MEMBERS OF FIRM
Charles C. Foster (Member) born Galveston, Texas, August 1, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Texas; 1969, New York. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1963); Universidad de Concepcíon, Concepcíon, Chile; University of Texas (J.D., 1967). Editor, Texas International Law Forum, 1966-1967. Author: "The International Entertainer Under U.S. Immigration Law," 20 San Diego Law Review 143, 1982; "The Logic of Adjustment of Status," 24 South Texas Law Journal 37, 1983; "U.S. Immigration Law: Its Need for Reform," 21 The Houston Lawyer 11, 1983; "The Development of the U.S. Immigration Law Selective System and the Immigration Bar," 5 Houston International Law Journal, 193, 1983; "The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: Its Impact and Implication," 24 The Houston Lawyer 11, 1987; "Immigration Law and Employer Sanctions," 26 The Houston Lawyer 19, 1988. Senior Teaching Quizmaster, University of Texas School of Law, 1966-1967. Adjunct Professor, Immigration Law, University of Houston Law Center, 1985-1989. President, University of Texas International Law Society, 1966-1967. Chairman: Governor's Task Force on Immigration, 1983-1984; The Asia's Society Texas Center, 1992; World Trade Division, Greater Houston Partnership. President: Houston Club, 2001-2002; Houston Forum, 2002. Member: Board of Directors: Houston Ballet; Houston World Affairs Council; Great Houston Partnership, Holocaust Museum, Houston; Asia Society (Board of Trustees); Institute of International Education. Honorary Consul General, Kingdom of Thailand, 1997. Member: State Bar of Texas (Council Member, International Law Section, 1977-1980; Chairman: Advisory Commission on Immigration and Nationality Law, 1978-1995; Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality, 1983-1986); American Bar Association (Member, International Law and Practice Section; Chairman: Immigration and Nationality Committee, 1984-1990; ABA Coordinating Committee on Immigration Law, 1987-1989); Council on Foreign Relations; Houston Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1972-1974); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Chairman of the Board, 1976-1977); American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chairman, Texas Chapter, 1977-1978; National President, 1981-1982). (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration Law.
Gordon J. Quan (Member) born Guangzhou, China; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1970); University of California, Berkeley; University of Houston (M.Ed., 1973); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1977). Listed: Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in American Law; Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly. Houston City Council Member at Large, 2000. Mayor Pro Tem, City of Houston, 2002. Member, Board of Directors, University of Houston Center for Immigration Research. Advisor, Mayor's Office for Immigration and Refugee Affairs, 2001. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Asian American Bar Association of Houston (President, 1990-1991); National Asian Pacific Bar Association. (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Immigration and Nationality Law.
Robert F. Loughran (Member) born Royal Oak, Michigan, September 24, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1988); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1992); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, William & Mary, Madrid, Spain; Universidad de Concepcíon, Concepcíon, Chile. Co-Author: "Maquiladoras, A Basic Primer," Currents International Law Journal, Winter, 1991-1992; "The Reality of Reliance: Immigration and Technology in the Age of Global Competition," Immigration Briefings, July 1993. President, Park Civic Association, 1999-2000. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; International Law; Emigration Law.
Jose Rafael Perez, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Thurgood Marshall School of Law of Texas Southern University (J.D., 1985). Member: American Bar Association. (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Family Immigration Law; Consular Law.
Karen Katz Feldman (Member) born Houston, Texas, January 31, 1972; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1997, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1996). Secretary, Student Bar Association, 1994-1995. Member: State Bar of Texas; Nebraska State Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association; College of the State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration Law.
Magali S. Candler (Member) born Trenton, New Jersey, November 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1984); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1989). Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient, State Bar of Texas J. Chrys Dougherty Legal Services Award for Outstanding Contributions Guaranteeing Indigents Access to the Legal System, 1999. Supervising Attorney, Associated Catholic Charities' Texas Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance, 1995-2000. Staff Attorney, Associated Catholic Charities' Texas Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance, 1990-1995. Board Member: University of Houston Law Center Public Interest Law Foundation, 1999; Interfaith Ministries Immigration Services Program, 2001. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality Committee, 1998); American Immigration Lawyers Association (Asylum Office Liaison, Texas Chapter, 1997-2001; EOIR Liaison, Texas Chapter, 2001). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Deportation; Removal Proceedings.
John W. Meyer (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Immigration; Family Immigration Law; Consular Law.
Judy Jade Lee (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Houston (J.D., 1980). Member: Houston Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Immigration; Family Immigration; Naturalization.
Kelly D. Cobb (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1997). Frequent Lecturer: Immigration Issues, Regional Immigration, Corporate and Bar Association Conferences. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Immigration Law; Family Immigration Law; Naturalization.
Nestor A. Rosin (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (J.D., 1995). Member: Houston Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. (Board Certified, Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Immigration Law; Family Immigration Law; Consular Law.
ASSOCIATE
Ashima Duggal (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Asian Studies, Departmental Honors Graduate, 1999); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 2003).Email: Ashima Duggal