First Admitted: 2005, New York

Bar/Professional Activity:

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Nunez v. Elwood, 2012 WL 1183701 (D.N.J. April 9, 2012) (ordering Immigration Judge to conduct bond hearing for long-time green card holder detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement)
Numerous federal court actions across the country resulting in the Department of State terminating "Administrative Processing" and issuing Immigrant Visas to immediate relatives of U.S. citizens (Federal District of Columbia, Southern District of Texas; District of Oregon; Southern District of New York; Southern District of Florida; District of Nevada; Central District of California)
Masih v. Aviles, 2014 WL 2106497 (S.D.N.Y. May 20, 2014) (ordering Immigration Judge to conduct bond hearing for long-time green card holder detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement)
Baba v. Sessions, 736 Fed.Appx. 4 (2d Cir. Aug. 10, 2018) (reversing Board of Immigration Appeals for committing errors in assessing Petitioner's credibility)
Matter of Nunez (Immigration Court, September 20, 2013) (groundbreaking decision expanding the rights of New York non-U.S citizens in removal proceedings for drug offenses)
Brown v. Tay-Taylor, 15-cv-5442 (S.D.N.Y. Sept 03, 2015) (ordering Immigration Judge to conduct bond hearing for long-time green card holder detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement), 2015

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Pro bono/Community Service:

Pro Bono Publico Award, Legal Aid Society; Pro Bono Star, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Educational Background:

Michael Z. Goldman