Admitted
1976, Michigan; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, California
Law School
Wayne State University, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
University of Michigan, B.A., 1971
Memberships
Los Angeles County (Executive Board Member, Immigration Section, 1985—) and American (Chairman, Immigration and Nationality Committee, International Law and Practice Section, 1991-1996) Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1994; Chair, E Visa Investors and Traders Committee, 1988-1989, 1990-1991 and 1993-1994; Chair, Southern California Chapter, 1987-1988).
Biographical
Law Clerk to Judge Dorothy C. Riley, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1976-1978. Co-Author: The Incredible Rightness of 'B'-ing—Prudent & Practical Uses for the B-1 WB Business Visitor Categories, AILA 2000-2001 Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook Vol. 2; A Roundtable Discussion on H-2B Issues: Part 1 & 2, Bender's Immigration Bulletin 1999; The Labor Department's Role in the H-1B Visa Program: Protector of Workers or Enemy of the Future? Interpreter Release 1999; Global Fishing: How to Hook Highly Skilled Foreign Talent without Getting Caught in the Immigration Net, CLE International Employment Law and Litigation Conference (1998); Chapter on Immigration and Nationality Law in The International Lawyers Deskbook, American Bar Association, Section of International Law and Practice (1996); Enriched or Entangled? - Opportunities and Risks in Sponsoring Foreign Workers, American Bar Association, Section of International Law and Practice (1996); Business Metamorphosis: The Effect of Changed Circumstances on U.S. Employers and Nonimmigrant Workers, American Immigration Lawyers Association (1994); No Turning Back: The Irrevocable Decision to Renounce U.S. Citizenship, American Bar Association, International Law and Practice Section (1994); Life After Mergers and Acquisitions: The Immigration Impact on U.S. Employers and Alien Workers, International Quarterly (October, 1990). Partner and Co-Leader, Immigration Practice Group, 1989-1997. Resident Manager, Bryan Cave LLP, Orange County Office, 1989-1995. (Certified Specialist, Immigration and Nationality Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)