ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Kathleen Campbell Walker is a partner
with the El Paso law firm of Kemp Smith
LLP and chair of the Immigration Department.
She is board-certified by the Texas
Board of Legal Specialization in immigration
and nationality law and serves as
AILA’s first vice-president. She is also the
chair of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Immigration and Nationality Law
Exam Committee. From 1999 to 2002, Ms.
Campbell Walker served as the chair of
AILA/DOS Liaison Committee. In 2000,
she received an AILA Presidential Commendation
for her DOS liaison work, and
in 2002, she received the first AILA Advocacy
Award. She has testified before the
House and Senate Immigration subcommittees
for AILA on the border securityrelated
issues, including US-VISIT.
James D. Eiss is a former INS officer who
has been practicing law in the Buffalo,
New York area for the past 16 years.
Eric Fleischmann is a partner of Leete,
Kosto & Wizner, LLP, a five-lawyer firm in
Hartford that represents a wide range of
entities in employment-related immigration
matters. He received his bachelor’s degree
from Yale College and his J.D. from the
University of Virginia Law School. Mr.
Fleischmann is a frequent speaker on
business immigration and has written a
number of articles on the subject, including
“Shattering the Myth of Permanence:
Permanent Portability Under AC21,” for
AILA’s Immigration Law Today. He is listed
in Best Lawyers in America.
Asher I. Frankel is a partner with the
immigration law firm of Rekai Frankel
LLP in Toronto. He is licensed in Florida
and the province of Ontario, and he
practices exclusively Canadian and U.S.
business immigration law, including
consular processing. Mr. Frankel has
served as a past chair of the Canada
Chapter of AILA and an executive member
of the Canadian Bar Association (Ontario),
Citizenship and Immigration Law Section.
He has lectured and published widely in
Canada and the United States on various
aspects of Canadian and U.S. immigration
laws.
Daniel P. Joyce is a partner at the law firm
of Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel LLP in
Buffalo, New York. He has practiced extensively
in the area of immigration law
since the inception of the Canada-U.S. Free
Trade Agreement in 1989. His undergraduate
degree is from the University of Notre
Dame, and he holds M.B.A. and J.D. degrees
from the State University of New
York at Buffalo. Mr. Joyce has been an
AILA member for approximately 15 years
and has served as vice-chair of the Upstate
New York Chapter of AILA.
Kevin Lederman is a partner at the law
firm of Cowan, Miller & Lederman in Seattle.
He has practiced exclusively in the area
of immigration law since 1991. Mr. Lederman
graduated from the University of the
Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa,
with a Bachelor of Commerce in
1986, and he obtained his J.D. from the
University of Washington in 1989. He is a
former chairperson of the Washington
Chapter of AILA and is listed in The Best
Lawyers in America in the field of immigration
law.
Mark T. Kenmore practices immigration
law in Buffalo, New York, concentrating
on defense of removal and border problems.
Recent litigation includes Dalton v.
Ashcroft. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and New York University
School of Law. Mr. Kenmore chairs the
Upstate New York AILA Chapter and is
listed in Best Lawyers in America for immigration
topics.
José R. Perez, Jr. is a shareholder with the
law firm Quan, Burdette and Perez, PC, in
Houston. He is board-certified in immigration
and nationality law by the Texas Board
of Legal Specialization. A significant percentage
of his practice is representing individual
health care professionals and institutions.
He serves on the Regional Industry
Advisory Board for Advance for Nurses
periodical. For the past two years, Mr.
Perez has been selected as a Texas Super
Lawyer.
Ann Pinchak is an attorney with Quan,
Burdette and Perez, PC. She has practiced
immigration and nationality law since
1984. Ms. Pinchak is a frequent speaker on
immigration issues impacting foreign
medical graduates and has served on
AILA’s Physicians Task Force. She devotes
a significant percentage of her practice
to representing foreign medical graduates
with waiver issues. Ms. Pinchak has
been selected as a Texas Super Lawyer.
Danielle Rizzo is a third-year law student
at the University at Buffalo and has been a
paralegal for the Law Offices of James D.
Eiss for the past four years.
Andrew M. Wilson is a partner in the immigration
law firm Serotte, Reich & Wilson,
LLP. Mr. Wilson graduated from
Ridley College in St. Catharines, Ont., and
received his B.A. from the University of
New Hampshire and his J.D. from the State
University of New York at Buffalo School
of Law. He authored “TNs for Computer
Professionals Under NAFTA” for AILA’s
Immigration Practice & Procedure Under
the North American Free Trade Agreement
(Second ed. 2001). In addition, Mr. Wilson
wrote “Living in America: A Canadian’s
Guide to Understanding U.S. Immigration
Law” for CCH Canadian Limited’s Cross-
Border Relocation Law. He also has written
articles for Computerworld and International
HR Journal, and was interviewed
by CBS MarketWatch on the subject of H-
1B legislation. In addition, Mr. Wilson
speaks on various immigration issues at
Society of Human Resource Managers
(SHRM) conferences, and he serves as an
Immigration Board Guide on Martindale-
Hubbell’s lawyers.com website. Mr. Wilson
is a member of the New York State bar,
Erie County bar, AILA, SHRM, and he is
listed in the Best Lawyers Consumer Guide
for immigration law.
