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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, beginning immediately, it will accept employment-based applications to adjust status (Form I-485) filed by aliens whose priority dates are current under the July Visa Bulletin. USCIS will accept applications filed not later than August 17, 2007.
On July 2, 2007, USCIS announced that it would not accept any additional employment-based applications to adjust status. USCIS made that announcement after receiving an update from the Department of State that it would not authorize any additional employment-based visa numbers for this fiscal year. After consulting with USCIS, the Department of State has advised that Bulletin #107 (dated June 12) should be relied upon as the current July Visa Bulletin for purposes of determining employment visa number availability, and that Visa Bulletin #108 (dated July 2) has been withdrawn.
"The public reaction to the July 2 announcement made it clear that the federal government’s management of this process needs further review," said Emilio Gonzalez, USCIS Director. "I am committed to working with Congress and the State Department to implement a more efficient system in line with public expectations."
USCIS’s announcement today allows anyone who was eligible to apply under Visa Bulletin No. 107 a full month’s time to do so. Applications already properly filed with USCIS will also be accepted. The current fee schedule will apply to all applications filed under Visa Bulletin No. 107 through August 17, 2007. (The new fee schedule that becomes effective on July 30, 2007, will apply to all other applications filed on or after July 30, 2007).

C. Glen Ged

When Gail Schroeder and her husband, Walter, first arrived in Glen Ged's office shortly after their 9-year old daughter was killed, they were devastated. As Ged listened to their story, his eyes filled with unshed tears. That's when the grieving mother says she knew she had found an attorney she could trust. "It wasn't just about winning or money," she later wrote to him, "You cared about us." As a founding partner in the law firm of Ellis, Ged & Bodden, P.A., Ged's compassionate nature is well suited to the task of seeking justice for his clients. His willingness to roll up his sleeves and get the job done means he is often very successful at that task. As a result, a majority of the firm's new business comes as a result of referrals.Mr. Ged specializes in all aspects of civil litigation with a strong emphasis on personal injury and wrongful death. "Life can be terribly unfair," he says, thinking of the clients he has served: the parent who lost a teenage daughter in an auto accident, a father injured and out of work or a family threatened by mounting medical bills. "People turn to us when they need help to overcome the blows life has dealt them," he explains, "It's an amazing responsibility to be given that kind of trust." The law firm of Ellis, Ged & Bodden, P.A., has been serving the South Florida community for more than ten years, offering comprehensive legal counsel and professional service in the areas of Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Immigration, Real Estate, Asset Protection and Estate Planning. Recognizing a need, the firm launched 1st Florida Title Company. Earlier this year, to provide an additional level of service to their clientele, 1st Florida Mortgage joined the family.Ellis, Ged & Bodden, P.A, which has additional offices in Sarasota and Clearwater, is recognized by the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers as an Eagle Patron. The firm's Boca Raton headquarters feature a mock trial room, which is used to prepare clients and witnesses for effective courtroom appearances; it is also available as a teaching facility for students, professors and attorneys with an interest in courtroom and litigation procedures. For more information, visit www.ellisandged.com or call 561.995.1966.

End of no-fault car insurance would crimp emergency care

Thursday, June 28, 2007

On behalf of the Florida College of Emergency Physicians and the millions of patients treated by emergency physicians in Florida each year, I respectfully request that the state's elected officials go back to Tallahassee one more time to take care of another very important issue. That issue is PIP, or Personal Injury Protection, a law which requires that $10,000 of insurance money be available for medical treatment of injuries sustained in an automobile accident ("The end of no-fault: Legislators will have to rescue the program, but should they?," Business, June 10).

This no-fault law has been on the books for more than 30 years but apparently has been taken for granted by Floridians. This crucial source of financing for emergency-room care will fade away in October unless legislators and Gov. Crist hear from their constituents that it is vitally important to do something before then. The big-name auto insurers in the state are celebrating the fact that the Legislature adjourned its regular session without fixing PIP. They want Florida's drivers to celebrate, too, as their next automobile insurance premiums might be lower.

Read more about this serious issue by clicking on the link below:

www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2007/06/28/a17a_letter_0628.html