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Bruce E. Buchanan 615-345-0266 bbuchanan@visalaw.com
Bruce E. Buchanan is an attorney at the Nashville Office of Siskind Susser, P.C. He represents individuals and employers in all aspects of immigration law as well as employment/labor law.
Mr. Buchanan received his law degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1982 and his undergraduate degree in 1979 from Florida State University, where he graduated magna cum laude. Mr. Buchanan served as senior trial specialist for the National Labor Relations Board for 20 years. He has also served from 1991 to 2003 as Adjunct Professor at William H. Bowen UALR School of Law, where he taught courses in Labor Law, Employment Law, and Sports Law. Mr. Buchanan has been in private practice since 2003.
Mr. Buchanan is chair of the Tennessee Bar Association's Immigration Law Section as well as the editor of TBA's Labor and Employment Law Section Newsletter and the TBA's Immigration Law Section Newsletter. Mr. Buchanan is a guest blogger for E-Verify and I-9 News on topics of employer immigration compliance. The blogs can be located at http://everifyandi9news.com. He is a frequent speaker at seminars on a variety of topics, including Immigration Compliance, Immigration Law, the National Labor Relations Act, FMLA, and Fair Labor Standards Act. He has authored numerous articles in magazines and on-line publications in the areas of immigration law, NLRB decisions, and pending federal legislation.
Mr. Buchanan is a member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and serves as the Advocacy Liaison of the Mid-South Chapter of AILA. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Nashville International Center for Empowerment (NICE). Mr. Buchanan is an officer with the Middle Tennessee Seminole Club.
Mr. Buchanan is admitted to practice in Tennessee, Florida, and Arkansas, before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and D.C. Circuit and before the U.S. District Courts for the Middle District of Tennessee and the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.
Published Articles
1. ICE Fines Company $2 Million; E-verify and I-9 News; April 2012
http://everifyandi9news.com/2012/04/ice-fines-company-2-million/
How are ICE Fines Calculated; E-verify and I-9 News; November 2011
http://everifyandi9news.com/2011/11/how-are-ice-fines-calculated-%e2%80%93-ice-vs-ocaho/
2.Tennessee Lawful Employment Act – What it Means and What’s Ahead; E-Verify and I-9 News; October 2011
http://everifyandi9news.com/2011/10/tennessee-lawful-employment-act-%e2%80%93-what-it-means-and-what%e2%80%99s-ahead/
3. Judge Fines Company $173,250 after ICE Audit; Immigration Daily; October 2011
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2011,1018-buchanan.shtm
4. Tennessee Legislature Passes “Non-Mandatory” E-Verify Law; Immigration Daily; June 2011
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2011,0602-buchanan.shtm
5. Legislature Passes “Non-Mandatory” E-Verify Law; The Tennessee Insuror; May/June 2011
6. USCIS Issues New and Improved I-9 Handbook; Tennessee Bar Association Immigration Law Section Newsletter; March 2011
http://www.tba.org/sites/default/files/immigration_0311.pdf
7. BIA Finds Admission Requires Only Procedural Regularity; TBA Immigration Law Section Newsletter; November 2010
http://www.tba.org/sites/default/files/immigration_1110.pdf
8. Two Simple Drug Possession Convictions Don’t Equal Aggravated Felony; TBA Immigration Law Section Newsletter; July 2010
http://www.tba.org/sites/default/files/immigration_0710.pdf
Presentations
1. "NLRB Decisions - 2011 to Present," TBA Labor & Employment Law Section Forum, April 2012
2. “Immigration Compliance for Employers”, Guest Lecturer, University of Arkansas School of Law, April 2012
3. “E-Verify and the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act”, Tennessee Bar Association Online CLE Course, March 2012
4. “NLRB’s Expanding Agenda”, Sterling Education Services, March 2012
5. “Immigration Compliance for Employers”, Sterling Education Services, March 2012
6. “Employments Rights”, TBA General Practice Boot Camp and TBA Online CLE Course, August 2011
7. “Union Update 2011 and Labor Board Issues”, TBA Labor & Employment Law Forum and TBA Online CLE Course, April 2011
8. “Immigration Compliance for Employers”, Guest Lecturer, University of Arkansas School of Law, March 2011
9. “Apprenticeship and Prevailing Wage”, Mid-Tennessee Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, February 2011
10. "Know Your Immigration Legal Rights", TBA, December 2010
11. "Ethical Issues and Immigration Clients", TBA Online CLE Course, November 2010
12. "Hot Legal Issues in International Business Transactions", TBA Online CLE Course, October 2010
13. "HR Issues", Federated Electrical Contractors, September 2010
14. "Immigration Law Compliance - What You Need to Know", Mid-Tennessee Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, August 2010
15. "Immigration Reform", Nashville Task Force for Immigration & Refugees, June 2010
16. "Employment Law for the Non-Employment Lawyer", TBA Online CLE Course, April 2010 |