John Haffner Email and Phone Number

Bilingual immigration practice including removal defense, asylum, residency, citizenship, visas. Appear before Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, USCIS.

Organizing trips to Cuba for business/cultural/educational venturesCustom-tailored individual and small-group travelBusiness, project, legal, and travel consulting

Managed cases, represented clients at hearings, gathered and analyzed evidence, drafted briefs and pleadings. Focused on Social Security Disability.

Coordinated all aspects major trip to Cuba in March 2015 for law and policy seminars (for CLE) and business and cultural opportunities. Sponsored by At the Threshold, the International Cuba Society, and the University of Havana.

Analyzed local, state, and federal education law and policy issues; helped formulate the Institute’s positions and advocacy strategies; contributed to publications; represented Institute at legislative and school board meetings; wrote regular email newsletter and blog.

Managed field operations for five counties within AL-3; planned and executed rallies and press events; implemented GOTV plan; responsible for political outreach and coordination with area political, labor, and community leaders; represented candidate at public and political events; recruited and managed staff and volunteers.

Wrote and implemented comprehensive campaign plan for countywide race; raised more money and had more contributors than any other county-level Democrat; managed finance, policy and message development, communications and media, website, political work, field, GOTV; planned and executed fundraisers and events; represented candidate at events; managed office, staff, and over 100 volunteers.

Drafted pleadings, motions and memoranda, prepared clients for depositions, supervised document review projects; worked in plaintiff and defense capacities on a variety of civil matters including Hurricane Katrina insurance claims, False Claims Act, nursing home malpractice, personal injury, and construction contract cases.

Wrote policy and background memoranda on issues related to campaign finance, lobbying reform, PATRIOT Act, bankruptcy, death penalty and others; wrote background memoranda for executive and judicial nominations, including those of John Roberts, Harriet Miers, and Samuel Alito; drafted hearing questions, sections of speeches, and talking points; staffed the Senator for issues and nominations.

Wrote motions, memoranda, and special reports on prisoner lawsuits, electronic gambling, and other issues; assisted with depositions and interviews.

Slung coffee to the colorful multitudes of Uptown.

Taught English to Costa Rican businesspeople.