C. C. Abbott

Also known as Colin C Abbott

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Overview

Practice Areas

Contact Information

Florida Rural Legal Services

Statewide Migrant Farmworker Unit, Managing Attorney

3210 Cleveland Avenue, Suite 101

Fort Myers, FL 33902

Office: 239-334-4554

Office: 800-476-1837
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Languages Spoken

Creole
English
Spanish
Thai

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The common thread throughout my legal career has been my interest and satisfaction in assisting clients who come from a variety of ethnic, religious, and... more

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Résumé

License

12 years since C. C. Abbott was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Florida	Member in Good Standing	2001	04/14/2013

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Managing Attorney Statewide Migrant Farmworker Unit at Florida Rural Legal Services	2009–present
APD at Public Defender 20th Circuit	2008–2009

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Stetson University College of Law	Immigration / Administration Law	law	2000
Dalhousie Law School (Canadian Law School)	Immigration / Administrative Law	LL.B - Bachelor of Laws	1992

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Vice Chair FL Bar UPL Standing Committee	Florida Bar, President Appointment	2013
Florida Bar Unauthorized Practice of Law Standing Committee	Florida Bar	2013

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law	2013–present
Field Supervisor - Law School Externship Program	Ave Maria School of Law	2012–present

Member - Legal Training Umbrella Legal Group	Florida Legal Services	2011–present
Member	Immigration Advocates Network	2011–present
Member - Public Benefits and Employment Umbrella Group	Florida Advocate	2010–present
Individual member	National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum	2010–present
Admitted to Practice	United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida	2010–present
Admitted to Practice	United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Florida	2010–present
Admitted to Practice	United States Tax Court	2010–present
Member	Florida Bar UPL Standing Committee	2009–present
Member	Florida Bar, International Law Section	2009–present
Member	Florida Immigrant Legal Aid Alliance	2009–present
Member	Knights of Columbus	2009–present
Member	Lee County Bar Association	2009–present
Admitted to Practice	United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida	2009–present
Admitted to Practice	United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida	2009–present
Admitted to Practice	United States Supreme Court	2009–present
Admitted to Practice	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit	2002–present
Admitted to Practice	United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida	2001–present
Subscriber	CLINIC Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.	2000–present
Member	Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity	1999–present
Member	Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)	2012–2013
Member	American Immigration Lawyers Association (Central Florida chapter)	2001–2003

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Portfolio

Contribution

Contributor Level 20

Answers:	5,701	Legal Answers
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Guides:	105	Legal Guides
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Cases

Criminal Felony Court Track 400 plus cases

Outcome: 400 cases high level felonies - gun crimes, possession and trafficking, sex crimes, kidnapping, etc...

VOP - Appear and advocate at hearing

Outcome: Final adjudication 200 plus VOPs

Civil Litigation - Insurance

Outcome: Depositions / Motions / Pleadings / Court Appearance and Appeals

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Creole Translation UPL Complaint Form	Submission to FL Bar	2011
Commentator	Caloosa Belle Newspaper - Farmworkers Have Legal Resource	2011

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Immigration Law: 90 day proof of State Residency N-400	Update on USCIS Policy	2013
Immigration Law: I-90 and Instructions	Unit Update	2013

