Deborah J. Notkin

DEBORAH J. NOTKIN, born Chicago, Illinois.
Admitted to practice: 1987, New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Law School: New York Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1987.
College: Rutgers University, B.A., 1979.
Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association since 1987; Lecturer: American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1992-present; Practicing Law Institute, 1994-2000; New York State Bar Association, 1994-2000; Federal Bar Association, 1994; American Immigration Lawyers Association, AILA-N.Y.; Chairperson, INS Eastern Regional Liaison Committee (1991-1992); Co-Chairperson, INS Eastern Regional Liaison Committee, 1994-1995); Vice-Chair, INS Headquarters Liaison Committee, 1996-1997; Vice-Chair, National Labor Liaison Committee, 1998-1999; Co-Chair, National Labor Liaison Committee, 1999-2000; Listed in Best Lawyers in America and International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers; Recipient of the James L. Kibbey Award for Excellence in Commercial Law; Board of Governors, AILA, 1997-2000; AILA-National Treasurer, Executive Committee, 2000-2002; Second Vice President, 2002-2003. National President for American Immigration Lawyers Association for 2005 -2006. AILA Liaison to the ABA Immigration Committee – 2006-2007, “Chair, AILA’s Essential Worker Committee, 2007-2008, Chair, AILA’s Interagency Liaison Committee, 2007-2008.  Frequent media spokesperson for immigration reform.
Biography: Recipient, Professor James P. Kibbey Memorial Award for Excellence in Commercial Law. Author: "The Q Visa: An Under Utilized Option", Vol. II, Immigration and Nationality Law, 1993; "Nonimmigrant Visa Options For The Restaurant Industry", Vol. II, Immigration and Nationality Law; "Servicing Corporate Clients," Vol. II, Immigration and Nationality Law, 1994; Excellence in the Employment - Immigration Context: "A Matter of Degree," Vol. 14, Immigration Law Report 241, October 15, 1995; "The Q Nonimmigrant Category for International Cultural Exchange," Vol. 13, Immigration Law Report 145, July 1, 1994. Co-Author, "Defining 'Temporary' in H-2B Cases," Vol. II, Immigration and Nationality Law, 1992. Lecturer: Immigration Law and Practice, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1992-2007; Practising Law Institute, 1994-2007; New York State Bar Association, 1994-2005; Federal Bar Association, 1994.

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