Member at the firm David B. Pakula, P.A.
Areas of Practice
Immigration; Visas; Green Cards; Marriage; Business; Labor Certifications; Citizenship; Deportation; Appellate Practice; Insurance; Complex Commercial Litigation; Criminal; DUI; Traffic Violations
Admitted
1987, Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida
Law School
Nova University, J.D., cum laude, 1987; University of Miami, LL.M., 1988
College
Columbia University, A.B., 1982
Membership
Broward County (Chairperson, Appellate Law Section, 2001-2003) and Dade County (Member, Appellate Practice Section, 1993-1997) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Appellate Rules Committee, 2002-2005; Grievance Committee 11N, 1994-1997); American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Biography
Recipient, Amicus Award, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 2002. Author: "Judicial Review of Administrative Immigration Decisions: Can the Doctrine of 'Ejusdem Generis' Save It From Extinction?" Fla. Bar J., Jan. 2004; "Judicial Review of BCIS Decisions: Will There Be Any?" 80 Interpreter Releases 677, May 12, 2003; "The Proposal to Repeal Rule 9.130(a)(3)(C)(iv): Penny Wise, Dollar Foolish," Fla. Bar J., May 2000. Traffic Hearing Officer, Broward County, 2002-2004.
Born
New York, N.Y., April 28, 1959
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