Our partner in immigration law is Jack Pinnix of the law firm Allen and Pinnix. For the past 30 years he has limited his practice to immigration and nationality issues. Mr. Pinnix’s clients have learned that his background and experience make him uniquely qualified to assist them in this extraordinarily complex area of the law. A nationally recognized authority on immigration law and policy, Mr. Pinnix served as the national president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 2002-2003, and he was among the very first attorneys in North Carolina to practice immigration law. He was a founding member of the Carolinas Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and twice served as Chapter Chair. Mr. Pinnix has successfully represented thousands of clients in virtually every area of immigration law. This includes persons seeking immigrant and non-immigrant employment authorization, lawful permanent resident status (a “green card”), and U.S. citizenship. He has been involved in complex cases involving deportation/removal and asylum on both the administrative and appellate levels. Mr. Pinnix has served as an Adjunct Professor at North Carolina Central University School of Law and Elon University School of Law and as a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University School of Law. Since 1991, he has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the Immigration Law category and in North Carolina Super Lawyers (2009).

Our business broker partner is Tim Martin, partner of Empire Business Brokers in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been serving North Carolina's Triangle area since 1989. A business broker is a person who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of small businesses. Business brokers assist buyers and sellers of privately held small business in the buying and selling process. They estimate the value of the business; advertise it for sale; handle the initial potential buyer interviews, discussions, and negotiations with prospective buyers; facilitate the progress of the due diligence investigation and generally assist with the business sale.

Mr. Martin is a CPA, and has worked with public accounting firms for several years. He has also worked in the employee leasing business and has started and operated a successful small business. In addition to his work as a CPA, Mr. Martin is also a real estate broker with extensive experience in working with small and medium sized businesses.

For our real estate partners, we will draw from established real estate agents in the three major markets of the Research Triangle, Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh/Cary.