H-1B Weighted Lottery Rule: Was It on Your Bingo Card?
Members of the AILA USCIS Operations and USCIS Benefits Policy committees will provide a detailed overview of the H-1B cap-subject Weighted Lottery Rule, highlighting its complexities. Given the significant changes implemented by the Trump Administration to the H-1B process—resulting in reduced access to H-1B classification—legal professionals and employers are navigating numerous policy shifts that have introduced new challenges at various stages of petition processing. Expert panelists will present up-to-date strategies for preparing successful H-1B cap-subject petitions and offer guidance to attorneys on how these regulatory changes impact U.S. employer hiring practices.
Featured Topics
- Impact of the H-1B Weighted Lottery Rule on filings and selections
- Considering the $100,000 fee requirement and the National Interest Exception
- Addressing the impact of USCIS processing pauses
- Responding to increasing frequency of Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs)
- What to expect from the DOL prevailing wage proposed rule
AILA Membership Benefit – Access to Free Seminar Recordings
Enjoy access to free seminar recordings as an AILA Member. AILA encourages live attendance for those wishing to ask the speaker questions. Recordings will be available approximately two weeks after the live event date. AILA members can access these seminars, with no CLE credit, for free.
| Product Details | |
| Event Date | June 4, 2026 |
| Format | Web Seminar |
| Length | 90 minutes |
| CLE Eligible | No CLE Credit. |
| Digital Library | Digital goods (MP3, PDF, ZIP, etc.) are available for download for two years after purchase. |
Lucy G. Cheung (DL), AILA USCIS Operations Committee Chair, New York, NY
Lucy G. Cheung is a Partner at Goldstein and Cheung LLP. Ms. Cheung practices general immigration law, with a focus on students, business, and family immigration issues. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and NAFSA-Association of International Educators. She is currently the Chair for the AILA Operations Committee. She is a frequent presenter on immigration law topics at professional conferences, and at college/university campuses throughout the NY metropolitan area.
Bob White, AILA DOL Liaison Committee Chair, Schaumburg, IL
Bob White is a partner in the Immigration Group of Masuda Funai in its Schaumburg, Illinois office. Bob has been practicing exclusively in the employment-based immigration area for more than 30 years. Bob was previously Chapter Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) Chicago Chapter. He was also a member of AILA National’s Verification Committee and SSA Taskforce. He was also Chair of NAFSA: Association of International Educator’s Region V. Bob is currently Chair of the AILA National’s DOL Liaison Committee. He is also a member of the AILA National’s Student Visa Taskforce. Bob was selected as 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Immigration (Chicago) by the Best Lawyers publication.
Justin F. Rauster Russo, AILA USCIS Operations Committee, Atlanta, GA
Justin Russo is an associate in the Atlanta office of Fragomen, where he focuses on complex adjudications and post-adjudication strategy, including RFEs, NOIDs, denials, and high-stakes compliance matters. He currently serves on AILA’s Operations Committee and regularly speaks on H-1B strategies, emerging administrative trends, and post-filing problem-solving. He earned his JD, with honors, from Emory University School of Law and is a past Fulbright recipient.
Lynn Susser, AILA USCIS Benefits Policy Committee, Memphis, TN
Lynn Susser is the co-founder and managing partner of Siskind Susser PC in Memphis, TN since 1994. Her practice includes corporate immigration that is national in scope and a family immigration practice that is regional. She serves on the USCIS Benefits Policy Committee and is the MidSouth Chapter liaison to the Memphis office of CBP. Previously, she served as MidSouth Chapter Chair and on AILA‘s national CBP, DOL and TSC Liaison Committees.
Lisa H. York, AILA USCIS Benefits Policy Committee, Aurora, CO
Lisa H. York is the managing attorney/owner of Curray York & Associates in Aurora, CO. She currently serves on the AILA USCIS HQ Benefits Committee and the Student Visa Task Force. Lisa’s practice focuses on H-1B visas, PERM, national interest waivers, outstanding research petitions, F-1/J-1s, and cross-border issues.
