D. Jackson Chaney is a partner in the law firm of CHANEY & LANE in Irving, Texas, concentrating in business immigration.  Mr. Chaney obtained a BBA degree in Accounting, with honors, from Texas Tech University in 1977 and a J.D. from The University of Texas in 1980.  His practice focuses on obtaining immigrant and nonimmigrant visas for highly skilled workers from around the world.  He has significant experience obtaining visas for National Interest, Extraordinary Ability, and Outstanding Professor/Researcher aliens.  Mr. Chaney advises corporate clients on a wide range of immigration issues including mergers and acquisitions, I-9 compliance, and USCIS, DOL and Social Security Administration regulations.  Mr. Chaney represents a number of IT companies, hospitals, health care providers and universities throughout the United States.  He has over fifteen years of litigation experience and is licensed before all state and federal courts in Texas.  

Mr. Chaney was awarded the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Mentor of the Year Award in 2006.  He maintains an extensive database on all areas of immigration law, including the H-1B cap, AC21 portability, DOL labor certification, pending legislation, adjudications at U.S. consulates and ports of entry, and all aspects of deportation.  He is a frequent speaker at immigration seminars and has served on national AILA Committees including the InfoNet Advisory Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee.  Mr. Chaney is an active poster and mentor to other attorneys on a number of listservs and online boards including AILA Message Center.  Mr. Chaney is a member of the State Bar of Texas.  (email: jack@chaneylane.com)

Susan E. Lane is a partner in the law firm of CHANEY & LANE in Irving, Texas.  Her practice includes employment and family based immigration.  She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Letters, with highest honors, from The University of Oklahoma in 1983 and a J.D. from The University of Texas in 1986.  She has practiced exclusively in immigration law in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for twenty-two years. 

Her practice includes representation of a wide range of clients in many fields, including universities, high tech companies, manufacturers, banks, and churches.  She has significant experience handling immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications at U.S. consulates throughout the world on business and family based cases.  Ms. Lane has served as American Immigration Lawyers (AILA) Liaison to the USCIS Dallas District Office.  She is an active member of AILA and the State Bar of Texas.  (email: susan@chaneylane.com)