Education |
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| B.A. International Studies | University of South Alabama Concentrations Spain/Western Europe and International Business |
| J.D. Law | University of Cincinnati |
Bar Admissions |
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| 1995 | State of Ohio |
| 1996 | U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio |
| 1999 | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
Professional Experience |
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| 1995-present | Sole practitioner -practice focuses on -immigration client base work including trial defense work and extensive appellate work before BIA and as necessary Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal; assigned criminal appeals from Ohio Appellate Courts, and criminal appointment work; litigation/subrogation cases |
| 1993-present | Travelers Aid, later IFRC, then with Legal Aid Society serving low income immigrants for their immigration legal needs. Started as law school clerk. |
| 1995-1996 | Public Defender Appointments in Hamilton County, later assigned to regular rotation at Drug Court |
| 1996-1997 | Hamilton County Public Defender, assigned to Child Support division, representing and defending respondents in Domestic Relations and Juvenile Court; also had rotation in Juvenile Court representing and defending juveniles on criminal/delinquency charges. |
Other Experiences of Note |
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| 2000 | Briefed, argued and won 6th Circuit Court of Appeals case Mamadou Amadou v. INS |
| 2002 | Taught Immigration Law course to paralegals at Mt. St. Joseph’s College |
| 2004 | published article “Crime and Punishment” in Clermont County Bar Journal |
| 2009 | Presented CLE at Ohio AILA’s annual seminar regarding representing low income clients in need of waivers |
| Numerous presentations to lawyers and community organizations teaching Immigration Law seminars, including the The Cincinnati Lawyer’s Club, the Northeast Lawyers Association, and the Clermont County Bar Association. |
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Professional Associations |
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| 1995-present | AILA (American Immigration Lawyer’s Association), including service as Treasurer of the Ohio Chapter of AILA, and later as Secretary of Ohio Chapter of AILA |
| 1995-present | Cincinnati Bar Association Currently Vice-Chair of Immigration Law Committee |
| 2009- present | Warren County Bar Association |
| 2011-present | Scioto County Bar Association |
Personal |
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| 1990 | Married, and wife and I now have two boys, ages 17 and 15, and one girl, age 11 |
| 2008 - present | Part time local pastor of Red Lion United Methodist Church |