Articles & Publications
Spotting Tips for the Nonimmigration Attorney, Maryland Bar Journal, Sept. 2011
"Upgrading Systems—Improving Technology to Maximize Profitability,” American Immigration Lawyers Association Publications, Immigration Practice Pointers, (2011-12 Edition).
"Agency Manuals: Can They Be Enforced?" American Immigration Lawyers Association Publications, Immigration Practice Pointers, (2010-11 Edition).
"Hidden Gems in the USCIS Adjudicator's Field Manual," American Immigration Lawyers Association Publications, Immigration Practice Pointers, (2010-11 Edition).
"Protecting the Corporate Client in the New Era of Immigration Worksite Enforcement Liability," The Maryland Bar Bulletin, August 15, 2009 Volume XXVI Number 8.
"L-1B Specialized Knowledge: Lessons Learned in Making the Case," Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, American Immigration Lawyers Association (2007-08 Ed.).
"Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor ... And Your Best and Your Brightest," (co-author) The Maryland Bar Journal, July/August 2006 Volume XXXIX Number 4.
"The L-1Visa Program for Intracompany Transfers: An Antidote to Outsourcing," The Maryland Bar Journal, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 6, November/December 2005.
"Unintelligent Intelligence Reform: Federal Control of Driver's Licensing," (co-author), Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, American Immigration Lawyers Association (2005-06 Ed.).
"Alien Enumeration: Demythicizing the SSN," Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, Vol. 2, American Immigration Lawyers Association (2005-06 Ed.).
"Safeguarding the Immigration Infrastructure in Business Reorganizations," The Maryland Bar Journal, February/March 2004.
Contributing Editor, Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, Ira J. Kurzban, American Immigration Law Foundation, Ninth Ed. (2004-05).
"Social Insecurity: Aliens, Employers, and Social Security Requirements," (co-author), Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, Vol. 2, American Immigration Lawyers Association (2004-05 Ed.).
"Working the New 'Culture of No,'" LegalTimes, Vol. XXVI, No. 30, July 28, 2003.
Contributing Editor, Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, Ira J. Kurzban, American Immigration Law Foundation, Ninth Ed. (2002-03).
"Immigration and Sexual Orientation: Developing Standards, Options and Obstacles," Interpreter Releases, Vol. 77, No. 4, January 2000.
"K-1Fiance(e)s: The 'Hybrid' Visa," Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, Vol. 1, American Immigration Lawyers Association (2000-01 Ed.).
"Uncommon Visas: C, TWOV, D, R, and S Nonimmigrants," Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, Vol. 1, American Immigration Lawyers Association (2000-01 Ed.).
"Common Myths About Employer Sanctions and Citizenship Discrimination," Bar Association of Montgomery County Newsletter, Vol. 42, No. 9, February 1995.
LECTURES AND LEGAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS BY MS. HAMMOND
“The Business Side of Running a Law Practice,” American Immigration Lawyers Association 2011 Annual Conference, June 2011.
"Treasures in Smithsonian: Agency Field Manuals Contain Hidden Gems," American Immigration Lawyers Association 2010 Annual Conference, June 2010 (Discussion Leader and Panelist).
"I-9 Employment Verification and E-Verify," Presenter, George Washington University School of Law, 2009, 2010.
"Picking the Right Training Visa," American Immigration Lawyers Association Audio Conference Speaker, June 2010.
"The Impact of Global Migration on Business Immigration Practice. Revolving Doors in U.S. Business Immigration: Beyond the Border and Back," American Immigration Lawyers Association 2010 Midyear Conference, January 29, 2010 (Discussion Leader and Panelist).
"E-Verify and I-9 Compliance for Federal Contractors," Presenter, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, December 9, 2009.
"I-9 Employment Verification," Presenter, American Immigration Lawyers Association District of Columbia Chapter, New Member Division "Meet the Expert Series" Brown Bag Seminar, November 19, 2009.
"Dotting Your I's and Crossing Your T's: Government Enforcement & LCA Compliance," Faculty, AILA DC Chapter Conference, November 16, 2009.
"Immigration Overview," Presenter, Homeland Security Law and Policy Class, George Washington University Law School, November 3, 2009.
"I-9 Employment Verification," Presenter, College of Law at American University, Washington, D.C., 2009, 2010.
"Avoiding Worksite Enforcement Liability: E-Verify and I-9 Compliance for Federal Contractors and Other Companies," Presenter, Clark Construction Group, LLC, Lunch and Learn Series, October 13, 2009.
