Deadline for Haitians to Apply for Temporary Protected Status Approaching

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Laura C. Nagi

 

After the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. government designated Haiti for temporary protected status (TPS) for a period of 18 months. Under section 244(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Secretary is authorized to designate a foreign state for TPS upon finding that such state is experiencing an ongoing armed conflict, an environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions. 

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VI Governor Appoints BoltNagi Attorneys

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Laura C. Nagi

U.S. Virgin Islands Governor John P. deJongh recently appointed two BoltNagi attorneys to serve on territorial governmental boards. Managing Attorney Tom Bolt has been appointed as a member of the Interagency Council on Homelessness and Laura C. Nagi, Chair of the firm's Family Law and Children's Issues Practice Group as a member of the State Advisory Group of the Law Enforcement Planning Commission.

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Law Firm Expands Practice Into Family Law & Children's Issues

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Tom Bolt

Tom Bolt, managing partner of Tom Bolt & Associates P.C., a leading Virgin Islands full service law firm, has announced that the firm has expanded its practice to include a family law and children's issues practice group. Bolt, who serves as chairman of the Children's Trust of the Virgin Islands, a fund of the Community Foundation of the V.I., which is dedicated to child advocacy in the territory, noted there was a distinct need in the V.I. for legal services in family law and children's issues. "The law has become more specialized. Our children and families deserve the best representation," he said.
 

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