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Lisa Johnson-Firth, Immigration Attorney
9119 Church Street, Manassas, VA 20110 - Profile
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| | Biography: | Founder, Principal and Immigration Lawyer, Immigrants First, PLLC, (2004-2010, formally incorporated in 2007); Randolph-Macon College Adjunct Professor, International Law, Fall Semester 2005; Director of Legal Services, Tahirih Justice Center, 2003-2004; Director of Legal Services, Institute for Policy Studies, 2002-2003; PC Corporate Law Associate, Mintz Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, 1999-2002; Corporate Law Associate, Shipman & Goodwin, LLP, 1997-1999; Pepe & Hazard Corporate Law Associate, 1996-1997; Trainee Solicitor in Company Law and International Business, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, 1992-1993; Judicial Intern, Rhode Island Supreme Court, Summer 1994. Community Leadership: Speaker and Trainer for NGO leaders, lawyers, judges, law enforcement agencies, and service providers from around the world on immigration and human-rights related issues. Frequently consulted by press on immigration issues. Speaker and Trainer for immigrants on "Know Your Rights" in the Northern Virginia Region with more than 50 presentations to more than 5,000 lawyers, social service providers, religious leaders, government officials, and immigrants. Board Member, Immigration Issues Advisor, for Unity in the Community, Prince William County, VA, 2008-present; Committee Member for the Prevention Committee of the Greater Prince William Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Council, Prince William County, VA, 2006-present; Member, Leadership Prince William, 2008-2009; Amnesty Inte | | College: | Allegheny College, B.A., Communications, 1990 | | Law School: | University of Sheffield School of Law, Sheffield, England, LL.B., 1992; Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., 1996 | | Membership: | Prince William County Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Virginia Women Attorneys Association. | | Admitted: | 1996, Connecticut; 1998, England and Wales and District of Columbia; 1999, Massachusetts; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit(Not admitted in Virginia) | | Military: | n.a. | | Practice Area: | Immigration Law(100%); Business Immigration; Family Immigration Law; Consular Law; Deportation; Diplomatic Immunity; Employment Visas; Religious Visas; Political Asylum; Investor Visas; Employment Authorizations; Labor Certifications; Immigration Discrimination; Refugee Law; Permanent Visas; Citizenship; Cancellation of Removal; Conventions Against Torture; Violence Against Women Act |
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