Glenn R. Schieck

Glenn is responsive, pragmatic, and always willing to work hard at finding creative solutions to immigration challenges. He works with a wide variety of clients, including multinational corporations, small businesses, universities, professional sports teams, and health care institutions in seeking immigrant and nonimmigrant status for employees in diverse fields and specialties.

Glenn has experience in all aspects of employment-based immigration law, as well as experience with complex litigation and appeals before federal and administrative courts, including the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals of the Department of Labor (BALCA) and the Administrative Appeals Office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (AAO).

Before attending law school, Glenn held positions in the field of human resources in both the financial services and software development industries.

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

• New Member Division Liaison and Chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Upstate New York Chapter
• Member, Board of Directors, Literacy Volunteers of Rochester

HONORS & AWARDS

• Recognized by Chambers USA in 2022 in the field of Immigration (NY)
• Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2021

NEWS

• Quoted, "He calls her his wife. The U.S. government calls her his alien relative," The Star (Canada), February 1, 2019
• Quoted, “DOJ warns companies seeking H-1B visas: Don’t discriminate against US citizens,” Ars Technica, April 3, 2017

Press Releases

• Harter Secrest & Emery Appoints Four Senior Associates, January 13, 2022
• Harter Secrest & Emery Attorneys Named to 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Lists, August 20, 2021

PUBLICATIONS

• "The L-1 Visa for a New U.S. Office, and Green Cards for Multinational Executives and Managers after 'Buy American, Hire American'" in Immigration Options for Entrepreneurs, 4th Edition, published by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2019.
• “Another Voice: Rule change would help entrepreneurs obtain visas,” The Buffalo News, October 25, 2016
• "Employment Based Immigration Fundamentals: Common Temporary Options for Canadians," The Proceedings of the 8th Annual Northern Border Immigration Fall CLE Conference, October 2016
• “Undercutting Employee Mobility: The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the Trade Secret Context,” Brooklyn Law Review, Vol. 79, Issue 2

PRESENTATIONS

• Co-Presenter, “Navigating Immigration Sponsorship and I-9s,” Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, July 23, 2021
• Presenter,"Employment Visa Sponsorship and Recent Trends: A Quick Overview of Trending Niche HR Topics," Harter Secrest & Emery Labor and Employment Law Conference, April 30, 2019
• Presenter, "The Changing Landscape of Employment-Based Immigration: Recent Trends and Proposed Changes," Harter Secrest & Emery Labor and Employment Law Conference, April 26, 2018
• Panelist, Geva Theater Center-Hornets’ Nest series, January 29, 2018
• Speaker, “Employment-Based Fundamentals in U.S. and Canadian Immigration: The Alphabet Soup,” 8th Annual Northern Border Immigration Fall Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, October 7, 2016