McCormick, Barbara
Barbara McCormick is an attorney at Dornan & Associates PLLC, an immigration law firm specializing in entertainment, business and family based visa applications. An avid film, theater and music enthusiast, McCormick has successfully processed numerous visas for internationally renowned theatrical, film and television actors and comedians, as well as some of Ireland’s top touring productions, musicians, dancers and business professionals. As a result, she is highly attuned to the needs of the arts, music and media industries. A native of Belfast, McCormick moved to the U.S. in 2001 shortly after passing the New York State Bar exam. “I was restless in my career in Belfast and thought it made sense to gain some experience to back it up. I had visited New York for a holiday a few years previously, and fell in love with the city instantly. I knew I wanted to spend some time living and working here,” she says. McCormick received a law degree from Trinity College Dublin, and was admitted to the New York Bar in 2000. She is a director of the Irish American Bar Association of New York, and a member of Trinity College Dublin NYC Alumni group, the Irish Arts Center and the Irish Network New York City (IN-NYC). “My Irish background has been an enormous asset to me since I first set foot in New York. For a start, it offers a great, initial support network to people who arrive, as I did, with no friends or family living here,” says McCormick. “I’ll also never forget the friendship provided to me by those ‘friends of friends,’ names and numbers scribbled in my address book as good people to call for advice and help,” she adds, citing businessman Ronan Downes and attorney Eamonn Dornan as particularly helpful.
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