Faculty

Maria Celebi, Istanbul, Turkey

Maria Celebi has been a partner at Bener Law Office in Istanbul, Turkey since 2004 and heads their Turkish and U.S. immigration department. She has 18 years experience in immigration law. She is immediate past Chair of AILA Rome District Chapter (EMEA region); Chair of the Immigration International Practice Group for Ius Laboris; and the Turkish Work Permit Advisor to the American Business Forum Turkey (Registered AmCham). In that capacity, she authored their white paper on Turkish work permits and presents to corporate members. She was selected in 2010 as the only attorney in Turkey for the “International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers.”

Magdale Linda Labbe Henke, Munich, Germany

Magdale Labbe Henke, Esq. is the principal of MLH Consular Consulting - Global Immigration Law Services, based in Munich, Germany. Her practice focuses on U.S. consular processing and nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions, including employment, investor and family-based applications, as well as assisting with global immigration/expatriate assignments. Magdale was admitted to the New York and New Jersey bars in 2001. She is also admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

Stephen R. Pattison, Washington, DC

Stephen R. Pattison is senior counsel at Maggio and Kattar. Formerly, Mr. Pattison was in London practicing at Magrath LLP and is a member of the AILA Rome District. He serves as the Chapter Secretary and on the chapter’s Consular Processing and Ethics Committees. He was a consular official for almost 30 years. Mr. Pattison’s foreign postings include Beirut, Colombo, Bangkok, Bucharest, Brussels, and Berlin. In Washington, he served in the visa office and as the Jamaica/Bahamas desk officer.