About Thomas Ruge

Thomas (Tom) Ruge’s experience in immigration law includes assisting employers seeking to hire foreign employees through L, H, TN, E, and permanent visas; visa portability to new employers; deportation and removal defense; adjustment of status; consular process for immigrant and non-immigrant visas; all aspects of immigration compliance for employers and individuals; family immigration; immigration consequences of criminal convictions; post-conviction remedies to ameliorate adverse immigration consequences; representation of the Country of Mexico’s consular office in Indianapolis; and certification as an international commercial arbitration neutral.

Civil litigation matters he has handled include disputes among owners of businesses; government land condemnation through eminent domain; state securities litigation; breach of contract; breach of fiduciary duty; non-compete violations and defense; civil rights; employment-related litigation and many other complex disputes.

In the area of community-based and rural health, Tom serves as general counsel for the Indiana Primary Health Care Association and for many individual community-based health centers. This representation has involved initial corporate formation, tax exemption applications, and status maintenance; all aspects of compliance with state and federal regulation of health care; licensing and credentialing; foreign medical graduate J visa waiver issues; HPSA and MUA designation issues; employment issues; real estate transactions including commercial leases, sub-leasing and purchases, provider employment agreements, affiliation agreements with hospitals and others, HIPAA and Red Flag compliance; and advice regarding all aspects of health center operations.

Tom is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“FCiArb”), having completed the testing and other requirements for certification in international commercial arbitration. Tom is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“FCiArb”), having completed the testing and other requirements for certification in international commercial arbitration.