About Neil Stephen
Neil Stephen Dornbaum is a partner at Connell Foley LLP in Roseland, New Jersey — He co-chairs the firm’s Corporate Immigration and Global Mobility practice. With over 40 years of legal knowledge, Dornbaum has dedicated his career primarily to employment-based immigration cases. In January 2021, he joined Connell Foley following the company’s acquisition of his preceding practice, Dornbaum & Peregoy LLC. Before his time at Dornbaum & Peregoy, Dornbaum held significant management roles in the legal community. He served because the National Chair of the American Bar Association's Immigration Committee beneath the General Practice Section.
His influence extended to the ABA's Commission on Immigration, where he contributed to shaping immigration coverage. Additionally, he chaired the New Jersey State Bar's Immigration Section and the New Jersey Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), where he was an active member of the Board of Governors. Dornbaum's expertise has made him a vital liaison to a number of governmental agencies. He has worked closely with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Department of Labor (DOL). The Department of State (DOS).
His role as a member of AILA's National Field Operations liaison committee has in addition solidified his status within the field. He has also served as an observer for AILA's National Employment and Verification Committee, ensuring that he stays on the forefront of immigration law advancements. In addition to his realistic experience, Dornbaum has made substantial contributions to legal education — He has edited over forty course books and chaired more than 50 immigration conferences. His commitment to the profession is acknowledged; he has been recognized in The International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers and The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers since 2002. This recognition highlights his standing as a pacesetter within the field of immigration regulation.
Dornbaum earned his Bachelor of Arts from Hunter College of the City University of New York in 1978 and his law degree from Temple University in 1981. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey (1985), Pennsylvania (1981), New York (1982), and earlier than the U.S. Supreme Court (1992). As a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, he is still a lively player within the legal community. Since 2002, he has been decided on for inclusion in Super Lawyers, in addition underscoring his expertise and dedication to immigration regulation.
