A.B. 1985 Georgetown University; J.D., cum laude 1990 University of Georgia School of Law
; LL.M., magna cum laude 1993 Universität Hamburg.
Member of the Mercer Law Faculty since 2005.
Involvement:
Immigration Equality, National Board of Directors, 2002-present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Atlanta Chapter Executive Committee, 2003-2008; Chapter Chair, 2007-2008
AILA National, USCIS Texas Service Center Liaison, 2003-2006; Chair, Media Watch Committee, 2008-present
Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, President 2001-2002, Vice President 2000-01, Board of Directors 1999-2003
Member of the State Bar of Georgia since 1990.
Publications:
BOOKS:
INVESTMENT GUIDE TO GERMANY (co-editor & co-translator) Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/Rödl & Partner GbR, 2001
DECISIONS OF THE BUNDESVERFASSUNGSGERICHT – FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL COURT – FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY - vols. 1/I & 1/II International Law and Law of the European Communities: 1952 – 1989 (co-translated & indexed), Published by Members of the Court, Nomos Verlag,1992
ARTICLES:
The Alphabet Soup of Employment Visas: Nonimmigrant Visa Catagories, Georgia ICLE, 2006
K Visas for Fiance’s and Spouses of U.S. Citizens, Georgia ICLE, 2003
US Immigration Law: Denying the Value of Gay and Lesbian Families, 28 Human Rights 25, winter 2001
Sharpening the Prongs of the Establishment Clause: Applying Stricter Scrutiny to Majority Religions, 23 GA. L. REV. 1085 (1989).
Honors:
Chambers USA: the Client’s Guide, recommended as a leader in the area of immigration, 2008
ACLU of Georgia Pro Bono Award to Arnall Golden Gregory LLP (for pro bono litigation work with AGG co-counsel, Frank White), 2007
Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia Annual Award, 2006
D.A.A.D. (German Academic Exchange Service) Fellow, 1991-1992
Legal Writing Award of the State Bar of Georgia, 1989
Marion Smith Legal Scholarship, 1988-1990
Georgia Law Review Notes Editor (1989-90); Editorial Board (1988-89)
Am Jur Award (Civil Procedure), 1988
Bernard M. Wagner Medal for Excellence in Writing (Georgetown University), 1984
Teaches:
Property Law
International Business Transactions
Sexual Orientation & the Law
Languages:
German (fluent)
Spanish (proficient)
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