Ferrara Law: Immigration Attorney CV

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EDUCATION: Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri

                     JURIS DOCTOR                                                  June 1986

                     Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri

                     BACHELOR OF ARTS - Political Science                August 1982

EXPERIENCE: ATTORNEY - Self-Employed

                     Santa Fe, New Mexico                                     August 1994 - Present

My immigration law practice in Santa Fe focuses exclusively on areas such as visas, work permits, and green cards for family members, employees, investors, and students. I specialize in DACA, citizenship and naturalization, and deportation defense to ensure clients navigate the complexities of immigration law.

                     ATTORNEY - Greensfelder, Hemker and Gale

                     St. Louis, Missouri                                      September 1991 - August 1994

In 1991, Greensfelder, Hemker and Gale was an 85-lawyer firm that primarily catered to small and medium corporate businesses. I was tasked with expanding the firm’s immigration law practice group, dedicating 95% of my efforts to employment-based immigration. Today, Greensfelder has grown to a 160-lawyer firm with a robust regional immigration law practice group.

                     ATTORNEY - Law Offices of Peter Ferrara

                     St. Louis, Missouri                                       October 1986 - September 1991

My work was limited exclusively to immigration law, involving labor certifications, cases for foreign nationals of distinguished merit and ability, intra-company transferees, family-based immigration, and student visas. I handled immigration consequences of criminal activity, deportation defense, exclusion, asylum, citizenship, and both administrative and judicial appeals. I have represented clients before the Board of Immigration Appeals in Falls Church, Virginia, as well as the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth and Fifth Circuits.

                     LEGAL INTERN - Law Offices of Peter Ferrara

                     St. Louis, Missouri                                       August 1982 - September 1986

During my internship, I researched immigration-related issues and prepared written findings of law. I also prepared various immigration forms and documents for filing, laying the foundation for my future career in immigration law.