Dr. George D. Pappas

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Hendersonville, NC
Licensed since 2003

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Practice areas

Immigration, Litigation, Criminal defense

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About Dr. George

"...helping immigration clients represents one of the most rewarding experiences in my professional career. " George D. Pappas, Attorney at Law Case Examples - Results Matter! • DACA - In 2012-2013 I successfully processed over 75 DACA applications in North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina. Each successful application resulted in my clients obtaining employment authorization leading to the acquisition of a Social Security number and a valid drivers license. These clients no l

Practice areas

Immigration: 75%
DACA, Removal Defense, Unlawful Presence Waivers, H1B Visas, Immigration Court Representation, Naturalization, Green Cards, U Visas, E Treaty Visas, and Immigration Appeals.
11 years
Litigation: 15%
U.S. Federal Court, Board of Immigration Appeals, NC Industrial Commission, NC Court of Appeals, Office of Administrative Appeal (DC). Immigration, Torts, Chapter 7B, and Criminal Appeals.
14 years
Criminal defense: 10%
North Carolina District/Superior Courts.
14 years

Languages spoken

Greek, Spanish

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
MA	Active	2008	02/27/2017
NC	Active	2003	03/28/2017

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

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date granted
Ph.D	Birkbeck Collage University of London	2014
Eagle Scout	Boy Scouts of America	1972

Work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
North American Representative	University of London International Programmes	2004 - Present
Executive Director	The International Center for Legal Studies	2002 - Present
General Counsel	Springfield Forward, Inc.	2008 - 2013
Editor	The Malet Street Gazette	1999 - 2012

Associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
4th Cir. Court of Appeals	Admitted	2016 - Present
Buncombe County Bar Association	Member	2012 - Present
U.S. Supreme Court	Admitted	2010 - Present
Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers	Admitted	2008 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association	Associate	2006 - Present
U.S. Committee for Refugees	Pro Bono Attorney	2006 - Present
American Bar Association	Member	2003 - Present
U.S. District Court Western District of NC	Admitted	2003 - Present
Bobbit Inn (American Inns of Court)	Associate	2003 - Present
Mecklenburg County Bar	Member	2003 - Present
North Carolina State Bar	Admitted	2003 - Present
Mecklenburg County Bar, Immigration Section	Member	2010 - 2012
PAIR/Dentention Program Boston	Pro Bono Attorney	2009 - 2010
U.S. District Court of Massachusetts	Admitted	2009 - 2009
Hampden County Bar Association	Member	2008 - 2012
Mecklenburg County Bar, Lawyer Referral Service Committee	Co-chair	2006 - 2007
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Legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Dramer Gets Green Card	Approved Green Card
Deportation Proceeding Terminated	Removal Proceedings Terminated
Judicial V Visa Certifiction Granted	Motion Granted
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Publications

Publication name	Title	Date
Taylor and Francis Publishers	The Literary and Legal Genealogy of Native American Dispossession: The Marshall Trilogy Cases 1823-1832 (Book)	2016
Citizen- Times	DAPA Still Frozen By 5th Circuit Appeals	2015
Critical Legal Thinking	The Greeks Deserve Better From Europe	2015
Critical Legal Thinking	The Greek Debt 'Confidence Trick'	2015
Asheville Citizen-Times	Republican obstructionism forces president to lead	2014
Asheville Citizen Times	Ironic Cherokee had to purchase their own property	2013
Critical Legal Thinking	Another Greek Myth: Freedom of the Press	2012
The National Herald	Immigrants Make America Better	2010
National Center Comittee For Refugee & Immigrant Children	Attorney George Pappas Obtains U Interim Relief for Child	2007
The National Greek Herald	Wars Moral Poverty Cannot be Saved by Legality	2004
The Malet Street Gazette	Establishing a New Basis for Aider & Abtter Liablity? A Review of SEC Rule 10b-5 in Light of Central Bank v. Denver First Interstate Bank	2001
The Malet Street Gazette	Does Delaware Law Allocate Financial Resources Efficiently In A Takeover Context?	2000
The Malet Street Gazette	Bar Admission Rules and Foreign Lawyers: U.S. State Barriers Challenged in a Global Economy	2000
American Banker	Co-venturing and Cooperative Countertrading	1985
American Banker	OPEC: Oil Revenues Down, Countertrade Up	1984
American Banker	Both U.S. Exporters and Developing Nations Stand to Glean Benefits from Countertrade	1984
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Education

School name	Major	Degree	Graduated
Birkbeck College, University of London	Law & Literature - Native American Dispossession	PhD - Doctorate	2014
Widener University School of Law	Corporate Law & Finance	LL.M - Master of Laws	2000
University of London	Law	LL.B. Honors	1998
London School of Economics and Political Science	Monetary Economics	BS - Bachelor of Science	1982

Speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
Latin Advocacy Coalition	Immigration Meeting DACA/DAPA	2015
JMPro TV	DACA/DAPA Immigration Reform	2014
DACA Deferred Action Henedersonville, NC	Deferred Action	2013
Johnson Wood Foundation	Immigration Prorgram	2010
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce	Abritration Rules	2006