Immigration Compliance: From the Back Burner to Too Hot to Handle, The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, September 23, 2011.

 

Who is Afraid of Work Visas? Employment-Based Visa Basics for Employers of Foreign Professionals, Executives, and Athletes, Kansas Bar Association Plaza Lights Institute, Overland Park, Kansas, December 9, 2011.

 

Blog

Mdivani Corporate Immigration Update at www.i-9seminars.com