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Licensed in District of Columbia for 19 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2006
No misconduct found
Licensed in Maryland for 31 years
State: Maryland
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Location
Clark Hill PLC
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1300, Washington, DC, 20004
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Posted by Mona | May 19, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Unresponsive, dismissive, and frustrating experience
I strongly advise anyone considering him to think twice before trusting them with your immigration case. After paying over $9,000, all I received was basic paperwork, long delays, and endless charges for minor tasks. Emails went unanswered for over a week, even when I was asking simple billing quest...
Posted by anonymous | September 29, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Worst experience of my life at the worst time of my life
I feel confident to write a review now, since I am now a US citizen. For years the way he mishandled my case weighted on me. He and his associate then, kept my money, kept asking for more in the middle of the case. All they did was set me up for an interview where I was left alone without counsel an...
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Experience
Honors
2013
Award for Excellence, American Immigration Lawyer Association
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2010 - 2015 Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers
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Listed as one of the Top Lawyers - 2009-2015, The Washingtonian
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Listed - 2012-2015, Super Lawyers
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Ranked, Chambers USA
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Listed - Corporate Immigration Lawyers, Who's Who Legal
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Outstanding Performance Awards - 1997-2003, Board of Immigration Appeals
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Special Achievement Awards - 1998-1999, Board of Immigration Appeals
Associations
District of Columbia Bar
Member
Maryland State Bar Association
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Bazuaye v. United States, No. 12-425
Denied
Matter of Y-K- (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2012)
Morris v. Virginia, No. 10-1498
Denied
Poliakova v. Gonzales, et al., No. 08-cv-20143 (S.D. Fla. May 5, 2008)
Successfully resolved.
United States v. Lopez-Collazo, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61613 (May 11, 2015)
Sidik v. Rodriguez, No. 15-cv-432 (D.D.C. filed Mar. 25, 2015)
Pearson v. Rodriguez, No. 15-cv-617 (D.D.C. filed Apr. 23, 2015)
Waheed v. Holder, No. 11-1095 (4th Cir.) (argued Sept. 21, 2011)
Mohammad v. Napolitano, et al., No. 09-cv-1783-EGS (D.D.C. May 17, 2010)
Adam v. Mayorkas, et al., No. 10-cv-1691 (D.D.C. Mar. 5, 2011)
Kiaran McLaughlin Racing Stable, Inc., et al. v. Napolitano, No. 11-cv-4892 (E.D.N.Y. Dec 1, 2011)
Abusamhadaneh v. Taylor, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78195 (E.D. Va. June 5, 2012)
Udugampola et al. v. Jacobs, et al., No. 09-cv-01321-BAH (D.D.C. July 8, 2011)
Darnbrough v. U.S. Department of State, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22872 (D.D.C. Feb. 20, 2013)
United States v. Lopez-Collazo, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61613 (May 11, 2015)
Matter of Abdul Hamid (BIA 2014; Atlanta, GA Imm. Ct. 2014)
Salama v. Holder, No. 10-1460 (4th Cir. Dec. 15, 2010)
Shrestha v. Holder, No. 10-73627 (9th Cir. Oct. 21, 2011)
Soliman v. Gonzales, 419 F.3d 296 (4th Cir. 2005)
Malilia v. Holder, 632 F3d 598 (9th Cir. 2011)
Akinsade v. Holder, 678F.3d138 (2nd Cir. 2012)
Mott Thoroughbred Stables v. Rodriguez (D.D.C. filed Mar. 6, 2015; dismissed June 22, 2015)
United States v. Akinsade, No. 686 F3d. 248 (4th Cir. 2012)
