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Greater Chicago Area

Provide legal services on a contract or individual basis primarily in the areas of immigration law such as permanent and temporary residency employment and family based visa applications, waivers of inadmissibility and citizenship/naturalization matters; contributed to Chicago based practitioner, on a contract basis, handling numerous complex business immigration cases including PERM/ AOS process, H1B and L Visa processes and responses to governmental inquiries. Also managed numerous aspects of… Show more Provide legal services on a contract or individual basis primarily in the areas of immigration law such as permanent and temporary residency employment and family based visa applications, waivers of inadmissibility and citizenship/naturalization matters; contributed to Chicago based practitioner, on a contract basis, handling numerous complex business immigration cases including PERM/ AOS process, H1B and L Visa processes and responses to governmental inquiries. Also managed numerous aspects of family based immigration matters, both domestically and through U.S. Consulates abroad. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

Supervise vital aspects of discovery and discovery litigation processes in capacity as a project team manager; conduct e-discovery reviews utilizing various software platforms in order to target search for vital case issues. I also manage complex e-discovery litigation matters including pharmaceutical and product patent infringements/IP litigation, governmental inquiries regarding financial securities and commodity futures trading practices, among other litigation and inquiry reviews; provide… Show more Supervise vital aspects of discovery and discovery litigation processes in capacity as a project team manager; conduct e-discovery reviews utilizing various software platforms in order to target search for vital case issues. I also manage complex e-discovery litigation matters including pharmaceutical and product patent infringements/IP litigation, governmental inquiries regarding financial securities and commodity futures trading practices, among other litigation and inquiry reviews; provide research and review for major pharmaceutical, financial and manufacturing firms in order to ascertain end client contractual responsibilities and indemnifications. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

Consulted and advised corporate and individual clients with best legal strategies primarily regarding immigration matters;researched and composed petitions, motions and appellate briefs relating to asylum and waivers for grounds of inadmissibility and other legal requests before U.S. federal administrative agencies and U.S. consulates abroad; handled all aspects of complex employment based visas including H1B petitions, and adjustment of legal status petitions; responded to governmental… Show more Consulted and advised corporate and individual clients with best legal strategies primarily regarding immigration matters;researched and composed petitions, motions and appellate briefs relating to asylum and waivers for grounds of inadmissibility and other legal requests before U.S. federal administrative agencies and U.S. consulates abroad; handled all aspects of complex employment based visas including H1B petitions, and adjustment of legal status petitions; responded to governmental requests for further evidence/substantiation and governmental intentions to deny petitioner/client requests. Show less

Greater Detroit Area

Conducted walk-in consultations and trained legal volunteers and interns on current immigration laws for community outreach within metropolitan Detroit community based organizations; advised clients on immigration matters primarily involving family-based immigration benefits and humanitarian relief such as I-130, N-400, TPS, K-1 and K-3 visas and family based permanent residency visas; successfully petitioned visas for victims of domestic violence through the VAWA act and other humanitarian… Show more Conducted walk-in consultations and trained legal volunteers and interns on current immigration laws for community outreach within metropolitan Detroit community based organizations; advised clients on immigration matters primarily involving family-based immigration benefits and humanitarian relief such as I-130, N-400, TPS, K-1 and K-3 visas and family based permanent residency visas; successfully petitioned visas for victims of domestic violence through the VAWA act and other humanitarian relief; researched and drafted necessary briefs, petitions and motions on behalf of clients including responding to federal agency and U.S. consulate and National Visa Center requests. Show less

Master Of Arts, History, U.S. Foreign Policy, Modern European History

Activities and Societies: Thesis: "A Policy for Bosnia: The Clinton Administration and Ending the War in Bosnia"

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), International Law : Business, Commercial & Trade Law

Coursework ranges from international trade law, international business transactions, public and private international law, trademark.

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), Tax Law/Taxation

Coursework ranges from the basics of personal and business income taxation to advanced problems in corporate and partnership taxation.

Summer Legal Studies Program, Joint Program With Depaul University College Of Law

Coursework ranges from transnational investment law, international civil litigation and comparative constitutional law

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: American Inns of Court, Editor-in-Chief IN BRIEF, Sr. Emily George Public Interest Fellowship Recipient, Student.