Ashley M. Galloway, Esq.

EXPERIENCE

Murphy Law Firm, Multiple Offices

Attorney 10/10 – present

Responsible for representing a multitude of clients, including multi-national corporations, small businesses, health care providers and individuals in employment and family immigration matters. Responsible for providing legal counsel on immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions, petitions for extensions of stay and change of status, adjustment of status and naturalization procedures. Responsible for assisting clients in employer compliance, I-9 matters, and Department of Labor Audits, establishing comprehensive immigration plans, and preparing corporate immigration policies and procedures.

Shumaker Williams, P.C., Multiple Offices

Associate 08/07 – 10/10

Responsible for representing large and small businesses with general business and regulatory matters including business formations and dissolutions, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, human resource matters, litigation, multi-state licensing, securities, import/export compliance matters and loan documentation. Responsible for providing legal counsel on immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions, petitions for extensions of stay and change of status, adjustment of status and naturalization procedures. Assist clients in employer compliance, I-9 matters, and Department of Labor Audits, establishing a comprehensive immigration plan, and preparing immigration policies.

Law Clerk 05/06 – 07/07

Responsible for researching and preparing internal memoranda and other legal documents regarding various legal issues pertaining to mergers and acquisitions, banking, debt collection, employee benefits, tax and human resources. Attended business lunches with potential clients, professionals, and experts, and communicated continuously with clients. Regularly participated in Professional Staff, Corporate and Financial Services, Banking and Litigation Group meetings.

Pennsylvania Department of Banking, Harrisburg, PA Legal

Intern 08/05 – 05/06

Responsible for researching various legal issues pertaining to the Department and preparing internal memoranda and other legal documents on these topics, as well as drafting interpretive letters and Cease and Desist Orders to regulated entities on governing statutes.

Martson Deardorff Williams and Otto, Carlisle, PA

Intern/Law Clerk 05/02 – 08/05

Responsible for obtaining, organizing, and summarizing discovery for general litigation files; drafting correspondence and internal memos outlining discovery responses. Responsible for various daily court filings, researching legal issues, as well as drafting pleadings and briefs.

EDUCATION

The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, PA
The Pennsylvania State University Juris Doctor, May 2007

LexisNexis and Westlaw Certified

Honors: Editor-in-Chief of the Penn State International Law Review Law Review Comment selected for Publication in the Summer 2006 issue, 25 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 1 (2006)

Activities: SBA Faculty Appointment Committee PSU-DSL Orientation Team

Dickinson College Carlisle, PA

Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Management with
Minors in French and Economics, May 2004

Honors: Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Society
The Order of Omega Leadership Honor Society
Phi Beta Delta Honor Society
Mary D’Olier Shuman Award for Freshman Academic Excellence
Emerging Leaders’ Retreat for Freshmen

University of Westminster, School of Business London, UK

Study Abroad Program, Fall 2002

ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

Title: DOL Audits – What to Expect and How to Survive Them
Publication: “Ask the Attorney” – Pennsylvania Tourism & Lodging Association Legal Docket Article Date: July 2010 Title: How to Protect Your Employees from Becoming Victims of Immigration Fraud Publication: Pennsylvania Restaurant Matters
Date: May/June 2009

Title: USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) Form
Publication: Human Resource Professionals of Central PA Legal and Legislative Update
Date: January 2009

Title: Sign of the Times: The New Pennsylvania Mortgage Repayment Regulations
(Co- Authored with Reginald S. Evans, Esq.)
Publication: Pennsylvania Community Bankers “Transactions” Magazine Date: January 2009

Title: Don’t Put Your H-1B Employees on the Bench
Publication: Human Resource Professionals of Central PA Legal and Legislative Update
Date: November 2008

Title: What to Do When Raids Put Your Restaurant on “ICE” Publication: Pennsylvania Restaurant Matters Date: November/December 2008 Title: “No-Match” = No Good: New Regulations Governing Social Security No-Match Letters
Publication: Shumaker Williams, P.C. Sidebar Newsletter Date: January/February 2008

Title: When Must Employers “WARN” Workers About Employment Losses? Publication: Pennsylvania Tourism & Lodging Association Legal Docket Article Date: January 2008

CLASSES AND SEMINARS

Subject: Immigration Overview and the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center
Sponsored By: Family First Health
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Date: September 17, 2010

Subject: Family Immigration Issues Sponsored By: Mennonite Central Committee Location: Akron, Pennsylvania Date: September 8, 2010 Subject: Immigration “State of the Union”
Sponsored By: Pennsylvania Tourism and Lodging Association (PTLA)
Location: Webinar
Date: August 17, 2010

Subject: Immigration Issues for the Small Firm Practitioner
(Co-Presented with Craig Trebilcock, Esq.)
Sponsored By: Franklin County Bar Association
Location: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Date: March 29, 2010

Subject: Family Immigration Issues
Sponsored By: Mennonite Central Committee
Location: Akron, Pennsylvania
Date: September 16, 2009

Subject: Responsibilities and Requirements for Hiring and Considering Legal Aliens for Employment Sponsored By: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Date: July 30, 2009

Subject: Immigration and Taxation Issues for Foreign Nationals
(Co-Presented with David J. Ledermann, Esq.)
Sponsored By: South Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Public Accountants
Location: New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Date: September 17, 2008

Subject: Family Immigration Issues
Sponsored By: Mennonite Central Committee
Location: Akron, Pennsylvania
Date: September 10, 2008

Subject: Immigration Law Issues for the Small Firm Practitioner (Co-Presented with Angela Eveler, Esq.) Sponsored By: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Date: August 14, 2008

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC)
Board Member 2008 – present
Fundraising Committee Co-Chairperson 2009 – present
Board Vice President 2010 – present

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Member 2008 – present

York County Bar Association
Member 2007 – present

Chamber Liaison Committee
Chairperson 2010 – present

Young Lawyers Division Secretary/Treasurer
2010 – present

York County Chamber of Commerce Chamber
FUEL Member 2010 – present

Liaison to York County Bar Association
2010 – present

Pennsylvania Bar Association Member
2007 – present

Herbert B. Cohen American Inns of Court Member
2007 – 2010

Leadership York
Class of 2009 Graduate 2008 – 2009