Hooman Khoshnood

Prior to joining Farmer Law PC, Hooman built a thriving bankruptcy practice in Atlanta, Georgia, assisting debtors for over 14 years. He successfully grew his firm to include multiple offices and a wide range of practice areas. He has had the privilege to serve thousands of clients from all walks of life with all types of financial challenges.

Hooman also served as an in-house counsel to an electronic manufacturing company overseeing its international operations in the United States, China, and Mexico. He managed the company’s outside litigation as well as its private equity investment.

Hooman is a published author and an artist. He has exhibited his artwork in Atlanta, New York City, and Barcelona. He is fluent in Farsi and Italian and continues to work on his French and Spanish. Additionally, he teaches law part-time at the University of Toulouse Capitol in Toulouse, France.

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Non-Citizen Children COVID-19 Vaccination

The Centers for Disease Control in April clarified that noncitizen children under 18 who are non-immigrants traveling from foreign countries to the U.S. are not currently required to show proof of vacation from Covid-19. The order takes into account the global availability of the vaccine and the potential difficulty posed to families traveling together. However, […]

Employment Authorization: USCIS Increases Automatic Extension Period of Work Permits for Certain Applicants:

Effective May 4, 2022, USCIS will increase the automatic extension period on EAD’s for certain applicants to 540 days from 180 days in order to prevent gaps in employment authorization. USCIS will temporarily provide up to 360 days of additional automatic extension time (for a total of up to 540 days) to eligible applicants (only […]

H-2B & PERM: USCIS Processing Times Website Improvement

On May 5, 2022, USCIS announced that users can now immediately find the processing time information for their particular type of case, rather than seeing an aggregate of all related case types. To this effect, USCIS made the following changes regarding processing times available here: Addition of drop-down options for form categories to help narrow […]

H-2A Worker Violation: Underpayment, Substandard Working Conditions, and Threats.

A recent case highlights what the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division states is a message to employers regarding H-2A program abuses. The WHD found that an employer violated the program when it underpaid workers, provided substandard living conditions, and threatened to terminate the work contracts of workers if they refused to accept […]

How to File for Bankruptcy in Texas

Hardly anyone expects their lives to follow a path full of worst-case scenarios. Sometimes bad things happen — even when you work hard to do your best. So, when it comes to your finances, U.S. bankruptcy law has long been set up to help you brush yourself off, move on, and try again.

Do I Need a Lawyer for a K-1 Visa?

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How to Stop Foreclosure in Texas

Blog How to Stop Foreclosure in Texas If you’re at risk of losing your home to foreclosure, there are steps you can take to stop the foreclosure on your property. Whether you want to hold on to your home forever, avoid the stain of a foreclosure on your credit history, or simply delay the proceedings […]

Things to know if you already have an H-2A program in place.

The H-2A program allows farmers who employ individuals in the United States to hire foreign employees to fill temporary labor jobs, according to US immigration laws.

How to attract the right candidates and retain them.

Recruiting top-quality talent isn’t an easy task. It involves a lot more than simply posting a job description and waiting for the applications to roll in. Your inbox may immediately be flooded with submissions.

How Can H-2B Visas Help Solve the Construction Industry Labor Shortage?

The construction industry’s labor shortage isn’t new, nor is it news — at least, not to employers who have struggled for years to hire the labor they need despite record industry employment.

What is a Green Card?

A Green Card is an unofficial name for the permit allowing immigrants to permanently live and work in the United States of America. The official name is “Lawful Permanent Resident Card”.

COVID-19 is Not the Biggest Threat to Your Business.

With the Coronavirus outbreak disrupting the global economy, businesses in the U.S. face more uncertainty than they have in over 100 years. On top of this, there are other threats that companies cannot ignore forget such as the Department of Labor audits.

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