Experience

Rating: 9.9 (Superb)

Honors

2017

AV Preeminent Rating 1985 to 2017, Martindale-Hubbell

2017

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell

1995

The Best Lawyers in America 1991 - 1995,

1993

Pro-bono Award 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, Lawyers Committee for Urban Affairs

1993

Women of Achievement Award Nominee 1991, 1993, Women's Fund

1992

Juliette Low World of People Award, Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County

1990

Pro-bono Award, Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County

1989

Recognition for Outstanding Contributions, Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law

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Pro-bono Award,

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Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who Legal

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Work Experience

1995 - 2016

Immigration Judge, Retired, Executive Office for Immigration Review

1981 - 1995

Owner, Webber & Associates

1980 - 1980

Partner, Webber & Lofgren

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Associations

1993 - 1995

Economic and Social Opportunity

Board Member

1989 - 1990

American Immigration Lawyers Association

National President

1988 - 1995

State Bar of California

Certified Specialist in Immigration Law

1985 - 1990

American Immigration Lawyers Association

National Officer

1980 - 1984

Santa Clara University School of Law

Adjunct Professor of Law

1979 - 1995

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

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Education

1976

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Juris Doctor

1973

Univ of California Berkeley

A.B. Cum Laude

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Speaking Engagements

2007

Annual Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Social Group Nexus in Asylum Adjudications; Withholding of Removal Topics

2006

California Chapters Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions

2006

Annual Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Mock Trial

2005

Stanford University Inaugeration of Immigration Law Clinic

Congratulatory Remarks, Immigration Law

1993

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Symposium on Immigration Law

Trends in Immigration Law

1990

University of Texas, San Antonio Immigration and Nationality Law Coference

Immigration Law

1990

Tulane University Immigration and Nationality Law Conference

Immigration Law

1990

Practicing Law Institute Conferences on Immigration Law

various immigration law topics 1988-1990

1990

Immigrant Legal Resource Center Immigration and Nationality Law Seminar

naturalization

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State Bar of California Annual Conferences - various

various immigration law topics

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Santa Clara County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education

various immigration law topics, various conferences

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San Francisco Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights

Tips on Preparing Asylum Applications for Immigration Court

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Federal Bar Association Immigration Conference

various immigration law topics

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East Bay Community Law Center

various immigration law topics

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California Employment Development Department

immigration law

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Annual, Mid-Year, Regional and Local Conferences of the American Immigration Lawyers Association

various immigration law topics 1981-2014

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American Association of University Women

various immigration law topics

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Publications

2000

The Recorder PROFILE: “Adjudicating Aliens, Polly Webber presides over immigration cases with an eye toward compassion, tough scrutiny”

1999

The Transnational Lawyer, Law Journal of McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law Volume 12, Number 1 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

1995

San Jose City Times PROFILE: “Immigration Lawyer Keeps the Golden Door Open,”

1993

Immigration and Nationality Law, 1993 Annual Conference of American Immigration Lawyers Association. "Wage Issues in Employer-Sponsored Immigration: Analysis and Recommendations,"

1993

Winning in Federal and Immigration Courts, Mid-Year "Exclusion Procedures,"

1993

Immigration Briefings "Strategies to Avoid Labor Certification"

1991

The Business Journal PROFILE: “’Best Lawyers’ — by the Book,”

1991

Immigration and Nationality Law, Annual Conference of American Immigration Lawyers Association "Strategies for Employers: Training Workers in the United States,

1990

High Technology Careers Magazine. PROFILE: “Five Women of Power and Influence in Silicon Valley"

1990

Practicing Law Institute "Recent Developments at the INS,"

1990

Selected Writings: Immigration and Nationality Law in Transition, American Immigration Lawyers Associations "Strategies for Employers on Nonimmigrant Working Visas,"

1990

San Jose Post Record “Legal Aid Honors [Polly] Webber, [Hon. Don] Edwards for Help to Poor,”

1989

Los Angeles Daily Journal PROFILE: “The New AILA President Describes her Goals,”

1989

The Recorder PROFILE: “Leader in Immigration Law Seeks Respect for Specialty,”

1988

San Jose Business Journal “Firms May Face New Barriers to Hiring Foreign Professionals,”

1988

San Jose Business Journal “Complying Employers Need Not Fear Immigration Law,”

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Languages

English

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