Education

• Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1995
• New York, 1996
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

Professional Memberships and Associations

• American Immigration Lawyers Association, New York Chapter, Chapter Chair, 2006 – 2007
• Executive Office for Immigration Review/American Immigration Lawyers Association, NY Chapter, Former Co-Chair, Liaison Committee
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, Director, Board of Governors, 2007 – 2012
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, Chair, Immigration & Customs Enforcement – National Committee, 2006 – 2009
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, New York, Chair, Immigration & Customs Enforcement Liaison Committee – 2017- present
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, New York, Co-Chair, Pro Bono Committee
• City Bar Fund of New York, Member, Board of Directors
• Immigrants’ List, Founding Member
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, New York, Chair, Immigration & Customs Enforcement – Detention & Removal
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2009 – 2011
• ASISTA, Board of Directors, 2015 – present

Awards and Recognition

• American Immigration Council Public Service Award, December, 2010
• SuperLawyers, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Best Lawyers, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017