MEMBERS OF FIRM
Kenneth J. Harder (Member) born Albany, New York, April 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Houston (J.D., 1985; LL.M., 1995). Author: "Year in Review: Immigration Law," Texas Bar Journal, Jan. 2007; "Perennial Issues Reflected in a Changing Landscape," Texas Bar Journal, Jan. 2002. Contributing Author: "Doing Business in Texas," 1st and 2nd Ed., State Bar of Texas. Author: "Foreign Domestics: Immigration Remedies for Alien Household Workers," The Houston Lawyer, Dec. 2000; "The Quantum Mechanics of Business Immigration," Texas Transnational Law Quarterly, Dec. 1999; "Theory and Practice of Treaty Trade and Investment Visa Classification," Texas Transnational Law Quarterly, Dec. 1995; "Foreign Investment in Air Carriers: The Acquisition of Northwest Airlines Case," Texas Transnational Law Quarterly, July, 1992. Member, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Advisory Board, 2007. Vice President, Houston Lawyer Referral Service, 2001-2002. Member: Houston Bar Association (Chair, International Law Section, 1993-1994); State Bar of Texas (Chair, International Law Section, 2001-2002); American Immigration Lawyers Association. (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Also Of Counsel with T. Mark Blakemore at Brownsville). Practice Areas: Immigration and Nationality Law; Business Immigration; Employment Immigration; Visas; Citizenship; Employment Authorizations; Labor Certifications.Email: Kenneth J. Harder
Lawrence G. Dunbar (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, November 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., Civil Eng., 1975); Illinois Institute of Technology (M.S., Environmental Engr., 1981); University of Houston (J.D., 1988). Registered Professional Engineer, Texas, 1983. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Natural Resources Law; Energy and Environmental Law). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Water Law; Drainage Law; Civil Practice.Email: Lawrence G. Dunbar
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Terry Weir (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa, March 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas, U.S Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., Psychology, 1987); Texas Southern University (J.D., 1996). Speaker, Immigration Topics. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Special Agencies: Immigration Nat. Service; Dept of State; Dept. Of Justice. Practice Areas: Immigration and Nationality Law.Email: Terry Weir
April A. Thompson (Associate) born The Dalles, Oregon, April 4, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Author: "The Immigration HIV Exclusion," Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy, V5I1. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization.Email: April A. Thompson
Amy Donnelly Ashby (Associate) born Wayne, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., History, 2003); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2006). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization.Email: Amy Donnelly Ashby
Christin Burns (Associate) born Houston, Texas, December 31, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., 2003); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Immigration Law Association. Languages: Spanish.