Founding Partner of Klasko Immigration Law Partners to Lead National Network of Immigration Attorneys as Issues Heat Up Across the U.S. 

Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP today announced that founding partner William A. Stock—one of the country’s top immigration attorneys—has officially begun his tenure as president of the 14,000-member American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for the 2016-2017 term. Mr. Stock succeeds Victor D. Nieblas Pradis, who served as the association’s president from 2015-2016.

A committed member of AILA for over 22 years, Mr. Stock has served multiple leadership positions, including president elect 2015-2016 and first vice president 2014-2015. He has also served several terms on the Board of Governors and was awarded the organization’s Joseph Minsky Award in 2000 for his outstanding contributions to immigration law. Mr. Stock was installed as president during AILA’s Annual Conference in Las Vegas.

“I am honored to serve as AILA’s newest president,” Mr. Stock said. “Across the nation, immigration issues are at the center of the national conversation. The entire Executive Committee and I share the goal of advancing fair and just immigration laws that serve the needs of American families and businesses.  This year, our association celebrates its 70th year of working to improve the quality of immigration law practice and policy throughout the United States. I look forward to working with our extraordinary team to deliver on that mission.”

Mr. Stock is a founding partner of Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP, and leads the firm’s Corporate Immigration team. With more than 23 years of immigration law experience, he focuses his practice on employment-based immigration across an expanse of industries, including education, finance, information technology, life sciences, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and retail. Mr. Stock has worked on issues ranging from nonimmigrant visa classification and permanent residence or “green card” status to investment-based immigration to unusual and complicated matters.

“I’ve worked with Bill for years now, so it’s easy to see why his passion for his work, coupled with his superior expertise in immigration law, has made him the perfect candidate to take the reins of the American Immigration Lawyers Association,” H. Ronald Klasko, managing partner of Klasko Immigration Law Partners and past president of AILA, said. “I’m eager to see all that the organization will accomplish this year.”

Mr. Stock graduated magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1993, and holds a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas.

About Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP

Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP has offices in Philadelphia, New York, and Chicago and provides top-tier legal services to individuals, multinational corporations, small companies, universities and hospitals. The firm has been selected as one of the top 5 business immigration law firms in the United States by the prestigious Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Chambers and Partners) for the past eight years.

About AILA

The American Immigration Lawyers Association is the national association of immigration lawyers established to promote justice, advocate for fair and reasonable immigration law and policy, advance the quality of immigration and nationality law and practice, and enhance the professional development of its members.