Our Team

For more than 40 years Mary E. Pivec has counseled employers dealing with government regulations, investigations and enforcement actions.  Rated by peers as AV Preeminent in the Martindale Hubble Attorney Survey, Mary is recognized as one of the most experienced and knowledgeable attorneys in the U.S. in the field of immigration-related worksite enforcement and compliance.  She has represented employers in over 100 Form I-9 inspections, immigration-related discrimination investigations, and OCAHO proceedings, has testified as an expert on I-9 compliance and immigration-related discrimination claims in civil and criminal litigation, and has trained and counseled hundreds of managers and human resource officers on immigration compliance issues.  Mary also represents employers in DOL H-1B/LCA enforcement audits and in appeal proceedings before DOL administrative law judges and the DOL Administrative Review Board.  Mary is a 1981 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law and practices with the firm of Pivec & Associates, PLLC, located in northern Virginia.  She is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Attorneys and has been listed annually in Best Lawyers in America in the field of Immigration Law since 1990.  Mary also served for nine years on the AILA Board of Governors and on numerous AILA liaison and advisory committees dealing with the issues surrounding immigration worksite enforcement and business immigration compliance.