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Glenn R. Schieck

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Glenn is responsive, pragmatic, and always willing to work hard at finding creative solutions to immigration challenges. He represents employers across range of industries including health care, higher education, software development, architecture, engineering, and manufacturing. In addition to helping employers secure immigrant and nonimmigrant status for their employees, Glenn advises on compliance and I-9 issues, and helps employers develop organizational policies and practices on immigration matters.

Within the field of health care immigration, Glenn frequently advises academic medical centers and hospitals on immigration planning for physicians, nurses, clinical laboratory scientists, and other medical professionals. This includes significant work on J-1 waivers (clinical and otherwise), health care immigration certifications, international nurse recruiting, and permanent residence strategies for medical professionals.

Glenn also has 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).

Glenn currently serves as the Immigration Practice Group Leader. 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

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

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Recipient, “Forty Under 40” Award, Rochester Business Journal, 2025
  • Recognized by Chambers USA in the field of Immigration for New York State from 2022-2024, and Upstate New York in 2025
  • Recipient, 2025 Empire State Counsel Outstanding Pro Bono Volunteer Award, New York State Bar Association
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for:
    • Immigration Law
  • Selected by peers for inclusion in 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ for Immigration Law
  • Recipient, “Up and Coming Attorneys” Award, The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal’s Legal Excellence Program, 2022
  • Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2021-2025

NEWS

PRESENTATIONS

  • Panelist, “Immigration, A Virtual Panel Discussion,” Rochester Business Journal, March 25, 2025
  • Co-Presenter, “Managing Political Divide in the Workplace and Immigration Considerations with an Election Looming,” Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce webinar, October 18, 2024
  • Speaker, “Visa and Permanent Residence Strategies for International Students and Researchers,” University of Rochester, September 24, 2024
  • Speaker, Northeast Association of Student Employment Administrators Annual Conference, July 31, 2024
  • Co-Presenter, “Chamber Counsel: The New Form I-9 and the Virtual Document Review Process” Greater Rochester Chamber Webinar, October 17, 2023
  • Co-Presenter, “Health Care Immigration Virtual Event,” Harter Secrest & Emery Webinar, September 20, 2022
  • 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

PRACTICE AREAS

ADMISSIONS

  • New York

EDUCATION

  • Brooklyn Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
  • Cornell University, B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations

Glenn is responsive, pragmatic, and always willing to work hard at finding creative solutions to immigration challenges. He represents employers across range of industries including health care, higher education, software development, architecture, engineering, and manufacturing. In addition to helping employers secure immigrant and nonimmigrant status for their employees, Glenn advises on compliance and I-9 issues, and helps employers develop organizational policies and practices on immigration matters.

Within the field of health care immigration, Glenn frequently advises academic medical centers and hospitals on immigration planning for physicians, nurses, clinical laboratory scientists, and other medical professionals. This includes significant work on J-1 waivers (clinical and otherwise), health care immigration certifications, international nurse recruiting, and permanent residence strategies for medical professionals.

Glenn also has 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).

Glenn currently serves as the Immigration Practice Group Leader. 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

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

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Recipient, “Forty Under 40” Award, Rochester Business Journal, 2025
  • Recognized by Chambers USA in the field of Immigration for New York State from 2022-2024, and Upstate New York in 2025
  • Recipient, 2025 Empire State Counsel Outstanding Pro Bono Volunteer Award, New York State Bar Association
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for:
    • Immigration Law
  • Selected by peers for inclusion in 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ for Immigration Law
  • Recipient, “Up and Coming Attorneys” Award, The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal’s Legal Excellence Program, 2022
  • Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2021-2025

NEWS

PRESENTATIONS

  • Panelist, “Immigration, A Virtual Panel Discussion,” Rochester Business Journal, March 25, 2025
  • Co-Presenter, “Managing Political Divide in the Workplace and Immigration Considerations with an Election Looming,” Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce webinar, October 18, 2024
  • Speaker, “Visa and Permanent Residence Strategies for International Students and Researchers,” University of Rochester, September 24, 2024
  • Speaker, Northeast Association of Student Employment Administrators Annual Conference, July 31, 2024
  • Co-Presenter, “Chamber Counsel: The New Form I-9 and the Virtual Document Review Process” Greater Rochester Chamber Webinar, October 17, 2023
  • Co-Presenter, “Health Care Immigration Virtual Event,” Harter Secrest & Emery Webinar, September 20, 2022
  • 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

PRACTICE AREAS

ADMISSIONS

  • New York

EDUCATION

  • Brooklyn Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
  • Cornell University, B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations

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