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Hodgson Russ attorney Robert N. Gottfried a presenter at American Immigration Lawyers Association seminar

December 17, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Kane

212.751.4300

lkane@hodgsonruss.com

NEW YORK CITY — Robert N. Gottfried, a partner in Hodgson Russ LLP's Immigration Practice Group, recently spoke at the 7th Annual American Immigration Lawyers Association New York Chapter Immigration Law Symposium at the New York Marriott Marquis.

The seminar, entitled "Immigration's New Age: Agencies Struggle to Find Themselves; We Struggle to Adapt and Survive," was attended by more than 300 attorneys. Mr. Gottfried was a member of a panel of experts that discussed employment-based immigrant visa petitions for extraordinary aliens, outstanding researchers, and individuals who qualify for national interest waivers.

Mr. Gottfried has 27 years of immigration law experience in the New York City area. His clients are individuals and corporations, including an international biotech company, an international airline, and hospitals. Mr. Gottfried also represents United Nations employees and the diplomatic community in U.S. immigration cases. Mr. Gottfried obtains work visas, permanent resident status, and U.S. citizenship for his clients. He has obtained permanent residence for world-famous artists, photographers, athletes, scientists, and authors based on their extraordinary ability in their chosen profession. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.

With approximately 200 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is the 205th largest law firm headquartered in the United States, as reported by the National Law Journal. It is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. In addition, Hodgson Russ was recently named one of the country's most admired employers by American Employer Digest. The Firm, which was established in 1817 and is among the oldest law firms in the U.S., is the only law firm that can count two former U.S. presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, among its alumni. The eight offices of Hodgson Russ are located in Albany, Buffalo, JFK International Airport, Johnstown, and New York City, New York; Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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