Bill’s legal work focuses on immigration and nationality law, as well as outbound emigration and related international law. Bill regularly represents clients in immigration matters before the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Labor, as well as before US and foreign consulates.
During law school, he served on the editorial board of the Houston Journal of International Law.
viewpoints
Update: USCIS Poised to Increase Immigration Filing Fees
January 24, 2024 | Alert | By Juan Steevens, William Coffman
US Government Shutdown – Effects on E-Verify and the I-9 Process
September 28, 2023 | Alert | By John Quill, William Coffman, Juan Steevens
USCIS Agrees to Bundle Adjudications of H-4 & L-2 Spousal Extensions and EAD Applications with H-1B & L-1 Principals
January 26, 2023 | Alert | By William Coffman
USCIS to Implement Additional Phase of Premium Processing Expansion
January 19, 2023 | Alert | By William Coffman
USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Registration Period for March 2022
January 31, 2022 | Alert | By Angel Feng, William Coffman
Travel Alert – Update* on U.S. Travel Bans and Travel Requirements
November 9, 2021 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline, William Coffman, Lindsey Steinberg
Webinar Recording: H-1B Cap Planning
November 4, 2021 | Webinar | By John Quill, William Coffman, Angel Feng
Webinar Recording: Current and Upcoming Changes to Immigration Processes
October 28, 2021 | Webinar | By John Quill, William Coffman, Angel Feng
Biden Administration Announces End to COVID-19 Travel Bans
October 26, 2021 | Alert | By William Coffman
Webinar Recording: Changes to the COVID Travel Ban
October 21, 2021 | Webinar | By Maryanne Kline, John Quill
News & Press
USCIS Fee Increases May Have Unintended Consequences
February 15, 2024
Twenty-Eight Mintz Attorneys Named To Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers List
November 22, 2022
Mintz Practice Groups and Attorneys Garner Top Rankings in 2020 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
June 12, 2020
Immigration Compliance Essentials For 2019
January 22, 2019
Events & Speaking
Immigration Compliance & Risk Management Webinar Series
Part II: Creating Compliance Policies for a New Era
Immigration Compliance & Risk Management Webinar Series
Part I: Keeping DHS in Your Sights: Site Visits & Record Keeping
2018 AILA Employer Compliance and Worksite Enforcement CLE Conference
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton St., Boston, MA
Employment-based Immigration: Talent Acquisition, Retention & Compliance under a New Administration
Mintz Levin
San Diego, CA
A Round-up of Recent Immigration Law Changes and a Roadmap for Compliance in a New Administration
Mintz Levin
New York, NY
Recognition & Awards
Chambers USA: Massachusetts - Immigration (2021 – 2023)
Recommended by The Legal 500 United States for Labor & Employment: Immigration (2014, 2020)
Best Lawyers in America: Immigration Law (2013 – 2022)
International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers (2016 – 2019)
Top Author in the semiconductor industry, JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards (2016)
Boston Magazine Top Lawyers – Immigration (2021)
Involvement
- Panelist, AILA's Employment-Based Green Card Applications: Considerations and Strategies webinar
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association