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Michele N. Carney Partner, Carney & Marchi, P.S.
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Legal Experience Seattle, Washington (1993 to Present) Emphasis in business nonimmigrant and immigrant visas, asylum, family permanent resident visas and naturalization. Honorable Jerry Buchmeyer - Dallas, Texas United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Extern position; Conducted legal research & writing of memorandum opinions. Professional Affiliations College of the State Bar of Texas - (2000) American Immigration Lawyers Association - Washington State Chapter Ethics Liaison (2000-2001), Board of Directors: Treasurer and Membership Chair (1997-1999); EOIR Liaison Chair (2007-2008). Washington State Bar Association - Special District Counsel (1994 - 2000); Committee of Law Examiners (1994-1996, 2000-2002); Law Office Management Committee (2001-2005); American Bar Association - ADR Executive Committee (1993); Washington Women Lawyers - Board of Directors, Membership and State Liaison Committee Chair (1994-1997); Northwest Women's Law Center - On speaker's list to educate groups of low income women in immigration law issues. Published opinion - Zahedi v. INS, No. 98-71179 (9th Cir. September 6, 2000). Northwest Regional Immigration Conference speaker on: Waivers and Inadmissibility (2002). Membership Texas State Bar, admitted 1991 Washington State Bar, admitted 1992 United States District Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Washington United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Education Legal: Southern Methodist University School of Law, Degree of Juris Doctor received, May 1991 Honors: Foundation Press, Inc. Award for outstanding contribution to the SMU Trial Advocacy Association, 1991; Who's Who Among American Law Students, 11th edition, Summa Publishing. Undergraduate: McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada Bachelor of Arts, Political Theory; 1984 |
