Education:
   University of Pennsylvania (B.A. History, 1986; magna cum laude)
   University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1989)

Honors:
   Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Frank J. Battisti (1989-1990), Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the
   Northern District of Ohio

Bar Admissions:
   Supreme Court of Ohio (1989)
   U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio (1990)
   U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1991)
   U.S. Supreme Court (1993)

Professional Memberships and Activities:
   American Immigration Lawyers Association (2000 to present)
   Cleveland Bar Association (1990 to present)
   Member, Cleveland Bar Association Ethics & Professionalism Committee (1998 to present)
   Ohio State Bar Association (1989 to present)

Media Publicity:
   Crain’s Cleveland Business, March 25, 2002 (quoted on H1-B visa)
   Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 29, 2004 (quoted on Culture of "No" with INS)

Speaker:
   Continuing Legal Education
   Cuyahoga County Bar Association (2001), “Immigration Law.”
   Polish American Lawyers Association (Cleveland, Ohio Chapter) (2003, 2006)
   Cuyahoga County Bar Association (New Model Rules of Professional Conduct)

Recent Volunteer Activities:
   Cleveland Bar Association's 3R's (2006 to present)
   Community Board Member, Cleveland Choral Arts Association d/b/a Northcoast Men’s Chorus
   (2006 to present)
   Member, Steering Committee, Judge Frank J. Battisti Memorial Lecture Series through Case Western
   Reserve Law School (1994 to present)

Areas of Concentration:
   Immigration for Physicians (FMG’s)
   J-1 waivers
      • Conrad 30
      • IGA
      • VA
      • Exceptional hardship
   Non-Immigrant Work Visas
      • H-1B
      • O-1
   Consular Processing
   Immigrant Visas
      • PERM
      • National Interest Waivers (Clinical and Research based)
      • EB-11 immigrant visa
   Family Based Immigration (Marriage & Family Based Adjustment of Status)
   Naturalization (U.S. Citizenship)