Recipient, Purple and Gold Award for Meritorious Scholarship in Russian.
Member of the Immigration Section Council of the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA), and served as Chair (2012-2013), Vice Chair (2011-2012), Treasurer (2010-2011), and Secretary (2009-2010) of the Minnesota State Bar Association Immigration Section. Past Chair of the International Business Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association and Past Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter. Mr. Maxwell was a Board Member of Green Card Voices from 2016-2020.
Speaker: Overcoming COVID-19 Challenges: Creative Solutions for Nonimmigrant Visa Processing and Global Travel, sponsored by AILA in Chicago, April 2021. International Business Law Institute’s Program Doing Business Across Borders, leading the panel on U.S. and Global Work Visa Options, April 2021. Wage Determination and SOC Updates at the annual AILA Upper Midwest Conference in May, 2021.
Author: "Managing I-9 Complications," Bench and Bar of Minnesota, 2015; "The Perils of Traveling for Business When Crossing the US-Canadian Border," Bakken Oil Business Journal, 2015; "Tips and Traps For Dual U.S./Russian Citizens and Russian Citizens Who Are U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (U.S. Greencard Holders) - Does the New Russian Federation Notification Law Apply to You?" Bench and Bar of Minnesota, 2014; "Looking for World Class Talent? 20,000 U.S. Work Visas Remain for Newly-Hired Professionals," 2008; "The Antidumping Act of 1916, an Antitrust Act?" 10 Transnat'l L. & Contemp. Probs. 689, Fall 2000. " On President Trump’s January 27, 2017 Executive Order Regarding Immigrants, Non-Immigrants, and Refugees" Bench and Bar of Minnesota, January, 2017; "Take Two: President Trump’s Suspect March 6 Travel Ban Order" Bench and Bar of Minnesota, March 2017.