"Strategies for Success in Labor Certification Processing (Seminar Recording)," Faculty, AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 08111762 (posted February 12, 2009).
"PERM Overview and PERM Avoidance," Presenter, The Bright Lights of AILA Conference, Columbia, MD, November 21, 2008.
"PERM: The New Form & The Latest Developments," Presenter, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Chicago, IL, August 2008.
"Hot Topics in Immigration Law," Moderator, presented at the Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 2008.
"The Great Immigration Debate: How it Can Affect Your Practice," Discussion Leader, presented at the Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 2008.
"Avoiding Labor Certification," presented at ALI-ABA's Immigration Law: Basics and More, Washington, D.C., May 2008.
"Immigration Enforcement in the Workplace," presented at the National Payroll Association Capital Area Summit, Washington, D.C., March 2008.
"Immigrant Visa Overview," presented to Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., February 2008.
"Immigration and Farm Labor: Avoiding Trouble Now and Planning for the Future," presented at the Annual Conference of the American Farm Bureau, New Orleans, LA, January 2008.
"How to Respond to a SSA ‘No-Match’ Letter and Why Every Employer Should Care," presented at Virginia Continuing Legal Education Audio Seminar, November 2007.
"The I-9 Gets a Make-Over and Other Developments in Employment Verification," AILA Teleconference Series, November 2007.
"Immigration Overview," presented at Harbor Hospital, October 2007.
"SSA No-Match Letters, Enforcement & the Future: Challenges for Agriculture," presented to the American Farm Bureau, September 2007.
"The REAL ID Act and You," presented to the Washington Area Foreign Student & Scholar Advisors, June 2007.
"The Nuts and Bolts of Employment-Based Immigration," presented at The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc., June 2007.
"Breakfast with the Experts: Nonimmigrant Visas," presented at the Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Orlando, Florida, June 2007.
"Nonimmigrant Visas for Employment: H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers and TN NAFTA Professionals," presented at ALI-ABA's Immigration Law: Basics and More, Washington, D.C., April 2007.
"Employment Law for Immigration Lawyers," American Immigration Lawyers Association Teleconference Series, March 2007.
"The SSA Mismatch Letter in ICE Enforcement," American Immigration Lawyers Association Teleconference Series, November 2006.
"Nonimmigrant Visas for Employment: H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers and TN NAFTA Professionals," presented at ALI-ABA's Immigration Law: Basics and More, Washington, D.C., May 2006.
"The SSA Mismatch Letter: How to Respond," presented to the American Farm Bureau, Washington, D.C., February 2006.
"The B-1 Visa for Business Visitors," Faculty, Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2005.
"Policies, Perspectives and Practice: The REAL ID Act," Faculty, Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2005.
"Nonimmigrant Visas for Employment: H-1B Specialty Occupation Workers and TN NAFTA Professionals," Faculty, ALI-ABA's Immigration Law: Basics and More, Washington, D.C., May 2005.
"The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration," Faculty, The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc., February 2005.
"Social Security Issues in Immigration Law," presented at the Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 2004.
"Social Security and Driver's License Issues for Immigrants," American Immigration Lawyers Association Teleconference Series, July 2004.
"Obligations Employer Sanctions: New Players for New Times (SSA, State DMV)" Tuesday, American Immigration Lawyers Association Teleconference, February 11, 2003.
"The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration," presented at The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc., December 2002.
"Introduction to the Structure and Concepts of Immigration Law," presented at the Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, June 2001.
"Immigration Compliance in I-9 Verification and Recruitment," presented to America Online, Inc., October 2000.
"I-9 Compliance: The AILA Perspective," co-presented to the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, U.S. Department of Justice, September 2000.
"Immigration Law for the Business Attorney," Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland, April 1999.
"Nonmarital Relationships and Other Foreign Affairs," presented at the Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Chicago, IL, June 1998.
"Immigration Considerations for In-House Recruiters," presented to America Online, Inc., June 1998.
"Immigration Considerations for the In-House Attorney," presented to America Online, Inc., Legal Department, December 1997.
"Immigration Law Basics, presented to America Online, Inc., January 1996.
"Immigration Law: Verifying Work Authorization and Avoiding Discrimination," presented to Bar Association of Montgomery County CLE, March 1994.
"Immigration Law for Employers," presented to the Montgomery County High Technology Council, June 1993.
"Obligations, Options and Issues: Selected Business Immigration Law Topics," presented to Bar Association of Montgomery County CLE, March 1993.
"What Every Photogrammetrist Needs to Know About Immigration Law," presented to the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing," 1990.