Admitted
1975, District of Columbia
Law School
Howard University, J.D., cum laude, 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of Washington, B.A., in Economics, cum laude, 1971
Memberships
District of Columbia Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Women's Bar Association.
Biographical
Recipient: The Edith Lowenstein Award by the American Immigration Lawyers Association in 1997 for excellence in the advancement of the practice of immigration law. Editor, The Visa Processing Guide (1st-5th Editions), The American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington, DC. Author: Consular Processing of Nonimmigrant Visas: A Roundtable Discussion, 90-9 Immigration Briefings, Federal Publications, Inc. (September 1990); Representation of Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants at American Embassies and Consulates, 2 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Washington, DC, Immigration and Nationality Law 313 (1990); Processing Visas for Iranian Nationals at U.S. Embassies and Consular Posts, 63 Interpreter Releases, Federal Publications, Inc. (October 10, 1986). Contributing Author, AILA Monthly Mailing, 1993—. Speaker, AILA National Conferences, 1980—. Member: IMMLAW-The National Consortium of Immigration Law Firms. Co-Chair, Alien Physician Task Force, 1993—; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chairperson, District of Columbia Chapter, 1978-1980; Board of Governors, 1980-1984; Visa Office Liaison Committee, 1987-1988; Co-Chairperson, Visa Practice Advisory Committee, 1989-1990; USIA Liaison Committee, 1999-2000).