200 East Saint Julian Street
PO Box 9848
Savannah, GA 31412-0048
Tel 912.236.0261
Fax 912.236.4936
Mary Bostwick Russell is an associate in HunterMaclean’s Savannah office, where she focuses her practice on immigration law, specifically family-based and employment-based immigration issues.
As part of her immigration practice, Mary assists clients in obtaining various temporary work visas, such as H-1Bs, E-2s, O-1s, L-1As and L-1Bs. Her work often includes temporary visas for dependents, as well. Mary also facilitates the process of clients sponsoring their employees for immigrant visas, such as EB-1s, National Interest Waivers and PERMs. In addition to employment-based visas, Mary frequently assists clients in obtaining family-based permanent residency. This includes K-1 fiancé visas and permanent residency based on marriage to a U.S. citizen. Immigration law is very fact specific. Mary enjoys working with clients, both individuals and companies, to evaluate their particular circumstances and determine a visa plan that works for everyone involved.
Mary earned her B.A., cum laude, in Political Science from the University of Georgia in 2015 and her J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law in 2018. During law school, Mary completed internships with the Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic, the Atlanta Legal Aid Society-Senior Citizens Law Project, and the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman in Atlanta, Georgia. She also served as a graduate research assistant for the Atlanta Center for International Arbitration and Mediation and a summer research assistant in the office of Judge Chris McFadden of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Mary is a native of Savannah. While in undergraduate and law school, she volunteered with the American Red Cross.
Georgia State University College of Law: J.D., 2018
University of Georgia: B.A., Political Science, 2015
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRQYGtfvqTo In this video for Savannah CEO, immigration attorney Mary Bostwick Russell with HunterMaclean talks about some of the do’s and don’ts for those looking to apply for a marriage-based…
In this video for Savannah CEO, immigration attorney Mary Bostwick Russell with HunterMaclean discusses the process for Georgia’s J-1 Visa Waiver Program and how it applies to foreign national physicians.
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