Andrew L. Wizner is a partner with Leete,
Kosto & Wizner, LLP, a five-lawyer firm
in Hartford that handles a variety of employment-
based cases. Mr. Wizner received
his bachelor’s from Georgetown University,
studied at Universidad de Barcelona,
and obtained his J.D. from Vanderbilt University.
He is the author of several articles
on temporary and permanent visas for The
Connecticut Tech Tribune and is chairman
of AILA’s Connecticut Chapter. Mr.
Wizner is listed in Best Lawyers in America.
Barbara Wong Loughlin is an associate
attorney in Berry, Appleman & Leiden’s
San Francisco office. Ms. Wong Loughlin
handles an array of business immigration
matters, including nonimmigrant visa petitions
for intracompany transferees, specialty
occupations, trainees, and individuals
of extraordinary ability. Ms. Wong Loughlin
has participated as a speaker at immigration
and business conferences for human
resources personnel and in-house
counsel. Ms. Wong Loughlin was awarded
her B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy,
magna cum laude, from the City University
of New York at Hunter College in
1992. She earned her J.D. from St. John’s
University School of Law in 1999. Ms.
Wong Loughlin is licensed to practice law
in New York and New Jersey.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Editors-in-Chief
Janet H. Cheetham has been practicing immigration law for over 20 years. She
represents the international business community in bringing talented, hard-working
employees to the United States. She also represents individuals seeking to join or remain
in the United States with their family members, as well as become U.S. citizens.
Ms. Cheetham has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Strathmore’s Who’s
Who, Seattle’s Best Lawyers, and Washington Law & Politics’ Super Lawyer each
year since its inception. She has also been selected as one of 2003’s Notable Women
in America. Ms. Cheetham graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with
high honors and received her J.D. magna cum laude from South Texas College of
Law. She has been active in the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is
board-certified in immigration law in Texas. Ms. Cheetham is currently the chair of
the Immigration Department at Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC and is a frequent
speaker on immigration issues.
William Z. Reich is senior partner of the immigration law firm Serotte, Reich &
Wilson, LLP, based in Buffalo, New York. He is a graduate of Queens College,
CUNY, and the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. He coauthored
two chapters on the “North American Free-Trade Agreement” and “Inspection
and Entry; Procedure at the Border; Remedies; Penalties and Sanctions” for
Gordon, Mailman, & Yale-Loehr’s Immigration Law and Procedure. A frequent lecturer
and panelist at seminars and AILA conferences, Mr. Reich maintains an extensive
practice in NAFTA business applications and border-problem cases, and he frequently
rehabilitates NAFTA applications for other lawyers.
Associate Editors
Jill A. Apa is an associate attorney in Serotte, Reich & Wilson, LLP. A graduate of
the University of New Hampshire and Ohio Northern University Pettit College of
Law, Ms. Apa previously served as a staff attorney at the Third District Court of Appeals
for the State of Ohio, as well as an adjunct instructor of legal research and writing
at Ohio Northern University. She concentrates her immigration practice on employment
and border issues. Ms. Apa also has authored various professional articles,
including the immigration chapter in Bender’s Homeland Security Deskbook, and she
co-authored a chapter for the PERM Guidebook for Foreign Labor Certification, a
LexisNexis publication featuring articles contributed by several members of the
Academy of Business Immigration Lawyers.
Rachel Y. Han joined Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC in Seattle in 2004, after
receiving her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. Her practice is
composed primarily of litigation and immigration matters. Ms. Han is admitted to
practice law in Washington and is a member of the American Bar Association, the
Washington Women Lawyers Association, the King County Bar Association, and the
Asian Bar Association of Washington. She is also an active board member of the Korean American Bar Association of Washington and is currently serving on the
board of directors as the secretary. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Han followed
her passion for the German language and culture by living in Germany for four years.
In 2001, she received a master of arts, magna cum laude, in Contemporary German
Literature and English Philology from Albert-Ludwigs University in Freiburg im
Breisgau, Germany. She is fluent in German and Korean, in addition to English. In
her spare time, Ms. Han enjoys running, hiking, skiing, playing volleyball, and traveling.
She has spent extensive time in various European countries, and her most recent
travels include Australia and Honduras.