Immigration Law: New Naturalization Policy Manual	Unit Update	2013
Immigration: Outreach to H2A Guest Workers	Florida State University College of Law Alternative Spring Break	2013
Immigration Law: Farmworker Visa Update	Florida Rural Legal Servies	2013
Immigration Law: Proposed changes to guest worker program	Florida Rural Legal Servies	2013
Immigration Law - Actions of Notarios	Farmworker Outreach	2013
Immigration Law: Naturalization and Use of Waivers	Unit Training	2012
Interview Techniques	Skills Development Seminar- Attorney Mentor	2012
Post Padilla: Criminal Attorneys Duty to Aliens Concerning the Immigration Consequences of Criminal Adjudications	Public Defender Training	2012
Justice and Benefits of Immigration	Peace and Justice	2012
Farmworker Legal Rights From Wages to Immigration	Leadership St. Lucie Class	2012
Types of Employment Discrimation	IFAS Meeting	2012
Immigration Update - DHLS Issues the 2012 Poverty Guidelines (Federal Register January 26, 2012)	FRLS Update on Immigration Law	2012
Immigration Update - Use of the I912 Waiver for Aliens	FRLS Update on Immigration Law	2012
Immigration Law: Update on False Tax Preparers and IRS Ability to Investigate	FRLS Update	2012
Immigration Law: Update on the Proposed Waiver to the Unlawful Presence Bar	FRLS Unit update	2012
Immigration Update: Immigrants access to FL public benefits	FRLS Unit Update	2012
Immigration Law Update: State and Local Influence	FRLS Unit update	2012
Immigration Law: Update on the Guest worker Program	FRLS Unit Update	2012
Immigration: The Process of Researching immigration law and cases	FRLS Unit Update	2012
Immigration: The Qualification for Naturalization process - requirement, exemptions and waivers	FRLS Unit Update	2012
Immigration Law: Update on UPL issues for immigrants	FRLS Unit Update	2012
Immigration Law : Immigrants and FL Workers Compensation	FRLS Unit Discussion	2012
Immigration: Update on working with Mexican Consulates in Rural Communities	FRLS Inhouse training	2012
Immigration Law: Proposed Florida Immigration Legislation: Causes and Effects	FRLS Inhouse Training	2012
Immigration Law: 2012 Current Trends in Immigration Law	FRLS Inhouse Training	2012
Immigration Law Update: Dealing with Mexican Consulte in Miami	FRLS Inhouse	2012
Immigration Update: State attempts to pass immigration laws and regulations	FRLS Farmworker Unit Update	2012
Immigration Update - The Use of Deferred Action by USCIS and DOJ	FRLS 2012 Update on Immigration Law	2012
Alternative Spring Break - Presentation on Working as a Migrant Farmworker Attorney	Florida State Law School - Alternative Spring Break Clinic	2012
Immigration & Farmworkers: Update	Farmworker Unit Training	2012
Immigration Law: Renewal of TPS for Haitian Nationals	Farmworker Unit	2012
Immigration Law: Affirmative Immigration Relief	2012 NLADA National Farmworkers Conference	2012
Ethics: Group Representation: the Tightrope of Professional Responsibility	2012 NLADA National Farmworker Law Conference	2012
Tax Rights for Farmworkers	Tax Clinic / Educational Outreach	2011
Overview of County Courts	Judicial and Legal Symposium: Federal and State Law / Public Television	2011
Update on Immigration Law	FRLS Inhouse Update	2011
Immigration: Part Three Social Security Retirement and Social Security Survivors Benefits (including after leaving the US) for farmworkers	FRLS Inhouse Training	2011
Immigration: Part Two Security Security Disability (SSD) and Heath Insurance of Aged and Disabled (Medicare) for farmworkers	FRLS Inhouse Training	2011
Immigration: Part One Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid for farmworkers	FRLS Inhouse Training	2011
Discrimination Affecting Farm Workers & Immigrant Communities	EEOC Conference on Discrimination / Community Outreach	2011
Objection to Discharge in Bankruptcy	National Farmworker Law Conference	2010
What Every Farmworker Lawyer Should Know about Immigration Law	National Farmworker Law Conference	2010
Legal Rights and Availability of Legal Services	Henry Correctional Institute	2010
Interplay of Criminal and Immigration Law Part 2 - Moral Terpitude and Florida criminal offences	In House Training; Office of the 20th Circuit Public Defender	2009
Immigration Law	FRLS Teleconference Training	2009
Interplay of Criminal and Immigration Law Part 1 - Introduction	In House Training; Office of the 20th Circuit Public Defender	2008
Student Visas; Responsibilities and Effects on Future Options	Guest Speaker to Interested International Students	2003
Undocumented Immigration Rights	Catholic Legalization Clinic Jacksonville	2001
Criminal Sociology	Guest Speaker University class	1995
Law Day	High School Talks	1994
Law Day	Elementary School Talks	1993

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