Udugampola v. Jacobs, No. 14-5286 (D.C. Cir. filed Dc. 22, 2014: dismissed Aug. 18, 2015)
Matter of P-M- (BIA 2011)
Iduma v. United States, No. 13-cv-2995 (D. md. filed 10-13-2013
Whether Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473
Matter of D-P - (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2012
Matter of R-G - (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2012
Matter K-P - (New York NY Imm. Ct. 2010
Granted
Matter I-S- (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2009
Granted
Matter of A-B- (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2009)
Matter of T-B- (Arlinton, VA Imm. Ct. 2008)
Granted
Matter of A-K- (Arlington, VA Imm Ct. 2007)
Granted
Matter of M-S- (Baltimore, MD Imm. Ct. 2007)
Deferral
Matter of A-D- (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2006)
Independent Hospitalist Physicians PLLC v. Rodriguez, No. 14-cv-1978 (D.D.C. Dec. 7, 2014)
Matter of P-M- (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2012)
Matter of L-M- & S-S- (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2012)
United States v. Mott Thoroughbred Stables, Inc. OCAHO Case No. 14A00004 (OCAHO Sept. 26, 2014)
Trinity Health-Michigan v. Chertoff, et al., No. 07-cv-2020-PLF (D.D.C. Dec 26, 2007)
Sanchez v. Holder, No. 15-1140 (4th Cir. filed Feb. 10, 2015)
Graitson v. Caterisano, et al., No. 09-cv-850 (D. Md. July 7, 2009)
Escalona Amador, et al. v. Meeker, et al., No. 11-cv-1977-JDW-AEP (M.D. Fla. Sept. 28, 2011)
Cherepanov v. U.S. Department of State, No. 11-cv-1394-CKK (D.D.C. Sept. 4, 2011)
Motonrd Munoz v. USCIS, No. 14-cv-1838 (M.D. Fla. Filed Nov. 12, 2014)
Education
1994
Boston College Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
University of Virginia
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2015
American Immigration Lawyers Association
"Family Based Petitions and Successful Waiver Applications"
2015
American Immigration Lawyers Association
"How to Deal with 'Impossible' Visa Denials and Cancellations" and "What Business Immigration Attorneys Need to Know about Federal Court"
2015
AILA 2014 Fall Topics CLE Conference
"Appellate Issues"
2014
Federal Court Litigation CLE Confernece
"Complicated Naturalization Cases"
2014
35th Annual Immigration Law Update
"Fraud and Criminal Waivers, the New Terrain"
2013
AILA Annual Conference
"Effective Appellate Brief Writing"
2013
34th Annumal Immigration Law Update Conference
"BIA and Federal Court Update: and "Provisions Unlawful Presence Waivers"
2012
Federal Court Immigration Litigation CLE Practicum & Webcast
"Welcome to Federal Court" and "Challenging Consular Decisions"
2012
Fall Topics CLE Conference
"Waivers and Litigation"
2012
AILA Annual Conference
"Federal Court Litigation Masters"
2012
10th Annual Immigration Law Institute
"Litigating Immigration Cases in Federal Court" and "Latest Updates in 'Crimmigration' Law"
2011
Federal Court Immigration Litigation CLE Practicum
"Challenging Consular Decisions"
2011
Annual Conference
"The Immigraion Consequences of Sex Offenses"
2011
2011 Fall Administrative Law Conference
"Recent Develo0pments in Employment Based Adjudication"
2010
Speaker
"Duane Morris' Developments in Workplace Law & Practice 2010
2010
Annual Meeting
"The Material Support Bar and Security Inadmissibility: Coordinating Advocacy and Analysis in the U.S. and Canada"
2010
Annual Conference
"Combating the Terrorism Bars Before DHS and the Courts"
2010
2010 Adminsitrative Law Conference
"The Impact of Immigration Law: What Every Lawyer Should Know"
2009
Publishing Webinar
"The New Form I-9"
2009
Immigration Lawyers Weekly
"Removal for Experts: The Changing Definition of Crimes of Moral Turpitude"
2009
Fall Topics CLE Conference
"Goin' to the Crossroads of Immigration and Criminal Law: Convictions, Removability and Relief"
2008
Fall Topics CLE Conference
"Motions Practice; The New Era of Litigation Practice" and "Mock Cross-Examinations: Taking it to the Mat"
2008
Education Dept Podcast
