LAURENCE SINGER was admitted to the bar in 1969 after graduating from Georgetown University Law School. Over the last 35 years Laurence has witnessed many changes in the immigration laws and regulations, and understands the importance of staying up-to-date. Laurence began his immigration practice working with World Bank employees and since has represented individual and organizations around the world.

In addition to his immigration practice, Laurence has extensive expertise in business and corporate law, counseling and advising clients in legal matters, business operations and strategic planning. Laurence has represented clients in the United States District Court, before the United States Court of Appeals and in petitioning Congress for special legislation.

During his professional career, Laurence served as a business consultant, advising companies on operations and representing American companies seeking joint ventures and strategic alliances around the world. Laurence has consulted for the Department of State and the Department of Commerce and has advised foreign governments on various regulatory structures.

Laurence also has worked with many artistic, humanitarian, educational and cultural organizations, obtaining tax-exempt status and advising these organizations on the implementation of their operating strategies. He has written books and articles and lectured on these subjects at Georgetown University Law School, at seminars sponsored by The Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and at international conferences.

LALITHA N.S. and SOLOMON THANGARAJ each have more than 20 years of experience in the United States consular services. Possessing a rare blend of creative organizational and administrative strengths, Lalitha and Solomon implemented many operational procedures and organizational structures for the consular office that eased the work flow and allowed for the efficient granting of petitions and applications relating to adoptions, temporary work visas, and immigrant visas.

Both Lalitha and Solomon have exceptional records of accomplishment based on their philosophy of engagement for positive change. They are known for their ability to quickly identify and diagnose the intricacies of ever changing rules, and for their advice to senior staff members and subordinates.

Lalitha served as the Principal Advisor to the Immigrant Visa Unit of the Consular Officer, in charge of the proper disposition of visa applications. Lalitha was responsible for the full range of immigrant visa processing and has an expansive knowledge of immigrant visa processing, personally dealing with a variety of complex and problematic immigrant visa cases.

As head of the Immigrant Visa Unit, Lalitha managed a team of six employees. Her responsibilities included analyzing and preparing complex and sensitive cases in the areas of adoption and special immigrant and category one cases. Lalitha also was was responsible for the complex Child Status Protection Act cases to determine compliance with existing laws.

Solomon served as the visa specialist at a high volume post that processed over 100,000 non-immigrant cases and 7,000 immigrant visas per year. He served as the chief advisor for all employees and American Consular Officers on non-immigrant and immigrant visa regulations, guidelines, and procedures.

Solomon handled all sensitive cases involving host country important contacts, and served as the principal advisor to officers on host country requirements on adoption and other legal matters. In 1995, Assistant Secretary Mary A. Rayan of the Department of State commended Solomon and his team for their initiative in bringing the adoption community together to disseminate the intricacies of laws and regulations.

Both Lalitha and Solomon have received outstanding achievement awards for the significant impact they had on the turnaround of visa applicants in a short period of time. At time of their retirement from the Consular Service each held the highest positions in their office.

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