Managing Partner
Company: Brown Immigration
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: November 13, 2024
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Job Description:
Attorney Robert Brown (Bob) is the founder and managing partner
of Brown Immigration Law. As a former District Director of the US
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and Regional Acting
Director of at the United States Department of Justice, Robert
brings over 50 years of immigration experience to his practice. He
began his career in 1972 with the INS as a Criminal Investigator
(Special Agent) based in New York City and was eventually promoted
to deputy Chief of Investigations at the agency's headquarters in
Washington, DC. While working as deputy Chief of Investigations,
Robert spearheaded the planning efforts for the Immigration Reform
and Control Act of 1986, and as part of the planning effort, Robert
designed the first I-9 form and wrote the implementing regulations
contained in the United States Code of Federal Regulations.At the
INS-Cleveland Field Office, Robert held successive titles of Deputy
District Director District Director. He was later elected to be
Chair of the Immigration Director's Association, a position he held
until his retirement from public service in 1999. In addition to
managing one of the thirty-three districts within the former-INS
and acting as Eastern Region Director, Robert played a key role in
several INS activities, including the resettlement of Vietnamese
refugees, Caribbean Interdiction and Asylum Officer and Special
Advisor to the Commissioner on Equal Employment.Following his
retirement from public service, Robert began in private practice in
1999, after graduating with his Juris Doctorate from Cleveland
State College of Law. Initially starting as Of Counsel at Thompson
Hine LLP, where he headed the Immigration Practice Group, Robert
eventually joined Franz Ward LLP as a firm Partner, where he stayed
until 2002. Thereafter, Robert founded Brown Immigration Law and in
his two decades as Managing Partner, Robert has seen the firm grow
from a small local practice in Cleveland, Ohio to a national firm
with four offices in three states and clients, both corporate and
individual, spread throughout the nation. In addition to his duties
within the firm, Bob is regularly retained to serve as a expert
witness in immigration-related litigation matters. He also speaks
at seminars and conferences and continues to be a member of various
fraternal organizations of former INS Officers.Robert's experience
and expertise in the field of US immigration law is virtually
unparallelled. His experience within the government spanned five
different presidential administrations; moreover, he witnessed
first-hand the dramatic changes in America's immigration policy,
all of which has given him a unique insight into both the inner
workings of the federal government, as well the evolution of the
legal practice in response to these changes. Robert's experience
has given Brown Immigration Law's various practice groups a depth
of knowledge that is not only uncommon in the legal field, but
skillful and nuanced in problem-solving and achieving
results.Licenses
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Keywords: Brown Immigration, Cleveland Heights , Managing Partner, Other , Cleveland, Ohio
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