He works closely with employers and beneficiaries in assisting them to navigate the strict Departments of Labor and Homeland Security requirements regarding immigration. Before joining HNI, Ryan was an associate attorney at Fayad Law where he worked on a broad spectrum of immigration cases, including complex BIA and Fourth Circuit appeals, and business, family, individual, and removal cases. He has worked on L and E visas for new real estate companies, PERM and employment-based immigrant visa petitions for a large IT firm, and a number of H-1B’s for smaller technology companies. He has also represented clients in removal proceedings, and assisted in asylum, marriage, and naturalization cases.