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Shihab & Associates - International Immigration and Naturalization Law

Principal Profiles

Gus M. Shihab 
Columbus, OH
Cleveland, OH
Southfield, MI
Washington D.C.
Partner
phone 866-886-8799
fax (614) 224-5080
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Assists clients primarily with representation of business immigration, including employment visas and permanent residency.

Healthcare Immigration
Immigrant and non-immigrant visas for Physicians, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Medical Technologists; Medical Services Contract Review.


Business Immigration
H-1B visas
Labor Certifications - PERM
Green Cards
O-1 visas

Family and Employment based Immigration

Significant Achievements

  • Jury verdict of $8,000,000 for property owner in eminent domain proceeding for land taken for Nationwide Arena ( Columbus, Ohio )
  • Adjunct Faculty for C.L.E. International and Lorman Education Services teaching continuing education to attorneys and other professionals in land use litigation/eminent domain
  • Fifteen years of litigation experience representing clients before State and Federal Courts in constitutional, land use and eminent domain cases.
  • Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum for achieving a settlement or a verdict in excess of I million dollars.
  • Involved in numerous appellate cases of which 2 were reported.
  • Partner in a law firm with BV rating received by the independent firm of Martindale & Hubble.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio; worked as highway engineer for Highway Contractors and the Ohio Department of Transportation for 10 years; served as State of Ohio Highway Safety Administrator and Chairman of the Highway Safety Coordinating Committee.

Non-Legal Professional Licenses

Licensed Professional Engineer in Michigan- 1991

Licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio- 1991

Areas of Practice:
Immigration & Naturalization Law
Eminent Domain
Family Law
Certification/Specialties:
Licensed Professional Engineer, State of Ohio, 1991


Bar Admissions:
Ohio, 1993
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1995
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1997
U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
Education:
Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, 1993
J.D.


The Ohio State University, College of Engineering, Columbus, OH, 1983
B.S.
Major:  Civil Engineering


Representative Clients:
Qwest Communications
Wendy's International
Nationwide Insurance
ADC Telecommunications
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Land Use Update in Ohio, MBI, 2001


Roundtable Seminars, Labor Certifications


PERM: The New Law "Revolutionizing" the Labor Certification Process


Practicing Immigration Law


Past Employment Positions:
Ohio Department of Transportation, Project Engineer, 1985 - 1991


Ohio Department of Transportation, Safety Program Engineer, 1991 - 1994


Ancillary Businesses:
Business Immigration
Investor Visas
Employment Visas
Family Immigration
Languages:
Arabic
Birth Information:
1961, Kuwait City, Kuwait

How to Contact Us:

If you have questions about an immigration matter, and/or you need help in the process, please contact our immigration attorneys or call the law firm of Shihab & Associates Co., LPA at the nearest office close to you to speak with an attorney. We handle various matters including family immigration, immigrant visas, non-immigrant visas, employment visas and H1B visas, Investor Visas, PERM applications, Green Cards and Permanent Residence, and many more. Please contact us and experience how "We Embrace your Dreams and Make Them Our Goal."


The Law Firm of Shihab & Associates, Co., LPA has offices in Columbus Ohio; Cleveland Ohio, Detroit Metro Area, Southfield, Michigan; and Washington, DC. At Shihab & Associates, our experienced attorneys provide services to clients in many Ohio cities including Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton and Toledo, OH. We also serve clients in different locations around the state of Michigan and the Detroit Metro Area including Canton, Dearborn, Detroit, Southfield and Westland MI. We help a diverse clientele in the Washington DC Metro Area including, Alexandria, Arlington VA, Silver Spring MD, and Washington DC. We have assisted clients from virtually every state in the USA as well as many countries around the world.


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