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Lee Gibbs Depret-Bixio
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Associate


Office(s):
Columbia
p: 803-252-1300
f: 803-254-6517

Practice Area(s): Immigration, International Practice Group
 
Bio:

Ms. Depret-Bixio assists U.S. and foreign companies in obtaining and maintaining employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for key employees and assists clients with I-9 compliance issues.  Her experience includes obtaining nonimmigrant “work visas” in the B, E, J, H, K, L, O, R, and TN categories and permanent immigrant visas (commonly referred to as “green cards”) based on extraordinary ability, multinational executive and manager, and labor certification (traditional reduction in recruitment, PERM) strategies.  She also assists companies with I-9 compliance issues including internal audits, government investigations, mismatched social security numbers, and compliance programs.  Ms. Depret-Bixio is fluent in French.

Ms. Depret-Bixio handles the following types of matters:

  • Assisting employers in obtaining immigrant and nonimmigrant visas for their foreign employers.
  • Assisting employers with I-9 compliance issues.
 
Education:

J.D., University of South Carolina, 2003
B.A., Hollins College, 1989

 
Admitted to Practice:

South Carolina

 
Activities:

South Carolina Bar Association, Richland County Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association
 
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