Law School
University of Miami, J.D., cum laude, 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
University of Miami, B.A., with honors, 1980
Memberships
Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member, National Board of Governors; Past Chair, Media, Congressional and Bar Association Committees; Member, Certification Committee in Immigration and Nationality Law; President, South Florida Chapter, 1995-1996).
Biographical
Author: The Child Status Protection Act - Is Your Child Protected? Interpreter Releases, July 27, 2003; Strategies for Navigating in Unregulated Waters, 24th Annual Immigration Law Update, AC21, The Florida Bar and the South Florida Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyer's Association, 2003; Adjustment of Status for the Status Violator, Immigration Challenges in an Era of Caution and Change, the American Immigration Lawyers' Association, 2002; The New Face of Immigration, Adjustment of Status for the Status Violator, American Immigration Lawyer's Association, 2002; Interpreting the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act: New Rules for the New Millennium, American Immigration Lawyer's Association, 2001; Highlights of Resolved and Unresolved Issues from General Counsel Liaison, 21st Annual Immigration Law Update, American Immigration Lawyer's Association, 2000; Consent and Disclosure Affidavit of Support, AILA's 2000 Midyear Conference Handbook, the American Immigration Lawyer's Association, 2000; Resolved and Unresolved Issues from General Counsel Liaison, Highlights, 13th Annual Advanced Conference on Immigration Law, American Immigration Lawyer's Association, 1999; AILA's Immigration Law Litigation Conference Handbook, the American Immigration Lawyer's Association, 1999; How do we Define Unlawful Presence? Let us Count the Ways, Changing Parameters: Responsive Strategies Under the New Immigration Order, the American Immigration Lawyer's Association, 1998; Legislative Aftermath: New Strategies and Considerations, The 19th Annual Immigration Law Update, The Florida Bar and the Southern Florida Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyer's Association, 1998; Legislative Outlook: Unraveling the Web of IIRAIRA, the American Immigration Lawyer's Association, 1997; Foreign Investors: Immigration and Nonimmigration Considerations, The Florida Bar Journal, May 1992; articles on Unlawful Presence, the Nuances of Adjustment, Grounds of Deportation and Exclusion, Relief from Deportation and