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100% Immigration
35 years
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Résumé
License
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35 years since Polly Abbott Webber was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| California |
Active
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1977 |
11/07/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Immigration Judge at
Executive Office for Immigration Review
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1995–present
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Owner at
Webber & Associates
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1981–1995
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Partner at
Webber & Lofgren
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1980–1980
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See all 3 job entries
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of California, Hastings College of the Law |
law |
Juris Doctor |
1976 |
| Univ of California Berkeley |
Mathematics |
A.B. Cum Laude |
1973 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| AV Preeminent Rating 1985 to 2011 |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2011 |
| The Best Lawyers in America 1991 - 1995 |
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1995 |
| Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers |
Martindale-Hubbell |
1995 |
| Women of Achievement Award Nominee 1991, 1993 |
Women's Fund |
1993 |
| Pro-bono Award 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993 |
Lawyers Committee for Urban Affairs |
1993 |
| Juliette Low World of People Award |
Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County |
1992 |
| Pro-bono Award |
Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County |
1990 |
| Recognition for Outstanding Contributions |
Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law |
1989 |
| Pro-bono Award |
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| Who's Who in American Law |
Who's Who Legal |
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See all 10 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Board Member |
Economic and Social Opportunity |
1993-1995
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| Certified Specialist in Immigration Law |
State Bar of California |
1988-1995
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| Member |
American Immigration Lawyers Association |
1979-1995
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| National President |
American Immigration Lawyers Association |
1989-1990
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| National Officer |
American Immigration Lawyers Association |
1985-1990
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| Adjunct Professor of Law |
Santa Clara University School of Law |
1980-1984
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See all 6 association entries
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| PROFILE: “Adjudicating Aliens, Polly Webber presides over immigration cases with an eye toward compassion, tough scrutiny” |
The Recorder |
2000 |
| Book Review, Citizens, Strangers, and In-Betweens: Essays on Immigration and Citizenship, 1998, by Peter H. Schuck, Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law, Yale Law School |
The Transnational Lawyer, Law Journal of McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law Volume 12, Number 1 |
1999 |
| PROFILE: “Immigration Lawyer Keeps the Golden Door Open,” |
San Jose City Times |
1995 |
| "Exclusion Procedures," |
Winning in Federal and Immigration Courts, Mid-Year |
1993 |
| "Strategies to Avoid Labor Certification" |
Immigration Briefings |
1993 |
| "Wage Issues in Employer-Sponsored Immigration: Analysis and Recommendations," |
Immigration and Nationality Law, 1993 Annual Conference of American Immigration Lawyers Association. |
1993 |
| "Strategies for Employers: Training Workers in the United States, |
Immigration and Nationality Law, Annual Conference of American Immigration Lawyers Association |
1991 |
| PROFILE: “’Best Lawyers’ — by the Book,” |
The Business Journal |
1991 |
| PROFILE: “Five Women of Power and Influence in Silicon Valley" |
High Technology Careers Magazine. |
1990 |
| "Recent Developments at the INS," |
Practicing Law Institute |
1990 |
| "Strategies for Employers on Nonimmigrant Working Visas," |
Selected Writings: Immigration and Nationality Law in Transition, American Immigration Lawyers Associations |
1990 |
| “Legal Aid Honors [Polly] Webber, [Hon. Don] Edwards for Help to Poor,” |
San Jose Post Record |
1990 |
| PROFILE: “The New AILA President Describes her Goals,” |
Los Angeles Daily Journal |
1989 |
| PROFILE: “Leader in Immigration Law Seeks Respect for Specialty,” |
The Recorder |
1989 |
| “Firms May Face New Barriers to Hiring Foreign Professionals,” |
San Jose Business Journal |
1988 |
| “Complying Employers Need Not Fear Immigration Law,” |
San Jose Business Journal |
1988 |
See all 16 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| various immigration law topics 1981-2007 |
Annual, Mid-Year, Regional and Local Conferences of the American Immigration Lawyers Association |
2007 |
| Social Group Nexus in Asylum Adjudications; Withholding of Removal Topics |
Annual Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association |
2007 |
| Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions |
California Chapters Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association |
2006 |
| Mock Trial |
Annual Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association |
2006 |
| Congratulatory Remarks, Immigration Law |
Stanford University Inaugeration of Immigration Law Clinic |
2005 |
| Trends in Immigration Law |
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Symposium on Immigration Law |
1993 |
| Immigration Law |
University of Texas, San Antonio Immigration and Nationality Law Coference |
1990 |
| Immigration Law |
Tulane University Immigration and Nationality Law Conference |
1990 |
| various immigration law topics 1988-1990 |
Practicing Law Institute Conferences on Immigration Law |
1990 |
| naturalization |
Immigrant Legal Resource Center Immigration and Nationality Law Seminar |
1990 |
| various immigration law topics |
State Bar of California Annual Conferences - various |
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| various immigration law topics, various conferences |
Santa Clara County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education |
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| Tips on Preparing Asylum Applications for Immigration Court |
San Francisco Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights |
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| various immigration law topics |
Federal Bar Association Immigration Conference |
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| various immigration law topics |
East Bay Community Law Center |
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| immigration law |
California Employment Development Department |
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| various immigration law topics |
American Association of University Women |
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See all 17 speaking engagements
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