First Admitted: 1994, Pennsylvania

Bar/Professional Activity:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Women in the Law Division, Longtime Member
Allegheny County Bar Association, Education Committee, Chair
Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Council, Member (Active)
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Minority Bar Committee, Chair
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Women in the Profession Committee
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Section Committee
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Solo & Small firm representative on the Diversity Team
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Minority-at-Large Governor
Hispanic Attorneys Committee, Member
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Diversity Committee, Chair
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Board of Governors (Active)
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Council of the Homer S. Brown Division (Active)
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Immigration Law Committee
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Membership Development Committee, Chair
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Pittsburgh Chapter, Chair
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), National Board of Governors 2005-2006
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Waivers Committee
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Membership Committee
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Hispanic Interest Law Group
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), National Conference Planning Committee

Pro bono/Community Service:

Established the John A. Meehan Citizenship Institute through the Allegheny County Bar Foundation, providing pro bono citizenship representation to the Western Pennsylvania Community
St. Ursula Catholic Church, Member
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Board
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Volunteer
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), Diversity Committee, Co-chair
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), Public Education Committee
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), Legal Committee, Member
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), Board of Directors
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), Active Member
Participates with the Latino Community at St. Regis Catholic Church and Casa San Jose

Honors/Awards:

Educational Background:

Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Bachelor of Science, 1987

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Speaker and Writer
Suffolk University in Boston, Speaker and Writer
Washington County Bar Association, Speaker and Writer
Allegheny County Bar Association, Speaker and Writer
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Speaker and Writer
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Conference in the Advanced Naturalization Panel, and Family Fundamentals Tracks

Jacqueline B. Martinez