Admitted
1980, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Law School
Pepperdine University, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, B.A., cum laude, 1975
Memberships
Los Angeles (Member, Immigration Section), Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Radio Commentator, KPSC Radio. Columnist, Immigration Law, Asian Journal Newspaper. Speaker: Going Across the Street 97: Stop the Delay, Los Angles County Bar Association, Immigration Law Section; Federal Court Procedure, American Immigration Lawyers Association; Immigration Rights for Battered Spouses, YWCA. International Seminars: L-1 and Inter-Company Transfers, Hong Kong, China; H-1A and Veteran's Rights, Philippines. Recipient: Attorney of the Year, Iligan City & Lanao Del Norte Association of Southern California, 1995; Award of Honor, Los Angeles County, 1995; For Service to WWII Veterans, City of Carson; Attorney of the Year, U.S. Cambodian Association, 1981. Police Officer, New York Police Department, 1967-1975. (Certified Specialist, Immigration and Nationality Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)
Military
U.S. Army; Aviation Crew Chief, SP4, 1959-1961