Immigration and Nationality Committee, Interim Secretary, 2012
(AILA) CLE & Practice Management Committees, Co-Chair for Practice Management Committee, 2016-2017
New York State Bar Association, 2011- 2013
American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2014-Present
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
State of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
State of New York
American Immigration Lawyer's Association, NYC CLE Committee Member, 2015
Honors/Awards:
Dean’s List, St. John’s University School of Law
CALI Excellence Awards for Immigration Law, Immigrant Rights Clinic and National Security and the Law, 2007
Top Attorneys of North America, The Who’s Who Directories, 2015-2016
AVVO 10 rating
New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2015-2018
Educational Background:
Binghamton University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2003
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
The LGBT Center Immigration, Strategies for Winning Asylum by Overcoming Stereotypes in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Based Claims, 2011
St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary, Voluntary Departure Post-IIRIRA: A Struggle Between Equitable Considerations Promoting Clemency Measures, and Statutory Considerations Tending Towards Oppression
Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn attorneys eye immigration ‘surge docket’ to help unaccompanied minors, 2014
101 on Ethics is Practice Management, AILA Continuing Legal Education 3-Credit Ethics Course
Immigration Remedies Available Now: Are You Prepared?, Waivers to allow for consular processing overseas, 2013