Leonard (LJ) D'Arrigo

Leonard (LJ) D'Arrigo

Harris Beach Murtha Cullina, PLLC

Leonard (LJ) D'Arrigo is partner and leader of the immigration practice at Harris Beach Murtha Cullina, PLLC where he specializes in corporate and professional immigration involving the full suite of employment-based immigrant (NIW, Outstanding Researcher, Extraordinary Ability, Multi-National Manager, PERM) and non-immigrant petitions (H-1B, H-2, O-1, L-1, E, TN, J-1), as well as all family-based immigration processes. Mr. D'Arrigo is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association where he serves on the national Department of Labor Liaison Committee and is a frequent speaker at the local and national levels on business immigration matters. The AILA DOL Liaison Committee is a highly select group of AILA member attorneys across the country that has a seat at the table with the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification, DOL Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA), and other stakeholder groups to discuss policy issues and trends related to temporary (H-2A, H-2B) and permanent labor certification (H-1B) applications, labor condition applications (LCAs), prevailing wage, and other issues. The committee prepares practice pointers, tracks trends based on AILA member experiences, provides comments to proposed regulations, and tracks issues in the PERM and FLAG systems, and the DOL Help Desk. Mr. D'Arrigo assists a diverse group of U.S. and foreign employers, such as multi-national corporations, healthcare organizations and large hospital systems, religious institutions, and universities to obtain temporary and permanent visas for skilled or professional foreign national employees, including international executives and managers, engineers, researchers, skilled craft workers, physicians and medical personnel, scientists and university professors, understanding the impact of immigration issues on corporate operations. Specifically, he has developed an expertise in assisting hospitals, technology companies and research institutions in importing highly-skilled labor to fuel growth in the healthcare, education, technology and semiconductor industries. Mr. D'Arrigo assists clients comply with the employment verification and record-keeping requirements of the Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986. He performs I-9 and other audits of required employment records, advises on document retention and correction requirements, and offers training on completion and maintenance of I-9 records. Mr. D'Arrigo also assists clients with immigration law compliance issues that arise following corporate mergers and acquisitions. He is also a recognized national leader in the processing of H-2B and H-2A Visas for agricultural and seasonal employers, including farms, landscape companies, hospitality, construction and the thoroughbred racing industries. Mr. D'Arrigo obtains the largest attorney-managed H-2A and H-2B practice in the country based on DOL statistics. He provides guidance to these employers on DOL and USCIS compliance issues, and counsels other attorneys, congressional leaders, and organizations on H-2 legislation and compliance issues throughout the country. Mr. D'Arrigo is a frequent speaker at immigration/employment related conferences and seminars including, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Farm Bureau, Human Resource Associations, and Continuing Legal Education programs throughout the country. He is also widely cited and quoted in the media on immigration issues affecting employers across the country. Mr. D'Arrigo was appointed by the Justices of the Appellate Division of the Third Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court in 2023 as a member of their Attorney Grievance Committee, which hears complaints of professional misconduct made against attorneys licensed in New York, including those practicing in other states.

Leonard (LJ) D'Arrigo's Courses

  • The New “ICE" Age: I-9 Compliance 101

    Immigration

    FastTrack

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
    California CLE Approved 1 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 1 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 1 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
    Iowa CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 1 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
    Kansas CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    Louisiana CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 1 Total
    North Dakota CLE Approved 1 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
    New York CLE Approved 1 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 1 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
    Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 1 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
    Wyoming CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    OnDemand
    1 Pennsylvania CLE
  • Urgent Immigration Issues in Agriculture

    Immigration

    FastTrack

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Approved 1 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
    California CLE Approved 1 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 1 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 1 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 1 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 1 Total
    North Dakota CLE Upon Request 1 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
    New York CLE Approved 1 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 1 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 1 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
    OnDemand
    1 Pennsylvania CLE