Experience
Nelson|Smith, LLP, Portland, Oregon
Partner, September 2006 – Present
Hecht & Smith, LLP, Portland, Oregon
Partner, January 2002 – August 2006
Attorney, April 2001 – December 2001
Immigration Counseling Service, Portland, Oregon
Attorney, January 1998 – March 2001
Volunteer, 1997
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians, Siletz, Oregon
Intern, 1997
Columbia Legal Services, Everett, Washington
Summer Fellow, 1996
Education
Willamette University College of Law, Salem, Oregon
Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1997
Institute of International and Comparative Law, Geneva, Switzerland and Strasbourg, France,
Santa Clara University School of Law, 1995
International Institute of Human Rights (Institut International des Droits de L’Homme)
Strasbourg, France, 1995
Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
Bachelor of Business Administration, 1992
Gonzaga-In-Florence
Florence Italy, 1990-1991
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of the State of Oregon
United States District Court for the District of Oregon
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Professional Activities
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Member Since 1999
Mentor on Temporary Protected Status and Expedited Removal Issues
Treasurer, Oregon Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association, 06/2010 - Present
Board of Directors, Immigration Counseling Service, Portland, Oregon
Legal Committee, Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services, Portland, Oregon
Faculty Presenter, Trial Skills in District Court Panel, AILA NW Regional Conference
Seattle, Washington, February 13, 2009
Faculty Presenter, Asylum One Year Bar Panel, AILA National Conference
Orlando, Florida, June 15, 2007
Faculty Presenter, Asylum Panel, AILA NW Regional Conference
Seattle, Washington, March 9, 2006
Faculty Presenter, Cancellation of Removal Panel, AILA NW Regional Conference
Seattle, Washington, March 3, 2005
Speaker, The Price of Freedom: Who Pays? Willamette University College of Law
Salem, Oregon, February 22, 2003
Publications
Chapter Updates for Aliens with Extraordinary Ability O and P Nonimmigrants and Adjustment of Status, Immigration Law and Procedure: Desk Edition, LexisNexis