"The Sleeping Giant: The Material Support to Terrorism Bar to Admissibility - Who's Covered, Who's Not, and What to Do About It"
2008
Conference
"International Scholars and National Borders"
2008
CLE Program
"What Every Lawyer Should Know About Immigration Law: Implications of Criminal Convictions"
2008
Annual Conference
"Barriers to International Scholarship"
2008
American Immigration Lawyers Association (DC chapter)
"Hitting a Homerun: How to Litigate Security Check Issues, Mandamus and 1447(b) actions in Federal Court
2008
2008 Annual Conference
"Defending Your Client in Immigration Proceedings: Defending Against Security Grounds of Removal"
2007
Fourth National Conference
"Protecting Immigratn Rights: Understanding Policies Affecting Our Community"
2007
CLE Program
"What Every Lawyer Should Know About Immigration Law: Implications of Criminal Convictions"
2007
Annual Conference
"Challenging Documentary Evidence in Applications for Relief"
N/A
American Immigration Lawyers Association
"District Court Challenges to Unlawful Agency Action: the APA, Declaratory Actions, Habeas, and Mandamus" "The Material Support Bar to Asylum and Adjustment"
Publications
2015
Contributing Editor, Seventh Edition by Dree Collopy
AILA's Asylum Primer: A Practical Guide to U.S. Asylum Law and Procedure
2014
Practice Advisory for 2014 AILA Fall Topics CLE Conference
The Petition for Review
2014
AILA South Florida Chapter CLE Conference
The 212(h) Aggravated Felony Bar: The BIA Versus the Courts
2013
Practice Advisory for AILA Annual Conference
The Top 10 Things to Remember: Petitions for Rehearing - Author
2012
Practice Advosiry for AILA Fall Topics CLE Conference
Waivers and Litigation - Author with Cheryl David and Emily White
2012
Book Chapter in What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Immigration Law - American Bar Association
Litigating Immigration Cases in Federal Court
2010
Co-author - Duane Morris Alert
U.S. Supreme Court's Sixth-Amendment Ruling Requires Defense Counsel ot Inform Immigrant When Plea May Lead to Deportation.
2010
Co-Author - Law & Society Association
Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds: Litigation Strategies in the U.S. and Canada
2009
Duane Morris Alert
"E-Verfiy Requirement for Federal Contractors Delayed Again"
2009
American Bar Association Section of Litigation
"Supreme Court Strike Down Long-Standing BIA Interpretation of 'Persecutor Bar'"
2009
American Bar Association Section of Litigation
"Nken v. Holder: Impact on Stays of Removal and Beyond"
2009
American Bar Association Section of Litigation
What did Compean Accomplish? The Uncertain Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel in Immigration Proceedings
2009
Quoted by Marisa Taylor in McClatchy Newspaper
"U.S. allies losing asylum bids over definition of 'terrorist'"
2009
Quoted in McClatchy Newspapers by Marisa Taylor
"Why are U.S. - allied refugees still branded as 'terrorists'?"
2008
Quoted in Washington Post by Karen DeYoung
"Stalwart Service for U.S. in Iraq Is Not Enough to Gain Green Card"
2008
Washington Post by Anna Husarska
Mentioned in "Freedom Fighters Need Not Apply"
2006
Bender's Immigration Bulletin
"Supreme Court Rules for Thousands Deported: State Felony Drug Possession Offense That Would be Classified as a Misdemeanor Under Federal Law is Not an 'Aggravated Felony'"
1998
75 Interpreter Releases 1541
"Presumed Incedible: A View from the Dissent"
1994
Boston College Third World Law Journal
"Burma's Rohingyas in Crisis: Protection of 'Humanitarian' Refugees under International Law"
N/A
Third World L.J. 301
Burma's Rohingyas in Crisis: Protection of 'Humanitarian' Refugees under International Law
N/A
75 Interpreter Releases
Presumed Incredible: A View from the Dissent
N/A
Contributing Editor, 11th & 12th eds., 2008, 2010
Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook
N/A
Practice Advisory for AILA Annual Conference
"How to Deal with 'Impossible' Visa Denials and Cancellations"
Languages
English