Dennis W. Mulligan

I am an experienced immigration lawyer, legal services director and clinical legal instructor.  With a focus on family immigration, removal defense, asylum, appeals, and immigrant domestic violence cases, I also have experience in business immigration matters.  I have represented immigrants and their families from every geographic region of the world, and I speak French and Spanish.

I am admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Eastern District of New York, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. After graduating from Brooklyn College/CUNY in 1978 I earned my Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1981.

From 1988-90 I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Chad, and I have lived and traveled in numerous countries of West, Central and East Africa.  From 1996 – 2001 I was Director of Immigration and Refugee Programs for a large social services agency in Trenton, NJ.  From 2001 until 2008 I was Director of Legal Services at Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia.  During that time I managed a staff of ten attorneys and paralegals, which together handled over 1000 family immigration, asylum, removal, naturalization and citizenship, immigrant domestic violence and detention cases annually.

I was the Supervising Attorney of the student-run Asylum Law Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 2002-2006, and from 2005-2008 I was Clinical Instructor of Temple University Law School’s Immigration Law Clinic.  I served as Executive Director of Nationalities Service Center from 2008-2013. I have served on the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition and was involved in the New Jersey Immigration Policy Network. I have made presentations to lawyers, law students and paralegals on immigration law topics at numerous symposiums, conferences and trainings.

Finally, I am Of Counsel to Rupal Parikh Aristimuno, an experienced immigration attorney based in Montclair, NJ, whose expertise is centered on employment-based immigration and I-9 compliance for businesses.

Features

• Adoption
• Asylum and Refugee Applications
• Child Custody
• Child Support
• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Deportation Defense
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence
• Employment Contracts
• Family-Based Immigration
• Green Card Applications
• Harassment Claims
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
• Paternity Cases
• Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
• Spousal Support (Alimony)
• Union Negotiations
• Visa Applications (Work, Student, Family)
• Wage and Hour Disputes
• Whistleblower Protections
• Workplace Discrimination
• Wrongful Termination

• License
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 1982
  Currently Registered
  
• Honors
  2013 - Founders Award, PA Immigration and Citizenship Coalition
  2007 - Excellence in Legal Clinical Instruction, Univ. of Pennsylvania Law School
• Work Experience
  2004 - 2008 Adjunct Professor, Temple University School Of Law
  2001 - 2013 Director of Legal Services; Exec. Director, Nationalities Service Center
  1996 - 2001 Director of Immigration and Refugee Programs, Lutheran Social Ministries of NJ
• Sample of Legal Cases
  Matter of C- -
  VISA GRANTED
  Matter of E-I- -
  MOTION TO REOPEN GRANTED
  Matter of J-P- -
  ASYLUM OFFICE GRANTED ASYLUM.
  Matter of A-E -
  APPEAL GRANTED AND CASE REMANDED TO IMMIGRATION COURT.
  Sheriff v. Attorney General -
  PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED, ASYLUM GRANTED ON REMAND
• Associations
  2016 - Present
  American Immigration Lawyers Association (New York City Area chapter) - Member EOIR/OPLA/Asylum Liaison committee
  2016 - Present
  American Immigration Lawyers Association (New York City Area chapter) - Member ICE Liaision Committee
  2014 - Present
  New York City Bar Association, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee - Committee Member
  1998 - Present
  American Immigration Lawyers Association - Member
  Pennsylvania Immigration & Citizenship Coalition - Executive Committee
  AILA New York Chapter - Member
• Education
  2009 - Bryn Mawr School of Social Work - Certificate
  1981 - Brooklyn Law School - JD - Juris Doctor
  1978 - City University of New York, Brooklyn College - BS - Bachelor of Science
• Speaking Engagements
  2016 - Moot Court Judge - Immigration Law Moot Court Competition
  2015 - Moot Court Judge - 2015 Immigration Law Moot Court Competition
  2014 - Immigration Law Concepts and Definitions for Medical Professionals - In-Service Training, Virology Services Department
  2014 - Immigration Law and the Haitian Community - Community Meeting
  2010 - Immigration in Philadelphia - Immigrant Philadelphia: Stories, Cultures and Communities
  2009 - Immigration Detention Policies - Hearing on US Immigration Detention
  2008 - Immigrant Domestic Violence - Self-Petitions and U visas - Pro Bono Training
  2007 - Waivers in Immigration Court proceedings - AILA Philadelphia CLE conference
  2006 - Domestic Violence, Immigration and Housing - Public Interest Law Day CLE
  2000 - Immigration Program management - Managing An Immigration Program Advisory Committee
• Publications
  2013 - VVO Legal Guides
  Immigrant victims of domestic violence and crimes - options for protection and legal status
  2007 - The Legal Intelligencer
  NSC Helps Immigrants Gain Citizenship
  2007 - Temple Esq.
  Students Get First Hand Experience in Immigration Law
  2004 - The Legal Intelligencer
  Dealing With Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
• Languages
  Spanish - Native / Fluent
  French - Native / Fluent

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